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Black and white Movies What is it about black and white movies? What makes them so romantic?I think the black and white adds a little more sophistacation 2 the movie for some reason. I use 2 constanly watch the AMC channel before they changed it, now I like watching the turner classic movie channel (a.k.a TMC) They're like how AMC use 2 be ... Anyways here are a few of my favorite black and white movies..
A raising in the sun (staring Sidney Poitier) Whatever happened 2 baby Jane (staring Betty Davies and Joan Crawford) 
Rebell without a cause (staring James Dean) :Worship: Splendor in the Grass ( I don't care 4 romance flicks but this movie is da bomb) [This message was edited Fri Aug 8 14:14:10 PDT 2003 by DigitalLisa] | |
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yeh "American Hstiory X" puts me right in the mood...not to mention "The Bad Seed". | |
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Or, like UTCM, makes them utter shit! | |
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I think it works because during the time of black and white, directors couldn't rely on snazzy digital effects to replace a script.
Therefore the movies rely on dialogue. Also, the classic black and white movies are the only ones that we pay attention to today, and they were classic because they were the best. If you looked at all the old movies, you'd see just as many stinkers as today, except the acting would be more hammed up, because traditional actors were transferring there skills from the stage, where one is taught to exaggerate their emotions. It's the same reason that music from the 60s and 70s seems to be so amazing today. The good music was remembered, the bad ignored, and so today all we hear is an era of amazing music (for the most part), forgetting all the crap that came with it. "Knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring faith. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal" - Carl Sagan | |
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I love black and white movies, but I don't think it's the lack of color that adds the sophistication you speak of. I think that back then the actors had to know how to act, there was no distraction of special effects, nudity and lame pervert jokes. The performers back then knew their trade, had an established skill that is sadly lacking from toady's market. Same with screenwriters.
Actually Rebel without a cause was filmed in color and then converted to black and white. Why I don't know.  In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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savoirfaire said: I think it works because during the time of black and white, directors couldn't rely on snazzy digital effects to replace a script.
Therefore the movies rely on dialogue. Also, the classic black and white movies are the only ones that we pay attention to today, and they were classic because they were the best. If you looked at all the old movies, you'd see just as many stinkers as today, except the acting would be more hammed up, because traditional actors were transferring there skills from the stage, where one is taught to exaggerate their emotions. It's the same reason that music from the 60s and 70s seems to be so amazing today. The good music was remembered, the bad ignored, and so today all we hear is an era of amazing music (for the most part), forgetting all the crap that came with it.  Very true!In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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Splendor in the Grass was in color too I think. Wasn't it? In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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- Rumble Fish
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mcmeekle said: Or, like UTCM, makes them utter shit!
Are you kidding me. I could   and  to that gem.~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~O~~~
Sorry people but there are no refills on the squisheez | |
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