I agree with your opinions and points about classics. I’ll watch the same movie periodically just for the good feelings and memories it stirs from my youth.
Thank you! That might be possible one day. If my channel keeps growing, I might launch a Discord channel where we can all gather and chat abut movies! Stay tuned! 🤞
These are all good and valid points. There were a lot of things wrong with the studio system’s abuse of power, but that still happens under a different guise. What worked was that talent and crafts people got lots of opportunity to learn their trade. That’s lacking today. A generation of directors learned by doing music videos which lacked dialogue, story (mostly), and character development. Music videos did involve effects, fast cutting and defined moods, but in short packages that often succeed or fail because of the music. Television no longer provides a great training ground and segregates "TV" from "film", perhaps unfairly. Decentralizing the industry may help, breaking away from Hollywood, putting tools in the hands of filmmakers outside the echo chamber of Southern California, but we’ll see.
That sounds similar to Eddie Mullers (Film Noir) view. He thinks old movies are great because the writers were writers before they wrote screen plays. And I think the Hays code helped with the story telling.
@@robertamartinez152 Some good ones you can try are The Philadelphia Story, Gone With The Wind, Its A Wonderful Life, Giant, To Kill A Mockingbird, It Happened One Night, and Doctor Zhivago.
Really enjoyed this, a nice whistlestop tour of classic movies and what they still have to offer. As you say, there is a lot we can learn and appreciate from older movies and we should engraver to keep them visible and part of the story of cinema.
Yes I agree. Thanks for the comment. Just because they are not flashy and shocking doesn't mean they are not meaningful and have something to offer. You just have to view them in the right context.
@@classiccinema9490 Yeah, tell me about it. " Ooh It's gotta be in color, otherwise I can't watch it." Love this quote by Sam Fuller, one of my very favorite directors. "Life is in color, but black and white is more realistic." Such wise words!
For the rest of my life I will never forget the gasp of surprise that swirled about the cinema, (and from me) when Darth Vader revealed, “I am your father. Search your feelings. You know it’s true.” I had no notion that The Empire Strikes Back would pack such an emotional punch, or be so damned entertaining to watch. The film began and ended with a request that audiences would, “Please do not reveal any of the story content to people outside of this theatre who have not yet seen the film.” Such a thing is simply not possible now. Even with spoiler warnings and many respectful reviewers and critics, there’s always a million trolls who take pleasure in spoiling things for others. I knew James Bond’s fate before seeing his last outing, due to trollery. I was brought up on a steady diet of Hollywood classics, by a mother who was obsessive about the art form and prodigious in her knowledge, long before the invention of the internet. And my dad loved westerns in a way that no other man I’ve met has since. So, I totally get where you’re coming from, and I recon your Indiana Jones and my Empire experience puts us in a close ball park, agewise. I’m curious. Was your love of Hollywood imbibed from your parents, like mine? Or is it something you just fell in love with all on your own? I went through school knowing more about actors, producers, directors, score composers, etc, than any of my subjects, wishing that Hollywood classics were on the curriculum. So, my love is deep and abiding. So glad I found your channel. Thanks. 👍
I fell in love with movies as a young boy and I definitely didn't get it from my parents. They were not movie lovers. I have a knack for remembering actors, lines and scenes from movies. I was that kid correcting my classmates when they got their facts wrong!
@@classiccinema9490 : Well, I hope you will forgive my Darth quote for being more of a paraphrase than the exact wording, then? I had a . . . “strange,” childhood, without going into details, but the one plain on which I could reach my parents was talking about the classics. From light musicals like Flying Down To Rio, or Singin’ In The Rain, to the Raymond Chandler noirs of The Big Sleep and Double Indemnity, it paid to know the gamut of late 1930’s to late 1950’s Hollywood in our house. It was the way to communicate and get close.
Acting has actually gotten much better. Most points you made about why older movies are good apply to modern movies. If Raiders came out today you'd think k it sucks. Just about every scene had something eye roll worthy in it.
