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In Reply to: Re: Silent Movies: Two comments on your fine post posted by rico on November 20, 2003 at 13:12:05:
rico,Thanks for the kind words- it's a good topic isn't it?
1. Yes, isn't that amazing about "Potemkin"- that the steps scene can be referenced 80 years later and be recognized? The train station shoot out in "The Untouchables" was very effective. I remember a parody even in "The Simpsons"- if a cartoon can use it, it must be pervasive.
Now you've got me thinking of the Woody Allen reference and I'll have to remember it or go bonkers! I can picture the pram bumping along too.
Because of the violence to children involved, I am reminded of the powerful- and silent- scene in "M" where Lorre takes the child behind some bushes and the ball rolls out by itself- all the violence sublimated into silence- chilling to remember. This was much more powerful without sound and without actually seeing the murder. Today, the blood would be spraying all over to shrieks and smarmy James Horner scoring.
2. Excellent point about "2001"- quite true. Thinking about that one, I realize how much of the movie is actualy with little or no sound- the spacecraft external shots, Kier in the Moon shuttle, walking around the monolith, the scenes outside Discovery when HAL lauches an astronaut off into space. "2001" would probably be as comrephensible to most people with no dialogue!
Cheers,
Bambi B
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Follow Ups
- Re: Silent Movies: Two comments on your fine post - Bambi B 13:54:52 11/20/03 (3)
- Re: 2001 - rico 14:17:47 11/20/03 (2)
- Thanks awfully! - Bambi B 14:32:35 11/20/03 (1)
- Re: I agree - rico 07:15:12 11/21/03 (0)
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