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Re:Charlie Chaplin Dot Com by johncoltrane on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @01:34AM (#34786181)
> The Passion of Joan of Arc (just... damn. This is a perfect movie.)

We need a new class of superlatives, that can't have their meaning diluted, for that class of masterpieces.

Re:Charlie Chaplin Dot Com by yamtaddle on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @01:50AM (#34786278)
Yeah. For anyone who appreciates really, really good cinema and hasn't seen Passion—I dunno, drop everything and go watch it, I guess. It's one of a handful of silent films that truly, today, "historical importance" entirely put aside, stands with the rest of the greats—and might even shoulder past more than a few of them.

Sunrise is great and important—sure, yes, it's good, even, kinda. Metropolis looms large—yeah, true, and I enjoyed it, but it's clunky as hell, if we're being honest. A dozen other greats—yes, they're good, but I can name a hundred ways they could have been better. A bunch of others are more-or-less flawless but are also weird and niche. Passion? No notes. Perfect movie.