Thoughts on "Sunrise"

Annalise 2021-12-20 08:01:15

1. The mature film skills are fully integrated with the delicate feelings of the characters: the speed of the melting mirror, the ups and downs of the silent film font, the German expressionist composition composed of the melting mirror, etc. 2. In terms of audio-visual, the film has done a lot of poetic treatment: the appearance of the bell means the end of a relationship or event, the messy shadows projected on the wall when catching a pig, etc.; there are also many imagery interventions: when starting, the same It is the dog barking, the wife is concerned about it, and the husband is afraid of it. 3. Aside from the love line, there are also many irrelevant incidents inserted in the film, such as the playfulness between two bystanders when the couple danced, and the joke between the savior and the couple's mother after the wife was rescued. . . . With this, the author raises the story of a couple's relationship to the level of the global village, and intends to be ahead.

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Extended Reading
  • Dayana 2022-04-20 09:01:47

    The storytelling ability of the 1927 film still puts the so-called domestic blockbuster to shame! ! !

  • Gabriel 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    As Murnau's first film in the United States, the style and temperament of the film have undergone a big turnaround, and the final happy ending is also a typical Hollywood-style ending. Just taking out the story to tell, such a story of being tempted, getting lost, and regaining love does not seem monotonous and mindless now. Murnau was a leader in revealing human nature, portraying characters, depicting personal emotions, and showing details of life in that era. This film and "The Meanest Man" show these qualities vividly. Murnau is not as obsessed with experimenting with montage as Eisenstein, and is less avant-garde and radical in film form, but his handling of image texture is masterful.

Sunrise quotes

  • The Photographer: You'd look grand with a high polish!

  • Carnival Gallery Man with Pig: Hit the hole... make the little piggy roll!