an artist

i went to see this movie last weekend. 

i liked it

not as much as other people did, but it was definitely sweet, nostalgic, and at times, very clever. 

their were several pieces that resonated. 

one was simply how much it reminded me of singin' in the rain; a movie that i religiously watched with my grandmother and we would re-watch certain scenes over and over and choke on laughing so hard (scenes such as this one below). 

the artist takes place during the same time period as singin'; when "talkies" were coming out. there is something very sweet about this old-school style film; its humor, its charm. images such as the one below are so simple and so compelling. 

 

it is indeed the times that we take away certain tools that we are forced to be more creative with what we have (in this instance the absence of voice/sound to tell a story/express a feeling)

what also struck me was the bigger theme of technology changing our world, and what could potentially happen to those not able/willing to change with the times. those changes are also opportunities to reinvent oneself - an uplifting possibility/ending/realization for an artist.