A Memorable Scene: "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans"
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Friday, April 24, 2015
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To help you with your paragraph, I will first describe my process and the note taking for the scene. You should not post your notes at the blog, only your completed paragraph.
My choice of scene is our introduction to the “woman from the city.” This scene is found at 4 minutes and 20 seconds into the film, just after the intertitle that introduces her to us as being unusual for “lingering” on her vacation. The scene is 34 seconds long. The next scene shows two peasants eating soup and then the woman appears again to have her shoes shined.
Notes for the scene:
Fades in from black to reveal a room. The room appears messy. No character is seen. Two objects are prominent in the scene: a burning candle near a mirror and makeup stand and in the background a pair of high heeled shoes. The woman runs (skips?) into the scene from the left (her hair swings as a result). She is dressed in a robe that is only loosely fastened (reveals her underwear/lingerie). Holds a cigarette in her mouth for the entire scene. First action is to light her cig on the candle. Second is combing her hair and checking herself in mirror. Third is the longest sequence: choosing the correct dress to wear. Goes back and forth to closet but finds what she wants in the dresser after all. Sequence ends with her taking off robe in preparation to dress. Not sure if this was scandalous in 1927 but pretty sure it was!
My paragraph answer (based on the notes above)
After watching “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” twice on Friday, the scene where F.W. Murnau introduces us to “the woman from the city” remains in my memory. Clearly, she is meant to be seen as a bit flighty and “loose” in her morals. Although most women will primp themselves before a date, she is doing so in a way that invites us to dislike her from the start. She has a cigarette in her mouth for the entire scene (34 seconds in total), with it clenched in her lips, lighting it from a candle and filling the room with smoke as she prepares to see “the man.” The robe she wears is loosely fastened and reveals her black lingerie to us. The colour choice is no accident as black has long been a “sexy” colour for women to wear. The most extended action shows her searching for her dress, again one that is black (to match her strikingly shiny and very high heeled shoes). The scene ends with her taking off her robe to reveal her undergarments briefly as she reaches back to put on her dress. Thus Murnau brings us her character in 30 seconds in a way both memorable and concise.—204 words
After watching F.W. Murnau's film, “ Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans”, the scene which stays with me most strongly is that the husband binds the straws around his wife on the boat to save her life when the thunderstorm is coming(around 76 minutes in the movie). The moonlight is covered by the dark clouds. The fierce wind is roaring. The little boat is rocking from side to side in the angry billow. The wife is terrified, and holds her husband tightly. The husband grabs a bunch of straw, and binds them around his wife rapidly. He doesn't think anything about himself. There is only one thing sticking in his mind: saving his wife's life. The straws, which he prepared to save himself after he killed his wife in his plan, becomes his wife's life saver. What a dramatic conversion! Just a couple of hours ago, the man tried to kill his wife for his mistress; he gave up his crazy plan at last minute. A holy wedding and the bell ringing in the church washed his soul, and woke him up. He realised he almost made a big mistake. He feels guilty and penitent. At last-- in the moment of danger-- he protects and saves his wife as a man. I like this scene, in which I feel the humanity.
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The Sweetest Taste of Reconciliation
“Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” is an interesting black and white silent film by F.W Murnau. The brilliant use of the music in the film blew me away and created a perfect atmosphere in each scene. The scene where the husband and the wife are inside of the church, (after hearing the vows of the wedding ceremony), he cries emotionally and with sincere tears. He embraces her and in his knees he asks for her forgiveness for his bad behaviors. He cries like a child with sincere love. She feels so touch by his tears and with soft arms, hugs him back with loving joy. She feels that her husband is back –the one that she felt in love with— the warmth of her soft lips reaches him and shows that she never stoped loving him. The scene finished with the sound of bells and with strong sweet kiss from the couple. The bell’s sound in the end of the scene gives a strong connotation that engages the public with the message that love can conquer all. (scene is 1:40 seconds). This romantic scene stays in my mind as believer of love. Murnau creates a triangle love but with a sweet touch of forgiveness.
