Day 2: The Roaring 20’s (The 1920s)
Activity 1: Popular Culture – The Silent Movie
The 1920s saw a massive surge in the number of people going to the movies. Huge new cinemas were built in both Auckland (The Civic Theatre) and Dunedin (Empire De Luxe). The most popular type of movies showing at local NZ cinemas were ‘silent’ films. Gold Rush and The Lion's Cage are examples of iconic silent films. They feature a famous actor named Charlie Chaplin.
Watch the trailer for Gold Rush or The Lion's Cage. On your blog, tell us what you think the movie is about. There are no words spoken movie so you will need to pay careful attention to what the actors are doing! Do you think you would enjoy watching a silent film? Why/Why not?
I think 'The Lion's cage' is a wonderful silent short film to watch. This is because its funny and it has a sense of humour. I thought that it was a great movie for kids. I also thought that it was really good how I could tell what he was saying and feeling just by his actions.
Hi Annalisa,
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you enjoyed it! I like that you’ve expressed what you like about it and even recommended it for kids to watch. Good noticing on your part that you could understand his intentions in the movie. Had you thought about how he got in that situation in the first place?
Remember that the task asks that you tell us what you think the movie is about, so please edit your post to share your thoughts about this. This way you will earn full points for this activity.
I look forward to reading about your take on what the storyline is!
Toe feiloa’i fo’i,
Cia.