I couldn't disagree with you more on all you said. A different form of acting came along in the '50s and the early '60s through movies and TV shows. Even then, there were waves of actors that came from the theatre in the '40s. And even the star personas of the giants made film performances that are lauded, such as Spencer Tracy and James Cagney adored by Kubrick and Welles. As for Raiders, all those that have been introduced to it, have loved it. The only ones I think that would complain are the political correctness brigade.
What's the true difference between today's youngish directors and the rest is that most of them have lost that special connection with their predecessors in the art business, that being painters, scultors or even photographers. Take a look at what the son of a painter (Jean Renoir), etc. in our not so distant past actually produced. Just take the successive movies about the French Cancan or Moulin Rouge, and have a closer look at how we have progressed down a certain path. I guess that Jean Renoir pretty much predicted where we at now. Especially after a movie critic then criticised the music, the sets, even the final cancan scene: "The phoniness of the rue Lepic, with its vegetable carts and piles of artificial stones is painful to look at. The actors act. The audience gets bored. The dance rehearsals are Degas all right, but the kind that appears on Post Office calendars." That sounds very familiar indeed
Very good point. It all boils down to appealing to the lowest common denominator to get that box office revenue up, art be damned. I want to see a rise of the independent studios who are willing to take chances.
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Just for fun: see if you can name the movies I took the clips from for the video! Once again, thanks for watching!
I agree with your opinions and points about classics. I’ll watch the same movie periodically just for the good feelings and memories it stirs from my youth.
I’ve watched a few of your videos and I’ve really enjoyed them. You seem like someone I’d enjoy chatting with about classic films.
Thank you! That might be possible one day. If my channel keeps growing, I might launch a Discord channel where we can all gather and chat abut movies! Stay tuned! 🤞
Finally someone who feels the same about these classic movies. We should make a list of classics worth watching.
Let’s see what your favourites are.
These are all good and valid points. There were a lot of things wrong with the studio system’s abuse of power, but that still happens under a different guise. What worked was that talent and crafts people got lots of opportunity to learn their trade. That’s lacking today. A generation of directors learned by doing music videos which lacked dialogue, story (mostly), and character development. Music videos did involve effects, fast cutting and defined moods, but in short packages that often succeed or fail because of the music. Television no longer provides a great training ground and segregates "TV" from "film", perhaps unfairly. Decentralizing the industry may help, breaking away from Hollywood, putting tools in the hands of filmmakers outside the echo chamber of Southern California, but we’ll see.
Great point!
That sounds similar to Eddie Mullers (Film Noir) view. He thinks old movies are great because the writers were writers before they wrote screen plays. And I think the Hays code helped with the story telling.
I really enjoyed this video, loved all the 7 reasons that you explained... now I am more intrigued in seeing more of this classic movies :)
Thank you so much for the comment! I hope you find some classics you will enjoy. If you like, I can recommend some movies you might like.
@@classiccinema9490 yes i would like that
@@robertamartinez152 Some good ones you can try are The Philadelphia Story, Gone With The Wind, Its A Wonderful Life, Giant, To Kill A Mockingbird, It Happened One Night, and Doctor Zhivago.
@@classiccinema9490 thank you !
Really enjoyed this, a nice whistlestop tour of classic movies and what they still have to offer. As you say, there is a lot we can learn and appreciate from older movies and we should engraver to keep them visible and part of the story of cinema.
Yes I agree. Thanks for the comment. Just because they are not flashy and shocking doesn't mean they are not meaningful and have something to offer. You just have to view them in the right context.
I’m a 33 year old guy and I love black and white movies. Some of the most well made masterpieces are from the golden era
" Some people scoff when I mention how much I enjoy the classic B&W films" You should tell them to take a long walk on a short pier.
Haha. Yeah well, some people have no taste.
