Despite having an extremely solid start, Cabiria is a film that becomes more and more lacklustre as the runtime goes on. The start with the cult is arguably one of the greatest scenes in all of cinema with some of the most phenomenal set design especially for the time. There was so much potential for this to be one of, if not, the greatest silent films ever made but I couldn't stay interested beyond Episode 3. I imagine for the time it would be an absolutely mind blowing experience but it doesn't really land anymore unfortunately. Meh.
Despite having an extremely solid start, Cabiria is a film that becomes more and more lacklustre as the runtime goes on. The start with the cult is arguably one of the greatest scenes in all of cinema with some of the most phenomenal set design especially for the time. There was so much potential for this to be one of, if not, the greatest silent films ever made but I couldn't stay interested beyond Episode 3. I imagine for the time it would be an absolutely mind blowing experience but it doesn't really land anymore unfortunately. Meh.