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After watching “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” twice on Friday, the scene where F. W. Murnau introduces “the woman from the city” approaching a fence of a house, and she whistles (calling for someone) really caught my attention. The scene continues by introducing a man sitting at a table waiting for dinner to be served. He was startled by the whistling and his breathing got heavier telling us that he clearly knew who was outside. He gradually started to walk over to the window but stopped abruptly as his wife walked back into the ;room. She wasn’t there long meanwhile, he stood at the door rubbing his head with a facial expression of worry and debate. The woman whistled again, and this time the man waved out the window signaling for her to walk further and that he will be coming shortly. At this point, it is quite obvious that he has an affair with this woman. At just about 2 minutes into the scene, the man rapidly takes off his coat and quickly puts on another, tiptoeing, and when the sight of his wife is all clear he walks out of the house. This scene caught my attention because it gives us a really good understanding about the relationships among the characters.– 214 words.
“Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” directed by F.W Murnau is an inspiring silent movie. The scene that is most memorable to me is when the husband and wife are sitting on a wooden chair inside an old church and observing other people getting married. In this scene the priest gives sermon. After hearing it the husband has a change of heart and realizes he loves his wife too much “Wilt though LOVE her?” the priest continues, the husband suddenly burst into tears and nod his head. This is the most pivotal part of the movie. In this scene, Murnua wants the viewers to understand that after witnessing other people commit their vows, this display of love is so powerful and emotional it triggers something in the husband and quickly renews the love the husband still have for his wife. The scene ends with the husband hugging his wife after having ask for forgiveness. Soon after the church bell rings, they come out of the church looking each other in the eye while walking as if they were the only people on earth and feeling like a brand new couple in love again. This scene was unforgettable and leaves me smiling with a teary eye.
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The most memorable scene from “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” for me is the action in the boat
when the farmer attempts to murder his wife. The unsuspecting wife sat in the boat, happy in
anticipation of a romantic trip, wearing her best dress and hat. She shines
with happiness and smiles sweetly to her husband. At the moment he quickly rowing
boat slicing through the water, as if swim away from the shore as soon as possible. His
heavy head lowered, he does not look up. She leaned her head trying in vain to look
in her husband’s face. Vague fears have arisen in her soul. She looks around but only the water
glitters in the sun and birds are bobbing on the waves. Suddenly, he stopped rowing, lifted the
paddles, and slowly raised his head. His look is askance whit full horror. And this contrasts with
the good-natured eyes of his wife; she believes that her husband called her on a boat trip. A
moment later he hardly stands up and begins to approach his wife with his arms outstretched.
His ferocious pace, filmed from the back is spectacular and painful. The woman understands the
intentions of her husband and begs him for mercy. This scene ends when the unexpected sound
of the bell from the village stopped and sobered him. This dramatic scene is a turning point in
the film.
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My favorite scene in Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans
The barber shop scene is my favorite in “Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans.” This scene starts with the man and the woman walking into a barber shop. When they enter, the owner greets them and suggests to the man that he get a shave. He also recommends that the women get her hair styled which upsets her; since she is unhappy the owner takes her to the waiting area. Suddenly an employee sets up a work station next to the man and wants to give him a manicure, he refuses. While the woman is waiting for her husband to finish his shave, another man sits close to her and takes a flower from her bouquet and puts it on his shirt. Once the man is finished his shave he walks over to his wife and takes the flower away from the man that was sitting next to her. The scene ends with the man and the woman leaving the barber shop at 53:28. The scene is communicated to the audience by saying the man and the woman is a couple, when the manicurist is with the man his wife gets jealous and when the woman is sitting next to the other man, her husband gets jealous. My favorite scene in “Sunrise” is the shown in the barber shop.
