True Heart Susie (1919) :
Brief Review -
Griffith's emotional hysteria dedicated to the plain, simple and selfless women/girls. D W Griffith broke most of the barricades in cinema world especially the woman's side of the story. One of his Major achievement is, he broke this mindset that A hero of the has to be 'A Male Star'. Undoubtedly, nobody has told the female stories better than him.. whether it is 'Broken Blossoms' (1919) or 'Way Down East' (1920) or 'Orphams Of The Storm' (1921), he told some hard-hitting stories at that time when audience wasn't even ready for such stuff. This, 'True Heart Susie' is another mind-blowing woman oriented banger from him which is dedicated to all the simple, plain and selfless ladies and thier sacrifices. 'You know that powdered kind, men flirt with them but always marry a simple girl', this intertitle was a big heart-breaker, and the emotional binding around the leading lady was simply terrific. I rolled down some tears in the halfway only and then remaining ones in the climax. Susie, a plain young country girl, secretly loves a neighbor boy, william. she believes in him and sacrifices much of her own happiness to promote his own ambitions, all without his knowledge. With Susie's story D W Griffith actually throws a bomb at the men who follow the artificial external beauty, not pure internal beauty of heart. The intertitles are specially designed as such that it remind you the same things again and again. Lillian Gish as Susie left me speechless. Without any doubt, this is one of the gratest performance of her which means one of the greatest for any actress. I almost cried along with her, the way she sobs, blushes and stares, i was just carried away by her. Overall, a highly sentimental drama which is a Must See for the performances and the kindness of the storyline. Griffith gets my salute.
RATING - 8/10*
Griffith's emotional hysteria dedicated to the plain, simple and selfless women/girls. D W Griffith broke most of the barricades in cinema world especially the woman's side of the story. One of his Major achievement is, he broke this mindset that A hero of the has to be 'A Male Star'. Undoubtedly, nobody has told the female stories better than him.. whether it is 'Broken Blossoms' (1919) or 'Way Down East' (1920) or 'Orphams Of The Storm' (1921), he told some hard-hitting stories at that time when audience wasn't even ready for such stuff. This, 'True Heart Susie' is another mind-blowing woman oriented banger from him which is dedicated to all the simple, plain and selfless ladies and thier sacrifices. 'You know that powdered kind, men flirt with them but always marry a simple girl', this intertitle was a big heart-breaker, and the emotional binding around the leading lady was simply terrific. I rolled down some tears in the halfway only and then remaining ones in the climax. Susie, a plain young country girl, secretly loves a neighbor boy, william. she believes in him and sacrifices much of her own happiness to promote his own ambitions, all without his knowledge. With Susie's story D W Griffith actually throws a bomb at the men who follow the artificial external beauty, not pure internal beauty of heart. The intertitles are specially designed as such that it remind you the same things again and again. Lillian Gish as Susie left me speechless. Without any doubt, this is one of the gratest performance of her which means one of the greatest for any actress. I almost cried along with her, the way she sobs, blushes and stares, i was just carried away by her. Overall, a highly sentimental drama which is a Must See for the performances and the kindness of the storyline. Griffith gets my salute.
RATING - 8/10*