Exploring the Language of Film 100 Years Ago

Deontae 2022-03-14 08:01:02

The first truly exploratory film in the history of film, many of the film language in it has been used to this day. And the scene is grand. It is said that there are more than 60,000 actors. Griffith's generosity is even worse than it is now.
The film tells 4 stories that are not very related, and the 4 narrative lines intersect. Even for the audience now, the narrative method of the story is difficult to accept, let alone 100 years ago. There was no surprise at the box office, and the more tragic Griffith went bankrupt.
The film's exploration of film language and its role in promoting film shooting methods are unquestionable. Many scenes in the film seem to be normal now, but at the time it was indeed a great innovation and challenge.
It is a huge challenge for film creators to include multiple narrative lines in a film, and many films fail because of this. The most successful I can think of is Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone".

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Extended Reading
  • Quinn 2022-03-24 09:03:46

    Large-scale close-up and large-scale vision/the pioneering use of quick cuts, insertions, and flashbacks, the fall of Babylon/the crucifixion of Jesus/the massacre of St. Bartholomew/modern labor conflict and judicial justice , Griffith has completed this magnificent film with bold technical concepts and ambitions, and its achievements are undoubtedly immortal | The turbulence beyond the cradle | The film began with Griffith.

  • Rosendo 2022-03-17 09:01:10

    I really want to give it to Samsung~~ but feel sorry for that kind of editing and such a good scene. This film can be so long that my "intolerance" depends entirely on the actors' performances, nervous and rigid gestures, exaggerated coy expressions, one-sided performances that lack interaction, and why these large silent films dance so few Human posture (same for the Metropolis). The details don't complain anymore, the chunks are still classic

Intolerance quotes

  • Intertitle: Babylon's last Bacchanal.

  • Intertitle: When cannon and prison bars wrought in the fires of intolerance - And perfect love shall bring peace forevermore. Instead of prison walls - Bloom flowery fields.