The Open Gate (Short 1909) ⭐ 6.3 | Short, Drama (original) (raw)
Hetty is engaged to George, but after her sister dies she breaks the engagement in order to raise her sister's orphaned daughter. After many years, Hetty's niece has grown up and has fallen ... Read allHetty is engaged to George, but after her sister dies she breaks the engagement in order to raise her sister's orphaned daughter. After many years, Hetty's niece has grown up and has fallen in love with George's nephew, but they have split up after a quarrel. George, still heartb... Read allHetty is engaged to George, but after her sister dies she breaks the engagement in order to raise her sister's orphaned daughter. After many years, Hetty's niece has grown up and has fallen in love with George's nephew, but they have split up after a quarrel. George, still heartbroken at losing Hetty, helps his nephew make up with Hetty's niece, and in doing so, recon... Read all
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Recreation of Life
The whole purpose of writing and directing short films like this one is to assimilate experiences of life into an art medium so that it can be recreated in a moving picture form. 'The Open Gate' falls far short of this, mainly because the script did not go through development hell. There is no sense of place in the opening scenes of the one-reeler, forcing the viewer to abandon watching this offering. The characters have no universal accessibility, lacking credibility and believability. It is not a recreation of life but a realization of what takes place in the head of the 34 year old D.W. Griffith. You learn absolutely nothing about yourself or the human condition by watching his films because all he wants to do is to project what is on his mind onto the screen.
- Single-Black-Male
- May 12, 2004
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