This paper discusses how
classic cinema doesn't simply happen and how it takes time, dedication, and a certain "Je ne sait
quoi" to
create a theme, method, or a wave of influence that can be seen and felt years after its initial pass. It examines how
classic cinema goes above and beyond the call of simple entertainment and how it creates a benchmark and platform, which future filmmakers will use to create new and interesting ways to tell a same story over and over again. In particular, it analyzes how films, such as "Birth of a Nation" (1915), "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari" (1920), and "Battleship Potemkin" (1925) ,through their unique, pioneer, or innovative approach to the film medium, created ideas and methods that are still in use today and how they have bestowed upon themselves the right to carry the title of classic cinema.