Dr Caligari

Dr Caligari was different, i have to admit that. I understood the basic plot but never really got involved in the movie, and sort of got bored after a while. I thought the set was amazing though! I really loved the originality of the set and how it was so different. This made the film so strange and wonderful and really interesting to watch.
From going from a american silent film to a german silent film there was loads of differences which you could tell - even though there was no speaking. The set was extremely different, very unrealistic where all of chaplins films were set in the real world. Also the acting was far more "crazy" in Dr Caligari, where chaplin was less strange and acting as a normal man.
Also, the writing was completely different from the american silent films. They were far more abstract - almost too abstract that you could hardly read it - but for some reason i kept getting scooby doo in my head all the way through the film, and am not quite sure why? But the writing was far more creatively done instead of just printing words onto the screen and this added more character into the film.
Overall the film was something i would of never ever of watched, but i am glad i have watched it as it has shown a different side of silent films and how visually creative you can make it with still having a good plot line that you can understand.