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Posted on 6/7/16 at 8:40 am to DelU249
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Why do some people not like black and white films?
It's a bastardization of our normal lives. We see color everywhere. Clothing, TV, advertisements, nature, etc. Our world is filled with vibrant colors that get our attention. Watching a movie with no color just almost feels...substandard. Idk, I don't really feel that way, just giving reasons to answer your question. Probably the same reason some people don't like foreign movies with subtitles, it's against the norm and it's not as "easy" to digest as a regular film.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 8:42 am to WG_Dawg
wow, that's actually a really good answer, none of it I previously considered
Posted on 6/7/16 at 8:44 am to DelU249
I havent seen a lot of b&w movies, but I have seen a lot of great b&w shows. To name a few: Mike Hammer, Peter Gunn, The Outer Limits. All greats!
I do think new school film makers should use old school cameras and other old school film techniques, to do b&w movies any real good. That b&w feel cant be re-captured by modern equipment.
I do think new school film makers should use old school cameras and other old school film techniques, to do b&w movies any real good. That b&w feel cant be re-captured by modern equipment.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 8:44 am to lsufan9193969700
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Posted on 6/7/16 at 8:50 am to DelU249
I wasn't aware there was a bias against black and white movies. I watch them regularly and would prefer an Abbott and Costello movie to Dumb and Dumber any day of the week.
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Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:15 am to DelU249
Heavy handed to over acting mainly. Was just the style back then. Maybe it was a slow transition from silent film. Where expression was needed as was gestures.
Also, the world is just getting older. You can watch classic films now that are 50 years plus that were in color.
Unless you are in the industry or are just a total film nerd it's a stretch to think a person would keep interest.
Clips and bits will always interest people. Like Rita Hayworth throwing her hair in whatever film was in Shawshank. Or Marilyn Monroe or any iconic scenes and actors. Like Monroe over a sidewalk grate. Get past that scene and movies lose interest.
I will stop for 20 minutes or so when one is on, but that is about as long as they can hold my interest.
If I had to choose, it would mainly be the acting. It is now considered overacting with a majority of these performances or the movies and lines are cliche'. Like Casablanca.
That's my best shot at an answer.
Also, the world is just getting older. You can watch classic films now that are 50 years plus that were in color.
Unless you are in the industry or are just a total film nerd it's a stretch to think a person would keep interest.
Clips and bits will always interest people. Like Rita Hayworth throwing her hair in whatever film was in Shawshank. Or Marilyn Monroe or any iconic scenes and actors. Like Monroe over a sidewalk grate. Get past that scene and movies lose interest.
I will stop for 20 minutes or so when one is on, but that is about as long as they can hold my interest.
If I had to choose, it would mainly be the acting. It is now considered overacting with a majority of these performances or the movies and lines are cliche'. Like Casablanca.
That's my best shot at an answer.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:31 am to DelU249
Simple: It removes people too far from the real world. Where film is mostly an act of escapism, that's much harder to do when you're disconnected.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:36 am to DelU249
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wow, that's actually a really good answer, none of it I previously considered
i was listening to a leonard maltin podcast recently and he brought up something along his lines
today it seems that movies have moved into a mirror of reality more than a separate medium
when you watch a black and white movie, you know you're watching a movie
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:38 am to DelU249
Show her Ed Wood. That movie is awesome and fairly recent and has actors she'll recognize.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:43 am to SlowFlowPro
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when you watch a black and white movie, you know you're watching a movi
but superheroes, explosions every 5 seconds and aliens does not make people know they are watching a movie? I think it is basically what they are used to, plus there is always backlash against the "old" in pop culture.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:48 am to LSU alum wannabe
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Like Rita Hayworth throwing her hair in whatever film was in Shawshank.
Gilda.
It's a good movie, you should watch it.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:55 am to DelU249
not every
is a
I love B & W. In fact, most of my favorite movies are B & W
Philadelphia Story
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful Life
In Harms Way
Casablanca
Sands of Iwo Jima
They were Expendable
Fort Apache
Stagecoach
Dr. Strangelove
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
all great!
quote:
black and white film
is a
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silent film
I love B & W. In fact, most of my favorite movies are B & W
Philadelphia Story
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful Life
In Harms Way
Casablanca
Sands of Iwo Jima
They were Expendable
Fort Apache
Stagecoach
Dr. Strangelove
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
all great!
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:02 am to DelU249
Hell, we have people in here that won't watch anything that isn't in HD.
Don't feel bad about your wife. Even with the generations that grew up with black and white TV, the ratings for B&W films were lower than color films. That's why Ted Turner began to colorize films... to boost the ratings.
There's a similar prejudice against black and white comics. People miss out on some amazing works because they can't get around watching something without color.
Don't feel bad about your wife. Even with the generations that grew up with black and white TV, the ratings for B&W films were lower than color films. That's why Ted Turner began to colorize films... to boost the ratings.
There's a similar prejudice against black and white comics. People miss out on some amazing works because they can't get around watching something without color.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:04 am to WG_Dawg
quote:This is a pretty good answer, but it fails to explain the popularity of other media that are equally substandard in comparison to reality. Watching a football game on a laptop or an iPhone isn't even remotely comparable to seeing the same game in person, but people don't refuse to watch on those devices because it's a bastardization of reality. For that matter, just 10-12 years ago movies on TV were in the form of a fuzzy low-resoultion 4x3 box, and no one seemed to reject it because it didn't look as good as it did on a big screen in a theater.
It's a bastardization of our normal lives. We see color everywhere. Clothing, TV, advertisements, nature, etc. Our world is filled with vibrant colors that get our attention. Watching a movie with no color just almost feels...substandard. Idk, I don't really feel that way, just giving reasons to answer your question. Probably the same reason some people don't like foreign movies with subtitles, it's against the norm and it's not as "easy" to digest as a regular film.
I think it's more of an acquired bias from youth. The reason many people think b&w films = boring is because they were probably exposed to a b&w film as a kid that didn't move fast enough to keep their attention, so they associated their boredom with the lack of color on the screen.
I've always loved classic b&w films, and we watched tons of them with our kids as they grew up (now 19 and 16). They can quote old Cary Grant and Marx Brothers films line by line, and love big band music they heard on Abbot & Costello and Thin Man movies. And silent movies too - I remember my then-6-year-old elder daughter crying real tears while watching Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" and thinking, damn, 80 years later it still has the capacity to generate real emotion.
That's the power of a good story told well. If you can look past the technical limitations of the media, that's all that matters in the end.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:07 am to udtiger
quote:Outstanding list
Philadelphia Story
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful Life
In Harms Way
Casablanca
Sands of Iwo Jima
They were Expendable
Fort Apache
Stagecoach
Dr. Strangelove
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
If I had to pick just one film as my all-time favorite, "Philadelphia Story" would probably be it.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:15 am to udtiger
quote:I will add:
Philadelphia Story
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful Life
In Harms Way
Casablanca
Sands of Iwo Jima
They were Expendable
Fort Apache
Stagecoach
Dr. Strangelove
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Seventh Seal
Rashomon
Treasure of Sierra Madre
Seven Samurai
12 Angry Men
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:15 am to udtiger
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Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:18 am to DelU249
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I hate silent films
Damn son.
TCM is my jam.
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