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A Memorable Scene
My reaction to watching the film
“Sunrise- a Song of Two Humans,” by FW Murnau, was extremely positive. Mostly because I
really enjoyed the movie itself, but
also because it was my first time watching a silent film. I felt this particular movie portrayed human emotion very well, even with the lack of speech. The scene I find most
memorable, as well as most realistic, was the scene when the couple arrived back from there boating trip. The wife, realizing what her husband had just attempted to do, ran away screaming. While the husband chased shouting “don’t be afraid of me.” As I sat there watching this I couldn’t help but feel exactly what the two were feeling. The wife, in sheer terror, running and realizing her life had almost just ended by the hands of the person she loved
the most. And the husband, in
disbelief over the gruesome crime he
had almost committed, begs his wife for forgiveness as he’s chasing her
through the green fields and
into the cityscape. This scene
redirects the movie from a sad story
about lust and greed, to a happy tale
about rekindling a love that had
almost gone extinct.
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In F.W. Murnau’s “Sunrise” there were many memorable scenes for me, all of them involving special effects that were decades ahead of their time, and instruments used to replace voices, but the scene I’m focusing on is from 21:10-23:59. “The man” wakes up the morning after spending most of the night with “the woman from the city”; bolting upright when he sees the bulrushes, the sight of them reminding him of the horrible thing he promised to do. In his transition from being asleep to being awake his subconscious knows what he is doing is wrong. Once he’s awake his conscious mind tries to remember why he is doing this. This is shown by having “the woman from the city” fade in and look like she is holding and kissing “the man”. I found watching this part of the scene fascinating and wondered how they were able to do such an effect like that without computers in 1927. The scene ends with the powerful image of “the man” putting his fists against his head, conflicted and confused, as he decides to go through with the plan. It’s clear he still hasn't decided what’s right and what’s wrong, and what his heart really wants. – 204 words
Silent film is so powerful that it can always bring us incredible appeal, so is this film, ”Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” directed by F.W.Murnau. From my perspective, the most memorable scene is where the man and his wife, guided by church bells, occasionally get into a church to watch a wedding of a young couple. This scene begins at 41:27 and lasts 2 minutes: a young couple, soft sunshine from top, clustered around by their relatives, is swearing toward a priest in front of altar when they enter from dark accompanied by lyric background music. They sit on the bench slowly and gaze at the ceremony -- there is a blank and sad look on the woman’s face while the man looks dedicated with his hand holding handrail before him. When priest says to the groom: “keep and protect her from all harm,” remorseful tears pour out from the husband’s eyes; at this time, love to his wife, embedded deeply in his heart, is thoroughly evoked. Finally, when priest asks “will you love her” to the bridegroom, the husband cannot help sobbing regretfully, bending over his wife’s knees; the woman hugs his head and kisses his hair -- she forgives him at last. As Murnau depicts this scene -- the turning point of the film-- so exquisitely and smoothly, I am totally moved by the atmosphere he builds.
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After watching thee "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans." The one-minute scene that brought sorrow to my heart, when the man makes plans to go for summer vacation trip by boat and ends up by attempting to drown his wife. The dog also plays a important role in the scene because he starts to bark when the wife is patting him, but no one seems to listen to him. The dog has a feeling that something bad is going to happen so but the people don't seem to pay attention to the dog. The man stands up in the middle of the boat and tries to throw her into the water. She gets very scared by at this moment the man is second thinking decision. He changed his mind and starts to paddle the boat again. As soon as the boat reaches the dock she gets off and starts to run way, her husband starts to run after her. She hops onto the train and the man follows her onto the train. Then they got o the restaurant. After they go to the church where the couple is going to get married. The priest is telling the groom "She is young, you protect her, guide her, keep her away from all harm and keep her happy. “These lines changed his mind thoroughly, he starts to cry and says, "Forgive me ! Forgive me!" Finally he realizes what he was attempting to do, was wrong. They both feel happy and start to kiss in the middle of the road, people are honking at them. What a amazing change! Love changed their life completely and their feelings for each other. 247 words
Happiness
After watching the movie “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” the one of many scenes that got stuck in my mind was the episode when the couple was resting after the dance in the restaurant. They came to the served table, hugging each other. Breathing hard, they were filling their glasses with wine and gulping them down. He offered another glass for her, but she refused. Instead she gave it to her husband to drink, treating him like a baby. He didn’t mind, yet he was happy to feel his wife’s care. She kissed him and they hugged each other again. Their heads touched. At that moment F.W. Murnau, by using unique camera effects, showed us the thoughts and the music in the minds of the happy couple. They become united in their joy: angels were dancing and playing violins above them. Even the episode was little over a minute, it seemed that they could stay hugged each other forever. They didn’t hear any noise and loud music around. The only person, who could disturb their dreams, was the servant, who brought the bill. In this scene, with the help of modern (by that time) effects, Murnau showed us not only what happened with the couple, but, at the same time, what was in their mind.
