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Personally, I really like the concept of this film series. It consists of ten films, varying in length from fifteen minutes to an hour. The films were screened in 1915 and 1916 and it is evident that they are not something that would fade away. As a comic book enthusiast, I can confidently say that films like "Les Vampires" inspired adventure stories filled with villains, secret rooms and corridors, premeditated murders, and so on. After all, such references are often found in literature and are not missing even in comics like "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec" or "Tintin's Adventures". There are disguises, swap-outs, dark characters, far-fetched plots, and everything works absolutely perfectly. Yes, it can be somewhat grotesque and exaggerated at times, lacking a proper resolution, but when you see in the fifth film how the Vampires move among people who have all been rendered unconscious, there is something deeply unsettling about it. Humor and thriller merge here in a combination that is amazing. It's a pity that the format of full-length movies has become established, with them being an hour and a half or more. Shorter film series also have their charm. However, apparently we must standardize. What a shame.

I am quite surprised that during the early days of cinema, people didn't constantly entertain themselves with comedies or fantastic scenes. "Regeneration" is a rather harsh drama that emphasizes death, alcoholism, and even domestic violence in the first few minutes. It's about gangs and it makes me wonder if Martin Scorsese found inspiration for his "Gangs of New York" here. The action scenes truly reminded me of a spectacle by Scorsese - big, moving, and powerful. A large-scale film for its time.

There has been quite a lot written about how controversial this film is. Yes, it is racist. What will you do about it today? Nothing. You don't have to promote it. However, I would still like to draw attention to its cinematic qualities. The way the battles are depicted, executed, and of course, filmed is absolutely incredible. The camera is not just static here, it moves, which is quite a novelty. But that's not all. For its time, it is incredibly epic and just a few years after Méliès, we see exteriors and beautifully wide shots, as well as excellent close-up shots. Sometimes part of the camera is shaded to better focus on the scene. The shots are often edited in a way that adds to their dynamism. Clearly, it is not a montage-style editing, but it is brilliant for its time. The way the assassination of President Lincoln is captured is absolutely breathtaking, it will leave you breathless in the film's events. Griffith and his cameraman chose great camera angles that enhance the atmosphere even more. Moreover, those dynamic scenes with the camera on a carriage are truly impressive for its time. It may be racist, but it's still a cinematic gem.

Traffic in Souls has an immensely intriguing theme for its time because it is a crime film, albeit not strictly action-packed, where a woman tries, with a little help from a policeman, to put an end to forced prostitution, which has already crushed her sister. It's not explicit in its imagery, but the subject matter is interestingly conceived and even after over a hundred years, the film is worth watching.

A more than 100-year-old film. That is something amazing. Yes, of course, it is silent, and moreover, it is a short film, only 17 minutes long. However, it will surprise you with how serious of a topic it portrays and how it is able to convey these emotions. Over those 100 years, technology has evolved, acting has evolved, but when someone knew how to direct well even back then, they were simply able to convey emotions through any means. And for its time, the film has an absolutely captivating action sequence.

We will take a little further look into history at a film that is already 110 years old. That is a beautiful age. I wish I could reach such an age. Almost sacred music immediately introduces you to the action. Nothing was spared here. A group of men attack a railway employee to have an open space when robbing the train. It arrives shortly and departs with black passengers. They immediately get down to business. The theatrical acting is amazing, and it is connected to believable action. Although it may seem like one of those videos where a long film is told in a few minutes, here you have action, tension, drama, everything combined in a way that truly works. The beginnings of the film are magnificent.

Yes, it's very old, yes, it's basically like a theater, but in this film you can see a lot how these foundations shaped the film and actually the genre. The scenes that are here are repeated in other movies, the motifs that you see here influence culture - not only film - up to the present day. In this legendary work, it is possible to find elements that were used, for example, in Tintin. The film has funny scenes for its time, which have the right impact even to this day. Although the film is 14 minutes long, it is incredibly extravagant, epic, even though everything happened actually on one scene, where only the scenery changed. Méliès also created a colored version, which was restored in the new millennium and it is also possible to watch it. Hand coloring in such an old film is something truly unique. Moreover, the film manages to amaze in terms of special effects as well, because for example, the killing of the Selenites is really technically well done.