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Lew Crippen · 02-19-2003, 09:45 AM

Out of the cradle, endlessly rocking

I watched Intolerance via a TCM time-shift and was again very impressed. Once you get past the limitations of the day (1916) the complexity of this work emerges as a seamless whole. By the time we get to the last 15–20 minutes, the artifice of the various story lines disappears and the increased tempo of the cross-cutting just sweeps the viewer along to the conclusion.

I do feel that the coda could have been discarded.

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02-19-2003, 09:45 AM	#92 of 3706
Lew Crippen Member Location: Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexíco Join Date: May 2002 Local Time: 06:32 PM Local Date: 07-06-2008 Posts: 11,278	Out of the cradle, endlessly rocking I watched Intolerance via a TCM time-shift and was again very impressed. Once you get past the limitations of the day (1916) the complexity of this work emerges as a seamless whole. By the time we get to the last 15–20 minutes, the artifice of the various story lines disappears and the increased tempo of the cross-cutting just sweeps the viewer along to the conclusion. I do feel that the coda could have been discarded. ¡Time is not my master!