W. Griffith’s 1920 success. While reflecting the already established views and portrays of women in silent film, Way Down East doesn’t fail to make these opinions known through the veiled lens of well meaning. Such a theme makes multiple appearances throughout, weaving from plot to subplot, from main characters to momentary bystanders. While film grew and matured, certain ideas towards women very much remained stoic, impervious to the changes occurring around them. The film proved prosperous at the box office, but where it financially and popularly thrived, it declined to accordingly succeed in modernizing its views on women along with its techniques of filming and
W. Griffith’s 1920 success. While reflecting the already established views and portrays of women in silent film, Way Down East doesn’t fail to make these opinions known through the veiled lens of well meaning. Such a theme makes multiple appearances throughout, weaving from plot to subplot, from main characters to momentary bystanders. While film grew and matured, certain ideas towards women very much remained stoic, impervious to the changes occurring around them. The film proved prosperous at the box office, but where it financially and popularly thrived, it declined to accordingly succeed in modernizing its views on women along with its techniques of filming and