Language of Film

Some people don't enjoy the beauty of black and white movies but i believe that it enhances the beauty of some films. An example would be Casablanca, this movie is thought to be one of the best films ever made and in hindsight should should be on my top 5 movies list in my previous blog. However, i digress the black and white filming of Casablanca adds to the beauty of this film because Ingrid Bergman is much better looking in black and white than in color. The main reason however is that, when you watch a black and white film you pay more attention to the acting and directing than the pretty colors in the background of a movie that would never have been a success in the 1940s. The reason i say that is because the main actor in many modern movies puts on such a bad presentation if you where to watch it not for the special effects but for the acting and/or directing, you would feel ashamed that you just spent that last 2 hours or so of your life watching that and the two hours are never coming back. In example the film The Fast and The Furious (Rob Cohen, 2001) could very well be one of the worst movies ever made thanks to Paul Walker the main character's acting, which is a sham of a mockery of two mockeries of a sham of acting. Maybe i shouldn't say that because Vin Diesel was in it and Vin makes any bad movie great (maybe he should of been in The Happening). A better example is the comparison of Howard Hawks's Scarface vs the 1983 Scarface. The original Howard Hawks's Scarface is up there with High Sierra as one of the best mobster movies ever and the 1983 Scarface is a picture show that makes you want to bang your head against a wall if you pay too much attention to it. The 1983 Scarface is prime example of modern movies failing artistically but somehow became a hit. This was also a movie that marked the downfall of Al Pachino's acting ability since basically every movie he has done after that was like a sequel to Scarface. Maybe to broaden his horizons Al Pachino should start doing some independent black and white films that don't involve some Latino or Italian mobster.