Do you feel differently about BW today then you did 10 years
Oct 27, 2016 1:48:10 GMT
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Post by theboldandthebolly on Oct 27, 2016 1:48:10 GMT
Apologies if there was a similar thread and if this is in the wrong place.
This is something I am very curious about as I feel that I am in a different place in regards to my love for BW films as I was 10 years ago. BW was a different place 10 years ago in regards to the style of film making, the plots, and what they were willing and not willing to do. The magic that I once felt watching a BW movie is practically gone and it has been disappointing to see the films take on a more western note. It's not surprising really, considering the world is changing and people are to, so it makes sense that BW would try to keep up with the times in order to give films a more modern look and feel. I got into BW because there was less of the smut and nonsense that I saw in HW films. There were also a more optimistic tone to the films. Now things seem a little cynical. Again, the world has become a more cynical place, so its understandable that films making mirrors the world in a sense.
I truly miss the days of the numbers where women would dance beautiful dances. While I enjoy the more modern dances as well, it is sad to see those style of dances practically gone as they do not much fit into the modern world, nor do many of the women seem to know how to dance at all (even the modern style). I guess to as the actors and actresses that drew me to BW grow older (SRk, Salman, Madhuri) and seem to make less films if they even make films at all saddens me. The new crop of actors coming up, IMO, don't quite have that big magnetic appeal of the stars of the past.
For me I will continue to watch BW films selectively, and deeply cherish my dvd's of the films from the past. But my love for BW has cooled considerably as the films seem to become more of the same but with without the magic. How about you?
This is something I am very curious about as I feel that I am in a different place in regards to my love for BW films as I was 10 years ago. BW was a different place 10 years ago in regards to the style of film making, the plots, and what they were willing and not willing to do. The magic that I once felt watching a BW movie is practically gone and it has been disappointing to see the films take on a more western note. It's not surprising really, considering the world is changing and people are to, so it makes sense that BW would try to keep up with the times in order to give films a more modern look and feel. I got into BW because there was less of the smut and nonsense that I saw in HW films. There were also a more optimistic tone to the films. Now things seem a little cynical. Again, the world has become a more cynical place, so its understandable that films making mirrors the world in a sense.
I truly miss the days of the numbers where women would dance beautiful dances. While I enjoy the more modern dances as well, it is sad to see those style of dances practically gone as they do not much fit into the modern world, nor do many of the women seem to know how to dance at all (even the modern style). I guess to as the actors and actresses that drew me to BW grow older (SRk, Salman, Madhuri) and seem to make less films if they even make films at all saddens me. The new crop of actors coming up, IMO, don't quite have that big magnetic appeal of the stars of the past.
For me I will continue to watch BW films selectively, and deeply cherish my dvd's of the films from the past. But my love for BW has cooled considerably as the films seem to become more of the same but with without the magic. How about you?
