Re: Re: Cassablanca
by Pat Thakur on Apr 27, 2011 08:01 PM
The senseless lungi breed. If US farts even, they're insanely joyous that their god rumbled.....
Has its own character and leaves lots to imagination which is the food for thought after watching a B&W movie every person has has its own scenic imagination as to one wonders what colour Sari the actress was wearing or what shirt colours was the actor wearing what colours of flowers were in the garden. every cinema goer colour the movie according to his/her own imagination. here as the a movie in colour removes all that and nothing is left to one imagination which ruins the whole ideology of watching in B&w. I have prints of all both Mughal-e Azam and Naya Duar (Hum Dono Is not yet available in colour in UK and Europe)but prefer to watch them in B&W. Colour one are no where as enjoyable as b&W. Artificial colouring does no justice to true colours any way. they are washed out, quality of colouring is not there. in My opinion leave Black and white movies alone don't temper with them then it is money that counts. Cinema houses know that very few seats will be filled if they show a movie in B&W but public will flock to see the same in colour. AT THE END IT IS THE CASH THAT COUNTS.
Has its own character and leaves lots to imagination which is the food for thought after watching a B&W movie every person has has its own scenic imagination as to one wonders what colour Sari the actress was wearing or what shirt colours was the actor wearing what colours of flowers were in the garden. every cinema goer colour the movie according to his/her own imagination. here as the a movie in colour removes all that and nothing is left to one imagination which ruins the whole ideology of watching in B&w. I have prints of all both Mughal-e Azam and Naya Duar (Hum Dono Is not yet available in colour in UK and Europe)but prefer to watch them in B&W. Colour one are no where as enjoyable as b&W. Artificial colouring does no justice to true colours any way. they are washed out, quality of colouring is not there. in My opinion leave Black and white movies alone don't temper with them then it is money that counts. Cinema houses know that very few seats will be filled if they show a movie in B&W but public will flock to see the same in colour. AT THE END IT IS THE CASH THAT COUNTS.
I kinda agree with the rest around here. B&W films shouldn't be tampered with. There's a charm around those movies that has to be enjoyed in B&W. Period.
Colouring looks quite artificial, cartoonish, animated, that spoils the experience.
Having said that, I did enjoy Mughal-E-Azam in colour. Maybe, it was just curiosity...
Its clear from this article that Raja Sen lacks aesthetic sense. B & W are beautiful because they are B & W. Simply making it coloured movie will ruin the effect of the movie just like Hum Dono. I strongly opposed Hum Dono in colour & I vehemently oppose any future such endeavours by some over zealot film maker(s), Dev Anand included. As for Raja Sen, he should stick to writing trashy reviews of just released movies which are being thrashed by one & all.
This article has been written by someone who has no appreciation of film as an art form. Black and white films have a different aesthetic; their cinematography is dependent on the use of lights and shadows in a way which colour film does not require. To turn classic B & W films into colour is an appalling thought - quite simply appalling.
