The Power of Film

 

Sydney is quoted as saying, “Its language is simple, vivid and direct, because it appeals to the eye, which has been called the immediate channel of the soul; because it impresses with equal force the literate and the illiterate, the motion picture has developed into an agency more powerful than either the printed or the spoken word.” (cited in Pierce, 1998)

Pierce, David. (1998). “Baring the Heart of Hollywood: The Truth About the Motion Pictures.” The Dearborn Independent. (originally published October 29, 1921)

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