Why is the acting in old timey movies so terrible?
This wasn't a bad flick, but how can it possibly be considered one of the GOAT?
>>67766103
Pretty sure she was suppose to say the line like that. The woman was clearly unhinged awaiting her return to showbiz
>>67766103
The overacting is a remnant of silent movies. They used to have to overact to make things more interesting to watch. They kept doing it when they introducing sound because they forgot why they started overacting in the first place.
>>67766103
Because it wasn't meant to be real life.
>>67766145
Not referring to that line in particular, the whole thing just felt kind of hammy.
Betty Schaeffer is a QT and can do no wrong though.
>>67766103
Acting in theatre/silent film required far more exaggerated body language, once sound was introduced it took a few years for the actors to get used to it
>>67766153
>>67766234
I didn't consider that, makes a lot of sense.
I'm ready for my close up
What did they mean by this?
>>67766103
>Why is the acting in old timey movies so terrible?
Only when this guy wasn't around.
A lot of old movies were very theatric, that's why there also a lot of 'epics' released then.
>>67766103
>Why is the acting in old timey movies so terrible?
Only when this guy wasn't around.
>>67766927
>posts the man who ruined acting forever
Lest we forget...
>>67766268
this is the only correct answer. how did someone like you sneak in here? this is a Star Wars/capeshit board.
>>67766103
Because they still somewhat act as if they were on a theatre stage
