If you read more films, you will find that the techniques and elements of expressionist films and the way of rendering horror atmosphere will be faintly seen in other films, while the film itself is limited by the influence of silence, and there are many dialogues and frequent subtitle prompts. It's easy to interrupt the effect of watching a movie, but considering this is a 1920 movie, there is no point in being technically critical. What I saw was the later colored version, Gothic style, abstract geometric sets and irregular perspectives, and very exaggerated and externalized performances. The surprises were more about the plot and scenery. Due to the lack of sound and rich editing techniques, Therefore, actors' performances tend to use exaggerated body language and single and exaggerated expressions to convey the characters' emotions and ways of speaking. The importance of this film is more about showing the unique innovation and style that belonged to that period in its historical position, and leading the film to develop in a new form, which fits the time and war behind it. The political metaphor of the near-end also made audiences of that era empathize with it. However, the screenwriter was forced by the authorities to add the last point to deal with paranoia, which was unanimously considered insufficient by the film critics at the time, and greatly damaged its artistry. It also allows the film to cross time and space to show today's new dramatic innuendo power: in today's day, is this morbid paranoia of victimhood similar to the high-sounding words of some today's anti-social people who forget their own problems and ridicule the authorities and governance? ?
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