This was one of the very first talkie movies. Made by Paul Fajon, a silent Hollywood director that returned to Europe, this movie was immensely popular and reboosted his career. Fantomas begins as a murder mystery in a house during a storm. A countess is killed and the killer escapes. We at first think that this killer is one of the people in the house, but it quickly becomes a cat and mouse chase when the detectives in charge of the case discover that a plane was used to sneak in and out. This sort of hindered the movie because at first it was expected that is was a murder mystery, but as the movie was based on an older silent series then the viewers at this time would have known what to expect.
Fantomas is a clever movie and is said to be immensely popular. It is a movie where the killer, Fantomas, who is a man who lurks in the shadow and his identity is concealed, eludes the police. The detective figures out who he is though, but does not have any evidence to connect him. Thus Fantomas kills those who can recognise him, and always seems to be one step ahead of the detective.
The end of this movie is not conclusive, but very open ended. Fantomas is not captured or killed, but rather escapes from the police. It feels that the movie will go on further but it does not.
The identity of Fantomas is so secret that the audience is not revealed the information at the beginning of the film. Basically in the cast list the person who plays Fantomas is given a large question mark. We don't know who he is and this is not revealed until the end. In a way, Fantomas seems to be a pilot to a series, but it is not because such things were not made then. Also we are usually not able to keep up with the clues as they are revealed to us, but then I don't think we are expected to.
I enjoyed this movie and say that I can see why it was immediately popular. Not knowing much of the background that others would have, and living in an age where computers make movies, the actual impressiveness of this movie is dragged down, but it is still quite good.
Fantomas is a clever movie and is said to be immensely popular. It is a movie where the killer, Fantomas, who is a man who lurks in the shadow and his identity is concealed, eludes the police. The detective figures out who he is though, but does not have any evidence to connect him. Thus Fantomas kills those who can recognise him, and always seems to be one step ahead of the detective.
The end of this movie is not conclusive, but very open ended. Fantomas is not captured or killed, but rather escapes from the police. It feels that the movie will go on further but it does not.
The identity of Fantomas is so secret that the audience is not revealed the information at the beginning of the film. Basically in the cast list the person who plays Fantomas is given a large question mark. We don't know who he is and this is not revealed until the end. In a way, Fantomas seems to be a pilot to a series, but it is not because such things were not made then. Also we are usually not able to keep up with the clues as they are revealed to us, but then I don't think we are expected to.
I enjoyed this movie and say that I can see why it was immediately popular. Not knowing much of the background that others would have, and living in an age where computers make movies, the actual impressiveness of this movie is dragged down, but it is still quite good.