Silence is great

Silence is great once again to me, as this is my 2nd viewing of a silent film. My first was City Lights which was awesome, this just as great. We all know the famous image of the Phantom, and how it would give kids nightmares. The phantom brought life to this film, and when we see that moment of shock, when he takes off the mask, we are all in "ahh" of what we see.

Music brought life to this movie. In every way the music will move you in many ways. It comes at the right times, and it slows down at the right times. What the music did do was to make this movie even darker. Which is hard to do with the black and white film they used. The music was one of the main parts why I loved this film.

It did not have amazing acting in this, though. Compared to City Lights it wasn't as good. It wasn't terrible, Lon Chaney was a creep. The supporters weren't too strong to me at least. Mary Philbin is such a beauty in this movie, her acting was above average, but her beauty was perfect for the chemistry she had with Lon Chaney.

A lot of romance films can learn from this film. In ways that the story actual kept me rooting for one character or the other, which I don't get with a lot of romance films. The writing wasn't corny at all, I was not laughing at the "i love you" parts I was more mesmerized by it

The Phantom is scary. Its heartbreaking. Its sad. Its moving. Its a horror movie that has romance, and very moving scenes. You should not skip it!

8/10