I am in no way, shape, or form a fan of silent films. I am, however, a sucker for a good romance. A couple parts dragged on and on and the bubbles scene was incredibly lame. I did, however, enjoy the chemistry between the two guys; I 'felt' their friendship. After watching, I looked a little further into this movie, and I was incredibly surprised to find out that this was the very first Oscar winner for Best Picture...mainly surprised, because up until this class, I had never heard of this movie before. I will give this movie some credit, though. For its time period, the "special effects" this movie contained were pretty amazing, considering the equipment they had. I also somewhat like how, with movies like this, what you see really is what you get. Everything you're watching is so raw and original, and oftentimes during the viewing of this, I forgot to keep that in mind.
