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| Wings (1928) |
Kicking off with Wings was really a great start. This was the first and only silent film that we have discovered so far in the Best Pictures. I personally had never seen a silent film before - only excerpts and take-offs of Charlie Chaplin films, if anything. It was very entertaining, and the storyline was easy to follow (even without dialogue). It had a bit of every genre in the film - drama, action, romance, war and comedy. If you can get hold of this film, it's definitely worth a watch. I found it incredible that a silent film that old can still make sense to someone like me generations later.
Why did it win Best Picture? I believe that it would have one best picture (and definitely deserved it) for the great storyline, the fact that it was a silent film, and the range of genres featured in the film therefore catering to a broad audience.
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