Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away
SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted
Spoonixel Amateur movie with Big budget
Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to of the 1%
adonis98-743-186503 An allegorical tale about a man fighting the good and evil within him. Both sides are made flesh - one a sophisticated woman he is attracted to and the other his wife. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is once again an overrated film that was made decades ago and it's only on the list because of that reason and there's nothing more to it than that and i hope that other people see that as well as for the movie itself? It was nothing sort of thoughtful or even interesting since it was just a movie about a man and his 2 sides within and that's about it people. (0/10)
Vonia Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) Director: F.W. Munrau Watched: April 2018 Rating: 9/10 Unnamed Man and Woman tell an allegorical tale of good and evil, temptations against true love; Loved watching her turn his frowns upside down- Man having a much more austere personality than Woman; Lessons learned that stand the test of time, like forgiveness, loyalty, love's perseverance, and the fact that the best pictures are candid; Despite occasional dragging pace, near perfect harmony of comedy, suspense, romance, and sincerity; Munrau proves that the minimalism of silent films is something to be celebrated and coveted. Gogyohka literally translates to "five-line poem." An alternative to the tanka form, the gogyohka has very simple rules. Five lines with one phrase per line. What comprises a phrase? Eye of the beholder- or the poet, in this case. #Gogyohka #PoemReview #BestPicture #Classics #Silent
Anssi Vartiainen Heralded as the crowning jewel of the silent movie era, this late 20s masterpiece was something of an experiment where its director, a leading figure of expressionism, was invited to Hollywood and given a large budget to make a film as he saw fit. And given that this film is still called one of the greatest films of all time, I'd call that a successful experiment. But, does it hold up?Well, the film is certainly peculiar when viewed by a modern moviegoer, such as yours truly. It's slow, heavily symbolic in its characters and turns of events, features jarringly obvious camera tricks (which I'm quite sure were seen as wondrous back in the day) and is overall absolutely slathered in melodrama. So much so that you absolutely couldn't make a film such as this nowadays. You would be laughed out of the movie business.And yet it works. Something about it being a black-n-white silent film transforms the melodrama into something quite touching. The score being the most major contributor. Quite often it's the music that tells us how to feel, how to read the scene. The film was one of the first ones to have a synchronized soundtrack, and they quite clearly took advantage of that.Sunrise is a good film. Would I call it great, or even one of the greatest? In a way, yes, but with asterisks involved. Still, very much worth a watch for all fans of cinema history.
Kevin DiBiase I found this to be a very interesting movie. At its core, Sunrise is a movie about infidelity, and the heartbreak it can cause. The editing is great here, with some very nice cuts that flow between the different scenes well. I also found the use of lighting to be very dramatic, which helped heighten the high stakes mood of the film. There are many scenes where the corners of the screen are darkened, creating an almost circular spotlight on the center of the frame. I though this was a very neat effect and it helped both to draw my eye to the action as well as make everything feel more dramatic. If I were to find fault with the movie, I would say that the character of the city girl is not very well developed. Though she is meant mainly as a temptress to lure the husband away from his wife, I would have liked so see a bit more going on with her. Overall, the movie does a great job at establishing a somber tone that really resonates and I would highly recommend it.
