"Rhythmus 21" is the first work by German animation film pioneer Hans Richter. It is silent (don't be fooled by soundtracks that were added later) and black-and-white. From start to finish, we see geometric shapes moving inside and out of the screen. I must say by today's standards, it is pretty bad, but we have to keep in mind that this one is almost 100 years old, which is why I am a bit more generous with my rating. Still, there were films, especially from America, at this point already that left much more of an impact, also told a story. "Rhythmus 21" is a movie that even animation addicts or film historians only need to see once and everybody else can skip it altogether. Really glad this only runs for 3 minutes, because, even at this low runtime, it already started to drag. Not recommended and I cannot say this got me interested in the sequels.
Review of Rhythmus 21
