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My View on Dr. Caligari

 When I first found out, we were going to watch Dr. Caligari in class, I was not excited because old movies have never been an interest of mine. As I was watching the film, it stood out to me just how much color in films has changed so much as time has progressed. In Dr. Caligari, I find it interesting how it was a silence film, and they had dialogue pop up on the screen throughout the film. In films today, it is completely dialogue, and you do not really see a lot of silence movies ever. Honestly, Dr. Caligari is one of the first completely silence films I have ever seen. I think it is super interesting just how much films have really changed from 1920 when this movie was filmed until now. 

Something that I did not like about the film Dr. Caligari was the music in the background. It was a jazz type of song, but it sounded really dark and creepy. It gave me a feeling of suspense as I watched the film, which was interesting because I felt like the plot of the film did not really match the song they played throughout the film. One piece of music sounded like a creepy song that they would play with the circus that actually did go with the plot. Another thing that stood out to me about the music in this film was that the music was instrumental, which means there was no words. In films today, we tend to hear songs with the words as part of the film. An example of a film today that has music with words is my favorite film Mamma Mia, which features one of my favorite songs "Dancing Queen". 

I think it was very interesting that we started the class with Dr. Caligari as our first film because we get to see how older films were first developed. It is really crazy to me just how much movies have developed over time. I found some interest in this film because never having seen a silence film, I did not know what to expect, but it is quite different than a film that someone would watch today. I am quite excited to keep watching different films in this class because I think it will be really interesting to watch different genres, but also to continue to see the development of film over time. I cannot wait to see what film we watch next in class!

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  1. dr. kyburzSeptember 14, 2022 at 9:24 AM

    Ah ... and we're still with older films! Hopefully, you'll see some developing tech and ideas :)

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  2. Brooke DuncanSeptember 16, 2022 at 9:05 AM

    Old films have ever been an interest of mine either, so I know the feeling. However, my roommate is a film minor and said she loved this film, so I was a little excited. It took a while for me to get used to the no dialogue, but after a while, I learned the beauty of silent films and how they can relate a story across to the audience without the use of words.

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