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1. Heather Ulery 03.12.12 / 9am

   I saw this movie last night in Brooklyn. The theater was small and old with old movie posters everywhere. This started me off on the right foot simply because I liked the atmosphere. Although I arrived ten minutes late I was able to catch on easily. I could tell right away that it was a love story. I was surprised however, that it was completely silent. The film had a great climax, great characters and a very original screenplay. This movie is much different from the popular movies out now such as transformers or paranormal activity. I thought the movie got just a little bit slow around the climax, his depressive state. Yet I still give it five stars! Or a perfect 10, or two thumbs up..Whatever the saying may be it is a great movie!
2. Olivia Spaulding 03.16.12 / 12pm

   I haven’t seen this film yet, but I have heard such good things about it and after reading your review I will see it. It just fascinates me that, like you said, a black and white film with no dialogue can be nominated for ten Academy Awards. This is a huge statement and shows just how well done this movie must be. I agree with you that most of the credit has to be given to the director because he directed a film with no dialogue and in black and white, but it is liked by more people than most color movies with dialogue that have come out in the past few years.
3. Sheerly Tene 03.21.12 / 8pm

   I haven’t seen The Artist, but I have heard great things about it. I’m dying to see it. I liked the style of this review. I thought it was very creative. I was hoping for somewhat of a detailed review in order to get some more insight to the film and perhaps persuade me to watch it sooner. I don’t think I’ve ever sat through a silent film so I’m excited to experience something different for a change. It amazes me to think that so much could be expressed without words and is mainly based on body language and facial expressions.
4. Jose Guardiola 07.02.12 / 8am

   I chose this particular review for two reasons. First, I have seen the film, giving me a personal point of reference and secondly because I wasn’t as impressed by it as most. I thought the premise was clever enough, but once that’s established you’re left with a pleasant, but predictable story line. I suppose that most of the audience hasn’t seen either version of A Star is Born, or any of the countless Astaire-Rodgers movies, or they would’ve seen how clearly derivative The Artist is. Not that it’s a ‘bad’ movie; far from it. It’s just not a particularly original one. Curiously, I found that the most poignant aspect of the film is almost never mentioned by reviewers. When Pepper secretly buys up all of the Artist’s belonging, only to save them for him, his ungrateful reaction is classic male pig-headedness. That portion of the film was interesting, and far deeper than the rest. Also the closing dance segment was well done (even with the gimmicky last speaking section.) All-in-all a decent enough movie, but Picture of the Year? Frankly that left me speechless.
5. Azita Gholami 10.14.12 / 4pm

   I have wanted to see this movie for a very long time. I have heard so many great things about this film. I mean how bad could a film be that was nominated for ten Academy Awards? I really enjoyed this review because it tells you just enough about the story, but not so much that you get the whole story. I have never seen a silent film before. I wonder how easy it would be to understand the story and if it would be easy to get confused. I have always liked films/tv shows that were filmed in black and white because I think it give the film a sophisticated feel to it and it could actually make the audience more involved.
6. Anne-Sophie Masse 10.10.16 / 2pm

   This is a great review of The Artist by Michael Hazanavicius. When I first saw The Artist in a movie theater, I was truly impressed by the film. At that time I had never seen a full silent film before and I was shocked to see how captivating and entertaining a silent film could be. When the film won Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards, it reminded individuals of the potential for brilliance silent films could have. Although silent films were first created towards the end of the 19th century simply because technologies in sound were not yet available, films like The Artist makes us appreciate the artistic advantages that comes with silent films.

   I think that The Artist had many features that added together to make a great silent film. The Artist had a beautiful plot that dealt with the theme of the transition from silent films to “talkies”. I think that making the film silent made the plot even more meaningful because it showed the charm filmmakers saw in silent films in the 20s and 30s. The film also consisted of fantastic actors, like you said, who were very expressive and could easily translate the emotions. The sets and dance sequences also brought classic elements of silent films to The Artist.
7. Jacob Mohler 01.21.20 / 8am

   I agree with your review, this film was so well made! I love that the director decided to tackle a film like this in this day in age. I also agree that lead actor Jean Dujardin was perfect for the role with his very expressive face. Overall amazing film!

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