@@classiccinema9490 Yeah, tell me about it. " Ooh It's gotta be in color, otherwise I can't watch it." Love this quote by Sam Fuller, one of my very favorite directors. "Life is in color, but black and white is more realistic." Such wise words!
My daughter forces me to see her movies, so I force her to see my classic movies. 😂❤
For the rest of my life I will never forget the gasp of surprise that swirled about the cinema, (and from me) when Darth Vader revealed, “I am your father. Search your feelings. You know it’s true.” I had no notion that The Empire Strikes Back would pack such an emotional punch, or be so damned entertaining to watch. The film began and ended with a request that audiences would, “Please do not reveal any of the story content to people outside of this theatre who have not yet seen the film.”
Such a thing is simply not possible now. Even with spoiler warnings and many respectful reviewers and critics, there’s always a million trolls who take pleasure in spoiling things for others. I knew James Bond’s fate before seeing his last outing, due to trollery.
I was brought up on a steady diet of Hollywood classics, by a mother who was obsessive about the art form and prodigious in her knowledge, long before the invention of the internet. And my dad loved westerns in a way that no other man I’ve met has since.
So, I totally get where you’re coming from, and I recon your Indiana Jones and my Empire experience puts us in a close ball park, agewise. I’m curious. Was your love of Hollywood imbibed from your parents, like mine? Or is it something you just fell in love with all on your own?
I went through school knowing more about actors, producers, directors, score composers, etc, than any of my subjects, wishing that Hollywood classics were on the curriculum. So, my love is deep and abiding. So glad I found your channel. Thanks. 👍
I fell in love with movies as a young boy and I definitely didn't get it from my parents. They were not movie lovers. I have a knack for remembering actors, lines and scenes from movies. I was that kid correcting my classmates when they got their facts wrong!
@@classiccinema9490 : Well, I hope you will forgive my Darth quote for being more of a paraphrase than the exact wording, then? I had a . . . “strange,” childhood, without going into details, but the one plain on which I could reach my parents was talking about the classics. From light musicals like Flying Down To Rio, or Singin’ In The Rain, to the Raymond Chandler noirs of The Big Sleep and Double Indemnity, it paid to know the gamut of late 1930’s to late 1950’s Hollywood in our house. It was the way to communicate and get close.
@@ashroskell I had a vivid imagination as a kid. Got into the old monster classics and 50s sc-fi, then evolved into the noir classics as I got older.
Acting has actually gotten much better. Most points you made about why older movies are good apply to modern movies. If Raiders came out today you'd think k it sucks. Just about every scene had something eye roll worthy in it.
Thanks for the comment!
I couldn't disagree with you more on all you said. A different form of acting came along in the '50s and the early '60s through movies and TV shows. Even then, there were waves of actors that came from the theatre in the '40s. And even the star personas of the giants made film performances that are lauded, such as Spencer Tracy and James Cagney adored by Kubrick and Welles. As for Raiders, all those that have been introduced to it, have loved it. The only ones I think that would complain are the political correctness brigade.
What's the true difference between today's youngish directors and the rest is that most of them have lost that special connection with their predecessors in the art business, that being painters, scultors or even photographers. Take a look at what the son of a painter (Jean Renoir), etc. in our not so distant past actually produced. Just take the successive movies about the French Cancan or Moulin Rouge, and have a closer look at how we have progressed down a certain path. I guess that Jean Renoir pretty much predicted where we at now. Especially after a movie critic then criticised the music, the sets, even the final cancan scene: "The phoniness of the rue Lepic, with its vegetable carts and piles of artificial stones is painful to look at. The actors act. The audience gets bored. The dance rehearsals are Degas all right, but the kind that appears on Post Office calendars." That sounds very familiar indeed
Very good point. It all boils down to appealing to the lowest common denominator to get that box office revenue up, art be damned. I want to see a rise of the independent studios who are willing to take chances.
I respectfully disagree..the aim of movies has always been about shock and awhh.