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A Memorable Scene: "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans"
Henry Young
The wedding scene in the movie, "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans" by F. W. Murnau, is the most memorable part. Although slow paced, the scene gives off a strong impression, and the feeling still remains after re-watching it many times. "The man" is fascinated by the event, and most importantly he watches it like he never knew wedding or its meaning. He is realizing something. As the priest says the lines "She is young... and inexperienced. [...] Keep her from all harm. [...] Will thou LOVE her?" and "the man" breaks into burst of tears, I feel a strong sense of joy as an audience - He knew he was completely shroud in unawareness of her wife, the wife he was suppose to "guide" and "love" to eternity. "The man" is in love with her again, just like years before he sold his land and "the woman from the city". They walk out of the church - the road that is for the new couple - renewed. I remember the wedding scene of "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans" most clearly because it is the main turning point of "the man" and it brims with happiness at the end.
Watching “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” directed by F.W. Murnau on Friday, I found it interesting and pleasant to see how Murnau described the weakness and internal conflicts of the man, a farmer, who was tempted by the woman from the city. The scene where the man was sitting on the bedside and thinking about the passion and attraction of the woman from the city revealed to us the man’s complicated love triangle affair. The entire scene started with the man sitting on the bedside with eyes closed. Then he opened his gazing eyes, imagining the woman embracing his shoulders, and turning slightly away, he looked down slightly with the woman eagerly looking up to him. It ended with the man putting his two fists on both temples with a confused look (35 seconds in total). Murnau used a very high technical skill (at that time) - double exposure – to show the man’s deepest internal feelings. Although the technique he used is simple in present days, I can understand the hard work he had put in and how many trying errors he had gone through. Through the film, Murnau brought us to a new chapter of psychological explanation about the sophistication of human thinking and the human mind.
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The Memorable Scene of “Sunrise”
The movie “Sunrise” is one of the best classic silent films that I watch, and my favorite scene also the memorable one is when they were coming back home at midnight. After a long journey full of deception and reconciliation where the evil plot of “the woman from the city” turned out to be positive and revived the relationship between the farmer and his wife. The couple conserved their threatened love; it became stronger than ever and brought joy, happiness and excitement to the couple. For instance, the scene when they were running faster to catch the last tramway reveals the climax of their jubilation. The way he carried his wife—with energy and happiness—and rushed her into the train demonstrates their enjoyment of sharing good time. Surely, they reached their true love when he hugged her with a great affection and said “we’ll sail home by moonlight….another honey moon.” Next, Murnau presents an emotional scene full of intense romance when they were sailing back. The reflection of the moon’s light on the surface of the lake and the serene atmosphere seemed to unite them forever. In “Sunrise” Murnau shows us his cinematic talents through his amazing work behind each scene while he exposes a universal married couple.
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Among all the poetic scene, what captures me most in the film, “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans,” is the night when the city woman and the peasant man are forming a conspiracy: drowning his wife. Obviously, he is patriarchal to his wife but vulnerable to the city woman. He is heading to the place where she is waiting for him in the darkness of midnight after slipping out of the house. And then her silhouette is revealed in the rushes: her silky black dress (darker than the night), and her fair skin (brighter than the moonlight). After they kiss under the beautiful full moon, she asks him to come to the city together. Furthermore, she whispers to him, “Couldn’t your wife get drowned?” (The intertitles visually slide down like drowning.) He is so shocked by her crazy idea at first that he chokes her and tries to leave her, but he ends up being convinced. (Apparently, she is too seductive for him to resist.) The scene ends with their passionate kissing after she dances wildly in front of him. Through the scene, Murnau shows how he is lured and convinced to carry out her plan in 4 minutes, and he also invite us to a boat trip along with the man’s wife.
