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Why do some people not like black and white films?

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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 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.

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.

Show her Ed Wood. That movie is awesome and fairly recent and has actors she'll recognize.

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.

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I hate silent films

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Damn son.

TCM is my jam.

I got my 4 year old nephew into black and white films. He loves Creature From The Black Lagoon.

This thread reminds me of The Muse with Albert Brooks.

He's a screenwriter who thinks he has a meeting with Spielberg but instead gets an appointment with Stan Spielberg...Steven Spielberg's cousin Stan (Steven Wright), who doesn't do anything other than offer advice about future movies.

"Whatever you do, just remember, make it in color," Stan says. "People like color."

Not enough cgi and stuff blowing up

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my wife didn't know who Humphrey bogart was when he came up while I was trying to explain what film noir is, and so it gave me a hankering to watch the big sleep, but she protested because it's boring because it is in black and white.

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wtf