History Awesome / Sunrise

* Her plan for the man to drown his wife, save himself and hide the evidence, so he could go to the city with her it pretty terrifying because of how smart and clever it was. Therefore it's NightmareFuel and this at the same time.
** The Woman from the City in general. Livingston does one hell of a villainous performance, and really sets in the mood of the story and darkens it whenever she onscreen.

* The couple sweet reunion during the end is both this and heartwarming.
** There's also the fact that the wife survived the storm at all.
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* The film itself is a moment of awesome for F.W. Murnau. Let us rephrase that, it's a moment of awesome for cinema '''period.''' It was one of the last silent films made at its time, and Murnau managed to tell a touching story with barely any title cards at all. Just detailed visuals, lovely music, and powerful acting.
** It got to the point where as, even though {{Film/Wings}} won the Best Picture award of 1927, Sunrise won a similar award for ''Best Unique and Artistic Picture'' - a second 'Best Picture' category that was discontinued after the first year. The film was that groundbreaking.
* One thing the film is famous for is the incredible camera work that became common in later films. The film mastered the EpicTrackingShot and ForcedPerspective.
* Janet Gaynor (The Wife's actress) winning the very first Academy Award for Best Actress.

** Then when the city woman tried to convince him to come to the city again when the wife was seemingly dead, the man stood up to the woman for the first time ever, [[UnstoppableRage and strangled her]] [[LaserGuidedKarma for using him earlier]] (as shown in the page picture). Showing the city woman he would NOT abandon his wife, or hang out with anyone who separate them. This forces her to leave the country, and go back to her place.

* Janet Gaynor (The Wife's actress) winning the very first Academy Award for Best Actress.
* Even though {{Film/Wings}} won the Best Picture award of 1927, Sunrise won a similar award for ''Best Unique and Artistic Picture'' - a second 'Best Picture' category that was discontinued after the first year.

* To prove that his love for the wife was completely real, the used the same bulrushes he meant to save himself with earlier, and tied them up to the wife to save her.

** Then when the city woman tried to convince him to come to the city again when the wife was seemingly dead, the man stood up to the woman for the first time ever, [[UnstoppableRage and strangled her]] [[LaserGuidedKarma for using him earlier]]. As shown in the page picture. Showing the city woman he would NOT abandon his wife, or hang out with anyone who separate them. This forces her to leave the country, and go back to her place.

** Then when the city woman tried to convince him to come to the city again when the wife was seemingly dead, the man stood up to the woman for the first time ever, [[UnstoppableRage and nearly killed her]] [[LaserGuidedKarma for using him earlier]].

** Then when the city woman tried to convince him to come to the city again when the wife was seemingly dead, the man stood to the woman for the first time ever, [[UnstoppableRage and nearly killed her]] [[LaserGuidedKarma for using him earlier]].

* Even though Film/Wings won the Best Picture award of 1927, Sunrise won a similar award for ''Best Unique and Artistic Picture'' - a second 'Best Picture' category that was discontinued after the first year.

* The City Woman's introduction and EstablishingCharaceterMoment. She changed into a slinky black dress with shiny high-heeled shoes and stockings, forced an elderly peasant woman in her quarters to clean her shoes with a cloth, and then walks down the village road to the outside of one of the farmhouses where she voyeuristically spies a lighted window, and signaled to the man.