"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothing yet'…

Those were the first words anyone ever spoken and for that matter, ever listened in a movie theatre

The year: 1927
The movie: the jazz singer
The story: a young man who defies the traditions

And that was what sound brought to movies
Defying tradition
Do something so long it becomes a tradition
Before sound editing, sound effects or even movie score…
In how many ways” sound” affects the message of a movie?
Does it change acting?
Its impact was as big as the change of black and white to color

As many characters became able to speak they became able to express deeper thoughts.
More layers to their characters
I can´t imagine Marlon Brando´s portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in 1951´s“A Street Car Named Desire”
As a silent movie.
As I can´t imagine voices
On Robert Wiene´s
“Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari”
Each movie has its era and it is a clear example of the hard work and tenacity of its makers.

Either comedy (Harpo Marx or Mr Bean ) or Horror (Jason on Friday the 13th or Michael Myers on Halloween
The absence of voice has no genre
It screams harder than many words.


Some of my favorite Characters and Actors
that don’t say much in movies


John Cazale between 1972 and 1978
had 5 opportunities
( The deer Hunter, The Godfather ,
The Godfather part 2, The Conversation and
Dog Day Afternoon)
to let the world see what he´s acting was all about.
before he died

James Dean had 3
(Giant, East of Eden and Rebel without a cause)
Between 1952 and 1955
before he died.

Jeremy Bulloch as “Boba Fett” had 1980´s“The Empire Strikes Back”
to become “a cult figure”
and he did it in
just 4 lines!!!

· “As you wish”
· He’s no good to me dead
· “What if he doesn’t survive ? he is worth a lot to me”
· “Put Captain Solo in the cargo hold”


Jason Flemyng in 2011´s “XMEN: First Class” portreayed one of Marvel´s most powerful and unknown mutants “AZAZEL”
He has the power of Teleportation and demonstrating you don’t need to say much :


· "nyet"
· "comrade"
In 1972´s “The Godfather “ actress Morgana King
sang "Luna Mezz'O Mare"
as Carmela “Mamma” Corleone
aside that she just had to say this:

“Santino, don't interfere. “

Kevin Smith as Silent Bob´s only line
in 1994 “CLERKS”

· You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you.


Snoopy and Gromit have tried
But its Disney´s 1941´s “Dumbo”
Who I think accomplished much more than other cartoons
Going further than Bambi.
It touched so many of us and still does.
Its powerful message of not accepting
And worst of all laughing at anyone who’s different
And the value of believing in one self.



And he did it by saying not a word.