I really don't want to be too negative so what I want to dwell on is that if nothing else you get a fascinating experience.
As one person in the comments said "in less than 100 years we went from this to Star Wars".
In only 61 years we went from this to The Wizard of Oz and 41 years took us to The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. That last one is a little less impressive I suppose.
It's a neat set of camera tricks that feel more like gags and scares and the plot is more than a little hard to follow.
But what it lacks in narrative coherence it oozes in a retro beyond retro; the moving pictures of a time that is known for its literature.
It doesn't outstay its welcome which is a thing modern artists often forget. I just cannot hate it.
As one person in the comments said "in less than 100 years we went from this to Star Wars".
In only 61 years we went from this to The Wizard of Oz and 41 years took us to The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. That last one is a little less impressive I suppose.
It's a neat set of camera tricks that feel more like gags and scares and the plot is more than a little hard to follow.
But what it lacks in narrative coherence it oozes in a retro beyond retro; the moving pictures of a time that is known for its literature.
It doesn't outstay its welcome which is a thing modern artists often forget. I just cannot hate it.