Attitude towards old movies or movies set in the old time with not the best video quality + exploring new genres and whether it has anything to do with age during which you were introduced to them

Submitted by RaspberryColalala t3_yhoy7n in movies

Some of my friends are put off by a movie (or show) just because it is set in the 50s (Mad Men which is amazing) If I tell them there’s a great show about advertising and it’s rated so well they’ll be super interested but decide to not watch it because of the time it was set in They don’t mind Game of Thrones / 300 etc (maybe because it is action? Or the graphics are good? Or it’s “grand”?) Tashkent Files (Hindi investigative journalism movie) Sure! But All the President’s Men? Nope :( Knives out? Let’s go! Rear Window? Nah If it’s not an action movie, they won’t watch old movies / set in olden times I know that the plot is sometimes simpler and music and effects aren’t the best if the movies itself is old Has anyone been in a similar situation? For me personally, I only liked feel good movies / comedies till I was 13-14 yo I think and then I was introduced to some movies which were entertaining, not preachy but still had substance and meaning beyond just making the audience feel good like Life is Beautiful and Anand (Hindi) (making good content in any genre is a very tough job and I love watching almost all kinds of movies and respect them, not trying to belittle any genre) I must admit that I don’t like action movies a lot but I’ve started trying - I liked Die Hard, Fast and Furious

Any good movies that changed your attitude towards old movies?

Do you think that if you are not introduced to certain types of movies before a certain age, most people are not open to exploring new kind of movies?

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Metal64Game t1_iueyno6 wrote

Stanley Kubrick's paths of glory feels like a modern film despite being super old + black and white.

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chillseshh t1_iuez8yk wrote

I like watching older classics a lot but quite biased for 70's noir

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CapsElevatorScene t1_iuezivb wrote

The first old movie I watched was Casablanca and it made me want to watch more old movies. This movie aged like wine.

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HollandMarch1977 t1_iufmuzk wrote

That was one of the good things about having only TV back in the day (unless your parents splashed out on satellite channels). I remember seeing lots of old movies before I was even old enough to think about when they had been made or when they were set.

I even remember as a little kid watching Safety Last on a Saturday morning and thinking “okay, I guess there’s no talking in this one.” I couldn’t even read the title cards but I watched it anyway.

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jamesneysmith t1_iugicha wrote

I feel like it's not uncommon for people from a particular generation to not watch movies made prior to their generation. This can often but something that is changed through their teens or univerity/early 20's as our minds naturally begin to expand with more experiences. But the opinion of your friends is not unusual. When I was growing up it was black and white movies. Anything black and white was a no go for many people myself included. I feel like it was the movie Clerks that changed this for me. It being a contemporary movie got me to watch it and it totally changed my idea on black and white and then I began exploring older movies.

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lizzpop2003 t1_iufaml0 wrote

Lawrence Of Arabia feels very much like it could have been shot yesterday. The cinematography and camera work in that is ridiculous even by today's standards.

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Themercyunanswered t1_iuh14ca wrote

I have a really hard time with movies from before the 80's (in generel, with exceptions) I thibk the dialoge is like a parody of itself. Nobody talks like that. Nobody moves like that. Its like watching a theatre actor who hasnt adapted his performance. I also mostly hate the music, the dubbing etc. When it comes to old movies "feeling like they are new" i cant say i often feel it myself.

Its not for me, and that's ok.

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