Movie #150: Intolerance

Movie #: 150
Movie Title: Intolerance
Year Released: 1916

Director: D.W. Griffith
Notable Cast: Lillian Gish

Short Description: The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #49
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: N/A
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Date Watched: 3/22/2016

Grade: 1 out of 5 (Poor)

Rationale: Although I had no issue with the premise of Intolerance or the use and choice of classical music accompanying the film, I admit I only watched 25 minutes before turning it off because it’s physically difficult to watch. Literally made 100 years ago with a shaky, grainy, black and white camera, I’d say maybe a third of the scenes look like they were shot by candlelight and when you do see words on the screen since this is a silent film, maybe half of those appear as white text on a light colored background making it near impossible to read. Rather than wasting another 2+ hours struggling to watch I gave up so I could move on to the next movie.