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After watching “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” by F.W Murnau in English class, the scene where the husband does not murder his wife has been in my mind. The man is distressed because of his desire to be with a woman from the city by killing his wife. Even nowadays, the man’s behaviour, following the woman from the city, makes the audience mad. Moreover, it would be such worst adultery behaviour at that moment when the film was made. Even though the husband was blinded by a temptation and was going to commit a murder, he finally does not. When he crosses his arms (at 31:18) as if he tries to decide not to kill her, I could see another side, listening to a scrape of conscience within his mind. Through this scene about a minute, I was able to understand one of the meanings of the title, “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans”: two different kinds of human instincts, containing both “evil” and “goodness”, which is revealed as a man’s honesty. Also, at the end of the scene, it shows a wife’s frustration by being betrayed from her husband. For these reasons, Murnau made his film dramatically and memorable by employing the scene of man’s trouble in whether killing his wife or not. -213 words
The scene in the silent movie “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” that remains in my memory is when the man repented. This scene starts when the man and the woman were in the church. While the man seeing the wedding vow, his body was leaning forward, his eyes wide-opened, no blink at all. After a while, his eyes began wet, dripped to his cheek. Then, his whole body started shaking uncontrolled. What he could do later were just hold the woman’s hands and bowed his head into her lap. Just in seconds, her body was also began to tremble. She hugged him, rubbed and kissed his head over and over, then helped him to stand up. However, he couldn’t stand long, he knelt down to his wife; hugging her waist while his head was stranded on her chest, saying “forgive me!” The woman didn’t answer him; just kept rubbing and kissing his head. She tried to move his face so he could see her smile. Finally, the man began to smile. The scene ends with both of them were kissing. This scene taught me about how wonderful the moment when the sincere repentance could meet the true forgiveness and acceptance.
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After watching “Sunrise: A song of two humans” on Friday, the scene that captured to my liking is when the couple finished with the barber shop and went to get their picture taken. The scene begins with the photographer positioning the couple, before he was about to take the picture he congratulates the husband for having the sweetest bride he had seen that year. The husband is happy to hear that (with a huge smile on his face), he looks at his wife who is laughing at the compliment. When the photographer went under the blanking, the husband and wife kissed (passionately) while in each other’s arms. The photographer took that as an opportunity to take the picture. When the photographer left, the wife went and sit of the couch and started bouncing on it (like a playful child) but the husband was telling her to stop. She then took a grape carelessly the husband told her to stop again, she took another grape but this time she was trying to feed her husband but he was playfully avoiding it until he knocks down a statue. Their picture came when the wife went to get it the husband replace the statue head with a ball and they quickly rushed out. That reminds me of the foreshadowing in the beginning when the old woman said that “they use to be like children, carefree… always happy and laughing.”
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The scene that stayed with me after watching the film, “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans it’s when the woman from the city tells the farmer to go with her to the city. At the minute 15:01 we can perceive a dense fog coming from the back, while the farmer and the woman from the city turn their heads as if they were watching a “movie” in the sky. After scenes from the city started to popped out showing lights, movement, music, a lot of activity describing the life from the city. The entire scene lasts 43 seconds long in total. I like the idea of using the sky as a “screen” to represent thoughts and ideas. In 1927 the movies didn’t count with all the resources that we have nowadays, they were forced to be more creative to keep the attention from the public. In this scene they are using loud music to emphasize the crowd from the city. It also shows buildings, traffic, a lot of lights and people dancing with the band. During these 43 seconds we can get a clear idea about how the life in the city is.
