The Artist

The Artist  is a celebration of silent film. It's also a celebration of change.  It reminded me a lot of  a TV drama called "An Adventure in Space and Time"  George Valentin in the movie is a huge silent film star than he's replace by Peppy Miller.  What reminded me of that special was  that it's  about the making of Doctor Who back in 1963. It shows us the rise of the original actor to play the part and he gets really into the role and the character he plays. Then there comes a point where he's told to step away and he just can't let it go. He's eventually replaced on a not so mutual decision.  Though he's work is still appreciated.  To bring it back around a lot of these silent film starts may be gone,but  there work can still be appreciated as much as it's style. I think this film tells us that we can look onto the past and borrow on it and build for the future.  A popular thing in recent times is using past elements in new films whether ironically or not.  It's a wonderful tribute to the silent film area. I watched the Phantom of the Opera the silent film version a while back with organ and all and that was quite an interesting experience. This film brings a similar experience to those    who may not want to sit through that.