The Ring (1928)
This Hitchcock silent is actually a boxing story mixed with a love
triangle. It was a bit slow to start, but I found it pretty enjoyable as
it carried on. As in the previous Hitchcock silents I've seen there are
some experimental camera tricks and visual effects here that are
usually effective and interesting to watch. The boxing scenes are
intense and more brutal than I expected. I can't say the story itself is
very original or interesting, but the way it was done made it
worthwhile. Unfortunately, this was also the first silent Hitchcock I've
seen that's contained some openly racist elements including
stereotypical acting and use of the "n word" in a title card.
***/****
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