Would you like to listen to the radio or watch a silent movie?
I would rather listen to the radio, either music or a story without images than watch a silent movie. I have never watched a silent movie. Would you like to listen to the radio or watch a silent movie?
I'm like you Jen. I like the radio. The imagination is a very powerful force and has no limits. When I listen to something, my imagination completes the story or subject very vividly. I think the folks who were watching silent movies as the very first type of moving picture entertainment, were quite blown away by it though!
Many years ago I watched a part of silent movie,Jen. It had a text on the lower monitor, more like an explanation what was going on there. I found it quite hilarious because the actual act was quite dramatic. You don't even need to hear their conversation to know what was going on! Of course our movies today are so much more realistic and sophisticated. I don't listen much to a radio programs lately and I don't know why.
I think it would depend on what I was listening to on the radio and which silent movie. I would rather watch a good silent movie than listen to a poor two program and vice versa. For example, Charlie Chaplin has some very funny silent movies. But there are also some very good stories and music on the radio. So, it would depend...
I'm like you Jen. I like the radio. The imagination is a very powerful force and has no limits. When I listen to something, my imagination completes the story or subject very vividly.
ReplyDeleteI think the folks who were watching silent movies as the very first type of moving picture entertainment, were quite blown away by it though!
Many years ago I watched a part of silent movie,Jen. It had a text on the lower monitor, more like an explanation what was going on there. I found it quite hilarious because the actual act was quite dramatic. You don't even need to hear their conversation to know what was going on! Of course our movies today are so much more realistic and sophisticated. I don't listen much to a radio programs lately and I don't know why.
ReplyDeleteI think it would depend on what I was listening to on the radio and which silent movie. I would rather watch a good silent movie than listen to a poor two program and vice versa. For example, Charlie Chaplin has some very funny silent movies. But there are also some very good stories and music on the radio. So, it would depend...
ReplyDeletedefinitely would rather listen to the radio!
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