This is what I chose to watch as my German Expressionist film. I was originally going to watch From Morn to Midnight but the only video with English subtitles had no sound. I wish I had watched the Golem without sound, because the music was SO BAD. It wasn't as bad near the end, but in the beginning, some of the notes were held for so long that it was uncomfortable and distracting. There were a couple good ideas, like matching certain sounds with characters, but those sounds were so bad that they ruined it. Every time the female came on screen, there was a voice that would hit a constant high note for almost 10 seconds. When the Golem was on screen, some futuristic beeping sounds played. They sounded pretty cool, but didn't go with the theme of the movie or the golem at all.
I thought that the film itself was pretty good. It started a little slow, but the final act was really good. The Golem was a really good monster for a horror movie. I would recomend this to anyone wanting to watch a German Expressionist film. 9/10 6/10 (with sound)
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April 2022
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