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Why does smoking in movies set in the 40s/50s look so classy?
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:17 am
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:17 am
It’s so trashy in reality and I can’t stand the actual smell of it, but frick they make it look cool in movies set in Americas golden age
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Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:19 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:22 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
That is because the tobacco industry was paying them to make it look cool.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:31 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
No one did that better than Humphrey Bogart.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:42 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Lighting
But also 90% of the cigs used in movies were herbal and put off way way more smoke than a normal cig
But also 90% of the cigs used in movies were herbal and put off way way more smoke than a normal cig
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:46 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Because the people doing the smoking were classy.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:48 am to WicKed WayZ
No show made wanna smoke heaters more than Peaky Blinders.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:54 am to PurpleandGold Motown
quote:This
Because the people doing the smoking were classy.
When you see smoking in movies today, it's some white trash in a run-down house.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 12:01 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Because actors were actually cool back then. Nobody wants to watch Timothee Chalamet choking on a cigarette that's as big as he is
Posted on 2/3/24 at 3:39 pm to Snoopy04
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No show made wanna smoke heaters more than Peaky Blinders.
Mad Men me.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 3:59 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
It’s the body language.
Real smokers try to pull it off (you can see when they try), but they don’t get as many takes as actors and don’t have Hollywood directors coaching them on what do different on the next take.
Real smokers try to pull it off (you can see when they try), but they don’t get as many takes as actors and don’t have Hollywood directors coaching them on what do different on the next take.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:20 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
They dressed better. No dressing like Fetterman, hoochi mama outfits, yoga pants etc.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:46 pm to prplhze2000
Now there is a disclaimer if there is smoking in a movie, like language or nudity????
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:49 pm to Snoopy04
quote:
No show made wanna smoke heaters more than Peaky Blinders.
It, and Mad Men
Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:13 pm to prostyleoffensetime
Telly Savales (Kojak) made cigarettes look cool. Always had one hanging off his bottom lip while talking.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:26 pm to Julz5198
quote:Rob Reiner wants movies w/smoking to have automatic R ratings
Now there is a disclaimer if there is smoking in a movie, like language or nudity????
Posted on 2/3/24 at 9:02 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Because the world was a cooler place when everyone smoked.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 10:51 pm to WicKed WayZ
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But also 90% of the cigs used in movies were herbal and put off way way more smoke than a normal cig
It’s the opposite. The fake herbal cigarettes in movies put off less smoke. LINK
The real reason it probably looks classier is because in all those old movies everyone was dressed up. Women wore gowns and men wore coats and hats. The dressier clothes are actually what made them look more sophisticated.
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 2/4/24 at 2:24 am to Kafka
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Rob Reiner
Posted on 2/4/24 at 7:14 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
A lot of it is because Americans in general back then dressed classy, even the working class people.
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