Review

Buster Keaton

1. Why does he keep a serious face?

He keeps a serious face because it was more funny and he learn that as a young child acting with his parent.

2. Why is he like Chaplin? He does things on accident and he is always the little guy in the movies, just like Chaplin.

1. How does he perform his stunts?

He really performed all his stunts without the help of special effects and film techniques.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1. What is the significance of the set design?

The set design reflected the character's set of mind as well as giving the feeling of eeriness and despair. The jagged edges of the buildings and the odd and bizarre angles all reflect Francis's self- disfiguration.

1. What was different from German Expressionism acting than from Hollywood?

German Expressionism delved in more human emotions, thus the acting was more realistic.

1. How does lighting set the mood in the film?

Dr. Caligari used the contrast between light and dark effect called chiaroscuro. This enables the feeling of mystery, somber, and fear. There are overcasting shadows, especially whenever Dr. Caligari is in a scene, that shows a sense of surrealism- like a nightmare.

Modern Times

1. Why did Charlie Chaplin base his movie Modern Times on the Great Depression?

To show people even through hard times, you can still make it work and live life happily and have fun.

Eisenstein

1. What other important movie did Eisenstein direct? (Look on the wiki)

October: Ten Days That Shook the World

1. How does Eisenstein use the film to develop his theories of film structure?

He uses the film to further develop his theories of film to develop his theories of film structure by using a concept he described as "intellectual montage".
The Last Laugh

1. Why did Murnau decide to use German Expressionism to this film?

because the time it came out before the first world war and everything. Also this was one of the movies at the time that German Expressionism came out of.

1. Why was the movie made silent?

because during the German Expressionism time many movies like Metropolis and The Cabinet of Dr Caliagari they expressed what they had to say with silent film

1. What type of lighting did they use?

Well there was some German Expressionism Characteristics like using Shadow when the former Hotel door man speaks. Also the anger when he lost his job they put some shots of the suitcase he had. Also when it showed some chiaroscuro lighting when he was just standing still gazing.

Metropolis

1. True or False-Freder was in love with both "Robot Maria" and "Maria"?
False
2. Fill in Blank:(Blank) trades places with one of the workers for a day?
Freder

3.True or False-One of the villains in the movie was named "Rotwang"?
false
4. Why did Rotwang originally create his robot?
To make it look like Hellen.

5. Who did Rotwang change the robot to look like?
He changed it to look like Maria.
6. Who did Joh Fredersen send to spy on his son.
The Thin Man.