People who refuse to watch black & white movies.

People who refuse to watch black & white movies. Jan 7, 2019 22:22:50 GMT Fox in the Snow, RiP, IMDb, and 1 more like this

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Post by mikef6 on Jan 7, 2019 22:22:50 GMT

Jan 7, 2019 17:23:02 GMT Popeye Doyle said:

Have you encountered this phenomena? Not trying to sound like a cinema snob but I don't quite understand it. I heard someone talking about Dr. Strangelove and when finding it was not in color, just flatly refused to ever watch it.

No, you are not a snob. A film snob is a person who has a very narrow view of what constitutes watchable movies and shows contempt for all other kinds films and the people who like them. I have found that 98% (or higher) of classic movie lovers are also very familiar with modern films and enjoy them as well.

It is the person who will only see modern movies who is the snob because they make color an absolute requirement for their moviegoing. Ironically, they also apply the "snob" label to cineastes with wide ranging interests, not realizing that the word really applies to them because of their narrow requirements. Witness the dude on this thread who says "old movies are dumb as hell."

Now THAT is film snobbery. I call it The Cult Of The Modern.