ShortReviewof“SherlockJr.”and“TheNavigator”byJCzoeycopyrightown

jcCTVA310TimHalloran27September2017AShortReviewof“SherlockJr.”and“TheNavigator”tOnSeptember21st,2017at7PM,Iwatchedtworemarkablefilms,namely“SherlockJr.,”and“TheNavigator.”Theyweremainlyproduced,acted,anddirectedbythesameperson,BusterKeatonin1924.ThesetwofilmsaretypicalexamplesofBusterKeaton’sfeaturedstyle,aromantic,comedicsilentfilmwithahappyending.ThesettingofmiseensceneandthestorytellingskillsthatBusterKeatonusedareforwardandexperimental.t“SherlockJr.”and“TheNavigator”areromanticsilentfilmsandtheircharacterssharesimilargoals,chasingtheloveoftheirlife.Indetail,BusterKeatoninquot;SherlockJr.quot;actsasapoortheatreworkerwhohastocompetewitharivalinlove(athief)andtrytoengagewithawoman.Attheendofthefilm,thetheatreworkergetsbacktogetherwiththewomaneventhoughhewasframedbyhisrivalandaskedtoleavethewomanalone.Inquot;TheNavigator,quot;KeatonactsasRolloTreadway,amanwhogoesonahoneymoonaloneafterfailingtomarryhisdreamwife.However,Rolloinadvertentlymeetsawomanonashipandtheyembarkonariskyjourney,butRollogetsakissfromthewomanattheend.quot;SherlockJr.”andquot;TheNavigatorquot;bothendinhappiness:theprotagonistgetstogetherwiththeloveofhislife.tAlthoughthesetwofeatureshaveadifferentstorysettingandcharacterbackgrounds,theirmainrolesstillplaysimilarcharacters.Forinstance,RolloTreadwayinquot;TheNavigatorquot;isanhonorablemanwhowasborninafirst-classfamily,whereasthetheatreworkerinquot;SherlockJr.quot;ispooranddebased.Theyliveinadifferentworldbutsharesimilarpersonalities.Theyneverlaugh,buttheyaresincereandbothhaveawarmheart.Nonetheless,theyarenotgoodatputtingtheirideasacrossandpleasingothers;theseprotagonistsindifferentclassesstillsharesimilarcharacteristics:theyarebothunsmilingandinarticulate,butsincere.tThemostremarkablescenethatKeatondirectedisthedreamsceneinquot;Sherlock.Jr.quot;Thescenetakesplaceataclassicaltheatre,whichisonamoviescreenstage.Thesedreamsequenceswhereinthetheatreworkerwalksinoroutofthemoviescreenwereverydramatic;thecontinuityofeditingwasalsoanexcellentarrangementandtheactionswereperfectlymatched.tOverall,“SherlockJr.quot;andquot;TheNavigatorquot;aretypicalexamplesofBusterKeaton’sfeaturedstyle,broughtforwardinbothfilms.BeforeItookpartintheretrospectiveof“SherlockJr.quot;,IhadseensomeofKeaton’sfeaturefilms,namelyquot;TheSaphead,quot;quot;ThreeAges,quot;quot;OurHospitalityquot;andseveralofhisshortfilms.However,thenightofSeptember21st,2017becamemybestsilentfilmexperience.Ilovethefeatureofquot;SherlockJr.quot;Furthermore,theretrospectiveofBusterKeatonx27;sfeaturesalsomademeoneofBusterKeaton’senthusiasts.本文版权归作者zocarey所有，任何形式转载请联系作者。