Das Kabinet des Doktor Caligari is one of those most interesting art/horror films I have ever seen. The scenery in this silent German 1920 film was incredible, eerily reminding me of any Tim Burton film; it seems that this movie is where he got all of his inspiration from. The movie starts out with the protagonist, named Francis, telling an old man how he met his fiancee. The story starts in a small town with an annual fair. At this fair, an old man named Dr. Caligari has an exhibit featuring a somnambulist named Cesare. Francis' friend asks this somnambulist when he is going to die, to which he replies "tomorrow at dawn." The prophecy is coincidentally fulfilled, ultimately unleashing the audience into an artistic nightmare.
I found this film extremely ahead of its time. I did not reveal the whole plot because of spoiler reasons, but the story as a whole was better than many horror movies made in a long time. I could have written a review on the set design; the obscurity in it is definitely out of this world. If you don't plan on watching the movie, at least look at what I'm talking about on Google images.
Rating: 8.6/10
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