Movie review: The Artist
Introduction
Michel Hazanavicius' interesting courageous, non-verbal comedy-drama, was a movie that lacked talking but did build up some nonverbal performance. The Artist displays a performance idol in Hollywood right before talkies came on the scene. His marriage appears to be on the rocks, and things start to change for him once he meets the go-getting chorus girl Peppy Miller and is smitten. Very quickly thereafter, sound comes to movies, and George throws every penny right into the last classic silent film, while Peppy turns out to be the infamous star of the new period. This essay will discuss the scenes and also rather or not the dialogue took away from the overall meaning.
One very good nonverbal interaction is actually at the beginning of the movie where the crowd watches a movie on the screen that shows George Valentin performing in a motion picture. He grabs the girl which is Peppy Miller and escapes. However, the nonverbal interactions here are the smile and the winks of Peppy because it is clear that she is flirting with him without saying anything. There is a lot of nonverbal interaction with the audience, when a funny scene of amusement was taking place, without saying a word, they would turn to each other sitting around them and laugh and nod their heads showing that they approved the movie. There was a lot of nonverbal communication going on it this scene as previously mentioned but this was the only part in the movie where it was with a massive group of people in one particular section. It was probably more body language used as non-verbal communication in this scene than it was in the other later scenes. A viewer had the chance to observe the eyes gesture, leg movements, and facial expression of all of those that were watching the movie in the audience.
Scene two
Another nonverbal interactions occurs two years later, Zimmer proclaims that the production of silent films at Kinograph Studios has come to an end, nonetheless Valentin is flippant, maintaining that sound is just a craze. However, there is a scene where Peppey is dancing on the other side of a mirror being held up by two men. Valentin dances on the other side without her knowing. The mirror is taking away and she sees him copying her. She puts her hands over her mouth signaling that she is embarrassed. Valentin shows nonverbal communication by continue to do her moves in front of her place signaling that he approved of what she was doing. This communication among the two was done without saying a word and was done through aesthetic communication which happens through creative expression.
Scene 3
It’s an early scene in the film that shows a lot of nonverbal interactions through facial expressions, gestures, and eye contact. An infuriated wife, Doris opposes her movie artist husband George Valentin who is a movie star during their time of breakfast with a copy of Variety. On the cover shows the attractive, Peppy Miller, smooching Valentin. Wanting to win back Doris’ approval and bridge their distance, George pulls out his tricks of charms and lays them on. When Doris refuses to give in, he recruits his devoted Jack Russell terrier in ploy to get his wife back. Even though Uggie is able to entice a minute smile from Doris, she is not up to forgiving. She moves off, leaving George with the unconditional love of his lovable dog and best friend.
Lack of Dialogue
The dialogue does not really take away from the overall meaning because it's not totally silent. Yes, the characters practically never express audibly, nonetheless there is a musical supplement to almost every scene, and there are sporadic title cards explaining what is going on and what everyone is saying. Actually, the lack of dialogue brought more to the movie because the actors acted out the nonverbal communication very well.
Differs from the norm
This differs from the norm, because few individuals from my generation are not even aware of a silent film or even know what they are or mean. However, that is not the mere purpose why it is a thought-provoking experience at the theater. It differs from the norm because it’s about a film industry's changeover from producing silent movies to "talkies," and it steals film methods from one another. It is different from norm because it is amusing to see the above-mentioned title cards, and then when certain sounds are heard, like a plate being dropped, it's like experiencing silent movies for the first time.
Overall review
In conclusion, it appears that the movie was loaded with nonverbal communication. However, it needs to be mentioned that no matter the result of today’s Oscar formal procedure, involving communicators, it happens to be a real appeal to adding the film to anybody’s library especially if they are interested in nonverbal interaction. In spite of the advantages great technology bring to our lives, “The Artist” motivates us to welcome the permanent influence of face-to-face communications. Any time the communications objective is constructing trust, it still indicates a strategy that is preferred.
Works Cited
Works Cited
The Artist. Dir. Michel Hazanavicius. Perf. Jean Dujardin. 2011. The Weinstein Company.
