Would that Sunrise's portrayal of perilous prioritisation thwarted might have been mirrored in film appreciation circles, people might think of Murnau's silent gem before Star Wars when prompted to name a classic. There's still much to learn from it - how to shoot, write, convey feeling and themes - that continued appreciation for it remains a necessity. To do so one need simply favour love [Murnau] over lust [Lucas].

I can see how one could find this trite or simplistic, but it still maintains its raw power nearly through mise-en-scene alone. A film about how emotions can be both our apex and our downfall.

Most overrated film ever made (seriously). I've rewatched it to make sure - and, so, now I dislike it even more, of course. Not that it's very bad.. far from it, in fact. The trouble is that it's exceptionally dated. The jokes don't work. At all. Gaynor is adorable and she and O'Brien make a cute enough couple but come on: get along with the plot, for Christsakes! The truth is, I don't really care if it was innovative back when it was made. To me it's utterly uninteresting to watch today. Sorry.

Could've been more profound if it were more tragic.

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Awesome, fun piece with incredible camerawork. And I find it hilarious how it completely disregards any plot it might have had about 40 minutes in in favour of awe-inspiring expressionism shots.

Being a pessimist myself, I fucking loved the optimism this film portrayed in its own quirky way.

90.500

Great expressionist melodrama from German director F.W. Murnau. He's one of those directors that once you've seen one of his films, you want to see them all.

janet gaynor is beautiful, the film, not so much

This film runs out of a storyline 20 minutes and diverts itself to focus isntead on a once-strained relationship that has just been rejuvenated. This is probably the best romance film ever. The visual effects are really impressive and not just for their time; for any times, since the effects (even if they are a tad technically wonky) work in the film to have a profound affect on the audience. Sunrise is a film that makes you feel alive and fall in love with love.

The most beautiful film ever made.

I did not enjoy this movie that much. I had to fight to stay awake at times, even though I love silent movies. It felt over the top and too simple.

A classic, but dawn, it is so silly and aged.

Absolutely great story telling - great acting, beautifully emoted and well directed.. the music was good too. After some time, I stopped noticing that the characters were not speaking. And.. I didnt think that there was anything lacking in the narrative. The emotions came off as genuine - reached my heart numerous times. Enjoyed it greatly. Makes me wonder - are we unnecessarily confounding the narration with dialogs, ..etc nowadays. -1 for the middle portion that makes you wonder why ..

(SPOILERS) I like how its happy ending consists of a woman falling back in love with the man who first cheated on her and then tried to strangle her and toss her lifeless corpse into the sea. Love conquers all!

A sublime experience.

The opening is strong, has wonderful establishing shots and nicely builds up the tension. The main problem was that we're supposed to forgive a character that almost KILLED HIS WIFE. After that, it does a 180 and it's suddenly about two childish yokels being impressed by The Big City. Though the ending managed to restore some goodwill and I respect the general 'one love conquers all' idea, the film as a whole felt a bit disingenuous. "Sorry I tried to kill you, hun. Have some cake and flowers."

Visual poetry that is oh so romantic.

A gorgeously shot romance about love and redemption. The ending was beautiful. I also loved the story and the 2 leads had such chemistry. Classic.

Any movie with a drunk pig and Janet Gaynor cannot be bad.

So it's a film about a wife forgiving her husband for attempting to murder her and fucking around with some floozy from the city. Portions of it are really dated. We're told visually that the city woman is NO GOOD since she wears shin length skirts and has short hair. What a skank. Also, some of the comedy is just retarded, such as the drunk pig scene. But the plot is just so damn simple that you can't help but relate to it. It may have been a superior short film, but I mean, the film works.

#12

A technical masterpiece. Starts well, ends well, quite awful in between.

I'm left wondering why a fancy girl from the city would fall so heavily for a country bumpkin. She's not dumb, but the guy she's after would have to be pretty stupid to trust a woman who would have him murder his wife! Among other inconsistancies and the fact that it's just another typical love movies, I'll pass on watching this one again.

A brilliant film for the most part. The shot composition is masterful, and the camerawork features some extraordinary shots - from long, dynamic tracking shots to expertly framed static shots. The way the visuals serve the somewhat simple story is pretty much unmatched by anything I've seen.

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