This Film is a Work of Art

The Blue Angel directed by Josef von Sternberg (1930) is a work of art. I watched this in my German History class and was surprised about how much I learned. It was difficult to watch because I had never viewed a film like this, being all in black and white and also the fact that it was all in German with the help of English subtitles. It opened my eyes to a real film that has substance and I had actually had to think about it to get something out of it. I think 'Hollywood' movies put everything out upfront for you, not giving you a chance to cultivate your own ideas and delve into your imagination. This film actually allowed me to think for myself, as opposed to many of today's 'Hollywood' movies that lack essence, leaving much of nothing to the imagination.