The Great Train Robbery

I found this silent film to be very interesting. Since the film was silent, it was up to the actors and the setting to bring the plot alive. The actors had to basically over act so that the audience at home could tell what they were doing. It was interesting how Edwin Porter decided to use color in this film. He used it on the scene with the women's yellow dress while she was dancing. He also used it for the gun powder coming out of the shot guns. I thought that coloring the gun residue was brilliant because you really needed to see it since you couldn't hear it. The soundtrack for the film was also really great, it really kept with what was going on and was engaging!