Recently we watched a Charlie Chaplin silent movie, The Kid, in black and white in class. Then today I saw another movie, Invictus. I was amazed at how much emotion they were able to capture in the film. I do not think this would have been possible without color, sound, or the high quality of picture. This can be considered a good or bad thing. It can be a good thing because movies these days can be very entertaining. On the other hand, it is easy to draw emotions from viewers, and sometimes the quality of the movie is not so good. In the Charlie Chaplin movie, strong and deliberate images had to be shown in order for the viewer to understand the movie. In this way, the viewer has to pay close attention, and really think about what is going on. So then, what do you like: color or silent black in white?
I just think that it's different. I don't usually enjoy black and white films as much, but I just think that it's because of how we've grown up. It's what we're used to. Like how sometimes parents say the music some kids listen to just sounds like noise (sometimes it does), but it's caused they're used to growing up with something different. People almost always identify and enjoy things that are familiar to them so if your used to hearing or seeing something you'll have a tendency to like it more.
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