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F.W. Murnau's silent film, "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans" left me reaching for a box of tissues. The strongest scene and perhaps the best poignant (and the one that will be embedded within my heart) would be when " the man" and " the wife" were brought inside a wedding chapel; they witnessed a couple getting married. The film score "Oh Promise Me" in this scene fit perfectly; it added more to the romance. Clearly, he was meant to be seen as a remourseful husband ( he tried to kill his wife) and she as a forgiving wife. All that was said by the priest during the wedding ceremony including "keep and protect her from harm" brought an overflowing tears down his face. He broke down even more when the priest continued with " wilt thou LOVE her?" His unstoppable burst of emotions led them to a corner where the most tear-jerking scene showed him down on his knees, tightly hugging his wife and sobbing. "Forgive me," he said. His wife helped him get up, wiped his tears and kissed him--a gesture that she has forgiven him. They both left the chapel like a newly wed couple full of love and ready to start all over again. Murnau brings us a brilliant story, full of emotions without saying a single word. What a masterpiece! 212 words.
A Confusing Love
After watching the “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” I was fascinated how incredibly F.W. Murnau used
music to give each scene a special tone, even suffering from the lack of technology in that time. The
scene that was most memorable to me is from (21:12to23:24) when the man was sleeping in the morning
after being with the “woman from the city” all night. The man woke up with a night mare where he saw the
straw he had hided in the bar was placed where his kid was sleeping. After he was conscious and saw his
wife feeding the birds, he remembered what he was about to do, but by looking at her he found out how
much he loves her. Although he knew what he had planned was wrong and his heard was beating fast,
but the Love of the “woman from the city” was strong. At this point the farmer was in the middle unable to
think or making his own decision. We can see that the man cannot put away the memory of the kisses
and hugs from his new lover, so he held his head a sign of confusion, but get up to go work on his plan
even though he was very scared.
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Memorable Scene
After watching the film “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” by F.W. Murnau, the scene that stuck with me the most, was that of the dog. The scene starts (twenty four minutes into the movie) with the husband trudging towards the boat, carrying the stack of straws that he plans to use to save himself, after he kills his wife. Meanwhile, the wife is petting the dog goodbye, which tries to prevent her from leaving. However, the scene shows the husband stealthily stashing the straws into the boat, while his wife trustingly and lovingly walks towards him and gets on board, oblivious of her husband’s intentions. But not the dog on the leash which wanted to save her, and kept barking and barking, as the husband tries to set sail. However the dog eventually breaks loose, jumps the fence, jumps into the water and swims to the boat. The wife helps it into the boat, and after it had shook the water off, it puts its head on her, making sure that she is safe. I felt that scene conveys, that unfortunately, there is more loyalty and compassion in animals than in humans.
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A Memorable Scene: “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans”
After watching the movie, “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans”, by F.W. Murnau, the scene I remembered the most is at the beginning (about 6 and a half minute in to the movie and last for about 3 minute) where Murnau first introduced the conflict between the three characters. While “the woman from the city” is calling for “the man” outside of his house, we can see the dilemma in “the man”‘s face on whether if he should answer the call. We can also see that “the man” does not feel happy at the moment because even before “the women from the city” called, he already looks nervous and trouble and does not seem to engage in any ways to his wife (who was busy preparing dinner and setting table). However, we can still see that there is love between “the man” and his wife due to his difficulty on making his decision and how disappointed “the woman” looking after finding out her husband left without saying anything. At the end of the scene, Murnau briefly showed an older man and a woman (maybe the grandparent) and based on their worried reaction we can guess that the situation between the couple maybe had been like this for sometimes. In this short but complex scene, Murnau sums up the conflict between the three main characters and allow us to understand the relationship between the three right away.
