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0/0*gVnvPC0Wst0S2czt"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@neonbrand?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Kenny Eliason</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Did I mention electronics? Nope, no laptops, tablets, or cell phones.<h2 id="c80e">What did silent movies have?</h2><figure id="df75"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*qsMqvU55ZS-DvpAk"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jeztimms?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Jez Timms</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Cool landlines.<figure id="d7f4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*sgWEdIS71UI5_TFc"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@philinkcmo?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Philip Schroeder</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Spectacular motorcars.<figure id="b0cf"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*12MtCTDUwuRYkjP4"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@joaching?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Joachim Lesne</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Lavish sets. Upper-middle-class characters lived in palaces with ridiculously high ceilings.<figure id="c9c8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*eLvAClBI00dV3H5A"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@photosbychalo?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Chalo Garcia</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Let’s not forget the outrageous costumes.<h2 id="9b94">The best thing about silent movies: the stories.</h2>You could watch a classic film with a profound message, like Metropolis or Battleship Potemkin.<figure id="cc1c"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*vwRYD5oSbStNadFy"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@carlyrae?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Carly Rae Hobbins</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>But my favorites are the romcoms.</p

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A typical plot:A handsome but broke bachelor has a cute meet with a pretty girl from a wealthy family.Her Chihuahua has accidentally fallen out the 25th-story window of her banker father’s skyscraper. Our hero, a down-on-his-luck cabbie, miraculously catches the dog. He risks his neck climbing up the outside of the building to return the puppy to the girl.When he leans through the window, his face is suddenly an inch away from the most adorable flapper ever.He stares at her, entranced. She flirts back.His heart is officially stolen.Her father walks in and catches her cooing at a strange young man in threadbare clothes. He boots our hero out of the office.As the guy sadly waits for the elevator, he checks his pockets. Two pennies and some lint.Our hero can’t catch a break.The elevator doors open. Out steps the girl’s fiance. He’s fetching her to meet his shockingly rich parents. He’s angrily searching the city for the idiot who pushed his $4,000 imported sports car off a pier and into the ocean. (Yes, our hero did that. Oops.)The chase is on.The basic plot worked with different costumes and sets. Swashbuckling pirates. European princesses. American rum runners.Silent movies didn’t need dialogue. They had nonstop action and over-the-top stunts.Escapism at its finest.You can watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYbocufkwRFCeA_pFZEhXyChB36zVOuQ_">silent movies for free on YouTube</a>:

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Why Silent Movies Are Better Than Talkies

The 1920s were way more fun than the 2020s.

Looking for a break from…well, everything in 2023 so far?

How about a movie?

Let’s travel 100 years into the past, to a strange and wonderful time in Hollywood’s history.

In the 1920s, studios released new movies every week, in every genre you can imagine: romantic comedies, fantasy, action-adventure, historical epics, and science fiction.

The movies didn’t have a few things back then.

For example, stormtroopers in another galaxy.

Or superheroes in capes.

Or mind-blowing special effects.

Or even dialogue.

Did I mention electronics? Nope, no laptops, tablets, or cell phones.

What did silent movies have?

Cool landlines.

Spectacular motorcars.

Lavish sets. Upper-middle-class characters lived in palaces with ridiculously high ceilings.

Let’s not forget the outrageous costumes.

The best thing about silent movies: the stories.

You could watch a classic film with a profound message, like Metropolis or Battleship Potemkin.

But my favorites are the romcoms.

A typical plot:

A handsome but broke bachelor has a cute meet with a pretty girl from a wealthy family.

Her Chihuahua has accidentally fallen out the 25th-story window of her banker father’s skyscraper. Our hero, a down-on-his-luck cabbie, miraculously catches the dog. He risks his neck climbing up the outside of the building to return the puppy to the girl.

When he leans through the window, his face is suddenly an inch away from the most adorable flapper ever.

He stares at her, entranced. She flirts back.

His heart is officially stolen.

Her father walks in and catches her cooing at a strange young man in threadbare clothes. He boots our hero out of the office.

As the guy sadly waits for the elevator, he checks his pockets. Two pennies and some lint.

Our hero can’t catch a break.

The elevator doors open. Out steps the girl’s fiance. He’s fetching her to meet his shockingly rich parents. He’s angrily searching the city for the idiot who pushed his $4,000 imported sports car off a pier and into the ocean. (Yes, our hero did that. Oops.)

The chase is on.

The basic plot worked with different costumes and sets. Swashbuckling pirates. European princesses. American rum runners.

Silent movies didn’t need dialogue. They had nonstop action and over-the-top stunts.

Escapism at its finest.

You can watch silent movies for free on YouTube: