This silent film was very artistic and for its time looked very stunning and just caught my eye overall. Offering moments of suspense and tension and other moments of humor and humanity I never found a dull moment throughout the movie even though it was a silent film which I tend to usually find a little uninteresting. Comparing to the film "The Circus" which is the only other silent film I've seen I think I liked this one a little more. The camera work I feel was a little more intricate and the plot was a little lore interesting in my opinion as well. Also the artistic nature and overall look to this film drew me in more as well. Overall great silent film which actually made me interested in maybe seeing a few more in my free time.

Sunrise Is Classic Masterpice , In This Art You Can See Any Thing ,Feel,Love,Regret,Remorse & Revenge , This Movie Make You Crazy Even With Out Any Dialogs , Make You Crying & Smiling Just With Picture In Best Way. In Start Of Movie EveryThing Is Heavy & Dark Cause This Film Is Expersionist Movie Dark Wood Dark Sky Heavy Space In It Because Evil Was There But In Final When Sun Coming Up Sunrise Hope & Love Back , Every Thing Back To Normal Mostly Humanity And Loyalty In Love. Janet Gaynor Is Best Performance In Cinema History. No One Can Do Any Thing Like That . Look At Her Just When She Crying , Smiling ,Scarying & Loving She Was Extraordinary In Acting , Murnau Is Doing Great He Know How Making Masterpiece & Finally Janet Gaynor You Was The Best & Beauty We Miss You...

Hysterical, heartbreaking & heartwarming, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (simply known as Sunrise) has been cited by many as one of the finest films of its era and has always managed to find a spot in the most sough-after lists, whether it's Sight & Sound or American Film Institute, and even after 90 years, it holds up quite well.Sunrise tells the story of a farmer with a pretty wife & kid whose downward spiral begins when he starts an affair with a city girl vacationing in their town who wants him to move to the city with her. Things are set in motion when she suggests him to get rid of his wife by drowning her in a staged accident. Reluctant at first, he decides to go ahead with the plan.Directed by F.W. Murnau, I almost gave up on this film within 5 minutes into the story as its opening moments seemed a tad too dull & uninvolving. But the decision to continue turned out to be a wise one as Sunrise only gets better with time and becomes more n more compelling before finishing on a satisfying & rewarding note. Add to that, it's full of filmmaking innovations.Murnau stacks the first act with frequent use of title cards but it is then slowly phased out as plot progresses and is virtually absent near the end. Cinematography makes use of forced perspective, soft focus & superimposed images in addition to distinct camera angles, tracking shorts & clever transitions, each contributing to its symbolic effect while adding a chapter to filmmaking manual.Coming to the acting department, the cast consists of George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor & Margaret Livingston and with no dialogue, they have to rely on their expressions to articulate the desired emotions and for the most part, they do a fine job. Gaynor is absolutely spot-on here and it's an absolutely show-stealing work from the actress. Lastly, it's one of the first films to incorporate a full-fledged sound & score.On an overall scale, Sunrise is the first silent feature I've seen that didn't star Charles Chaplin or Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd, and while there are a few amusing moments here n there, it is an endearing love story that brims with charm & heartfelt passion. Having endured the test of time for nearly a century now, this first & only recipient of the Academy Award for Unique & Artistic Picture lives up to its legacy and will remain an enduring classic.

Sunrise wrestles with themes of morality, love and redemption. For a 1920s movie, the quality of the cinematography is impressive, with the light of sunrise illuminating the screen at the film's end while cameras even move to follow the action of characters from time to time. The film also provides quality shot to shot transitions, with city landscapes and elements of a fun fair fading in and out of focus. It's no question that Gaynor and O'Brien both perform miraculously, but the evolution of their marriage over the course of the film is a spectacle to behold. The film's greatest irony lies in the boat journeys taken by the couple to and from the nearby city. Initially, the man's love for another woman provokes a failed attempt at drowning his wife which foreshadows her fall off the boat on their return journey in the storm. Though he initially ponders sacrificing his wife for his mistress, the man experiences genuine regret and despair when he thinks he's lost her. Sunrise is an admirable look into both the fortitude of marriage and the challenges that it constantly brings about.