Nothing happens. Okay, that’s not true. There is a story, but no plot.
The entire story is watching a man’s life fall apart. It just happens. He’s not working towards any goals, and there are no ‘bad guys’ making it happen. He’s never working for anything. There are no sequences or acts. Things just happen.
And there is nothing keeping the girl and the guy apart. Why doesn’t she just help him out?! She has clout. She could easily help his career/life.
You cannot have a film in which the two main characters are passive.
When neither character works for anything, nothing happens.
Films are about people in crises, working towards goals/deadlines. Sometimes fate, bad people, miscommunication get in the way. But always, you have active people.
True, The Artist looks good (the set design, costumes, black/white photography), and the cute dog. But again, without active characters, what is there?
2 good-looking people, in nice clothes, on nice sets, mugging for the camera.
I’m really baffled as to why this is considered a great film.
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