Star Wars, directed by DW Griffith

[Temis the Vorta]

Wonderful!

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Aw. Doesn't anyone think this is cute?

 

[Silvercrest]

Yeah, that's great!

Do you think back in the silent era they would have actually used a villain with a full-face mask? You can't see him twirl his mustache that way.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I'll try to think of a masked villain from a silent movie...drawing a blank...unless old stone-face Buster Keaton counts?

Is this the first time anyone has drawn a connection between Star Wars and the style of silent movies?

 

[Python Trek]

Very nice idea someone had. Thanks for sharing it, Temis!

 

[Kibbin]

I prefer the silent movie version of Die Hard myself

 

[Gaith]

It's cute, but there are a few too many dialogue cards. We can see the "Nooooooo!!!" on Hamill's face; a real silent film wouldn't have spelled everything out. Still, mildly amusing.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I've done some poking around on YouTube, and silent film versions of Star Wars are pretty common. But this one is still the best I've come across because it's the one scene that really suits the melodramatic silent film ethos; the attention to detail, right down to the Imperial cog on the title cards and the scratches on the film; and most of all, the great piano interpretation of John Williams' score!