altivo: From a con badge (studious)
Altivo ([personal profile] altivo) wrote2009-08-18 07:54 pm
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Not-so-silent Films of the 1920s

I never make polls, but answering a meme about films over on Facebook inspired me to ask these questions of LJ readers.

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[identity profile] altivo.livejournal.com 2009-08-19 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
There's nothing like the real experience, provided the theatre shows the films at the proper speed. The 1940s and 1950s practice of showing them at the normal talkie speed is an abomination that makes characters look like jumping jacks running around on drugs.

No harm in suggesting the idea. I think silent films deserve showing and viewing, perhaps even more today than when they were new. They require a good deal more active participation from the audience and are very effective brain stimulation. :D