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I was surprised at how well developed the whole story of “Sunrise” was, and every scene in the movie connected closely, so the message was obvious and clear to understand. I chose a part of the dating scene (about two minutes), of the farmer and the city woman, where the woman persuades the man to drown his wife. It is strong that a physically weak woman overpowers a furious man with aggressive kisses. Also, she tempts him to sell his farm and move to the city—a new world to him. At first, the man was mad of the idea to drown his wife, so he pushes her on the ground, tightening her neck. However, her stronger hugs and kisses disable him to resist her. Then, they lie down side by side among bushes, and watch the dark sky together. The sky is overlapped with city scenes: buildings, lights, cars, all the excitement, and a band playing. I feel my mind scattered watching the band and the conductor play a loud music in a big and fast movement—I think Murnau plays the film faster repeatedly here to show the man’s flustered mind. In addition, beside of the band playing, the half of the screen was dancing people. It was impressive the city woman rises among the dancing couples and starts dancing impulsively like being crazy: an evil’s win. Not only the scene I chose, but every moment from the beginning to the end of the film is clearly expressive and communicative; Murnau’s fabulous work breaks my bias about a silent movie. (262 word)
In the film " Sunrise : A song of two humans " directed by F.W murnau, the scene that left the most impression on me was when the husband was apologizing to his wife, while watching the other people having a marriage. In this scene, husband realizes he loves his wife so much. I think Murnau wants the viewer to think that the marriage cannot be always happy and there will be some problems between husband and wife. However, even though they disappointed each other, there will be the solution similar as the husband and wife in the film (like self-reflection). My favorite part of the scene ends with both of characters hugging each other and after that he asks for forgiveness. After the church bell rings, they come out of building by very excited face. While they were walking through dangerous road, they eye contact each other as they were only people in the earth and acts like a fresh couple who just marry. If I was the wife I might not acts like her, however I felt relax because of the happy moment also, this scene gives me a really good understanding about the relationship between characters.
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Extraordinary Scenes
“Sunrise: A Song of Two Human” by F.W. Murnau is one of the most powerful silent films that I have ever seen in my English 12 class. A most memorable scene that I remember is where F.W Murnau showed us the peasant man being distracted by the woman’s whistle. He sits at a dinner table and waits for the food that his wife prepares for him. Suddenly, he realizes that his mistress comes and is waiting for him beside the window. He ignored his wife and he went out to date his mistress. In these three minutes and thirty four seconds scenes F.W Murnau introduced us to this character as an unfaithful man towards his wife. Another astonishing scene that I absolutely enjoyed was at the church where the peasant couple went into the church to see another couple getting married there. When the priest told the groom, “Keep and protect her from all harm,” the peasant realized how he had treated his wife and started regretting this behaviour. Therefore he asked his wife for forgiveness and his wife forgive him. In these two minutes and fifteen seconds F.W. Murnau showed us the compassion of the peasant woman towards her husband, even though he didn't deserve it. These two scenes made this film very engaging and a joy to watch.
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Desire
After watching “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans," the scene where F.W Murnau portrays how vain desires could change our life catches my attention. The scene starts with the pale face of a man who is sitting on his bed. He is on the fence about staying with his wife or going to the city with his mistress—on one side there is his wife who is loyal and decent and devoted all her life to her husband and child, yet on the other side there is “the woman from the city." He gazes upon his decent wife—with wet eyes full of regret—who devoted all her life to her family. His wife is feeding the birds with a big smile on her face, yet a big grief in her heart—grief of losing her husband. On the other side, he finds beauty in his mistress and wants to spend more time with her. Pleasure covered his eyes, and he isn’t able to see the beauty of his life—a common phenomenon nowadays. Although the man’s eyes were filled with tears of regret, he still couldn’t conquer his desires; he stands up, stares into his wife’s eyes, and surprises her by the promise of a trip across the water. Murnau showed us if we don’t control our thoughts, they would control us. –224 words
Fatemeh Faraji Karimipour
“ Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans”
In the film “Sunrise” from F. W. Murnau, the scene that is strongly with me, is when the woman
from the farm forgives her man in the middle of the film. We see how a woman who has a child from
her man, forgives him eventhough he wants to kill her for another woman, and drown her.
The film communicates with us in a way, that a woman from a marriage should forgive bad things in life
because the life is short, sweet and sometimes bitter. Eventhough the woman is from the farm, and is
simple, and have no education, and not a lot of experiences, pardons her man. The woman runs away
from the boat, and the man follows her, but finally she doesn’t want to harm him , and accept his
excuse. I liked the film “Sunrise” because it has lifelesson, shows forgiveness and life is sweet and
sometimes bitter.
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