Silent Films/Dying Swan

The first thing that struck me when watching the silent films, is that they allow for creativity. It allows the audience to draw their own conclusions and therefore allows them to come up with their own dialogue. Specifically in these first 3 films, a lot of the dialogue was not explained, and even though the important lines were written, it still allows the audience to 'fill in the blanks'.
Another thing about black and white films in general is that the producers tend to play with shadows more in order to make things look normal. When there is color, it is less of a concern to make the shade look exactly accurate, because it can still be understood what the audience is looking at. With black and white, it is harder to distinguish between things, so shadows, lighting, and angles are more artistic.

Concerning plot line, I had a hard time understanding why Giselle was so eager to take back Viktor when he had broken her heart. It was hard for me to accept that she would forgive him so easily.
I also failed to understand why her father did not take more control when he did not trust the artist.