Post by ellynmacg on Nov 16, 2019 21:19:36 GMT
I could say that I generally prefer movies released before 1960 to those released later, but then that would leave out some of my favorite series/franchises: Star Wars and Star Trek (in order of their cinematic releases); Harry Potter; the Ring Trilogy (not to be confused with the Ring Cycle 
); plus the Disney Renaissance/launch of Pixar, as well as a bunch of great standalone films, too. I have to say that I like very few films of the 1970's...until 1977 and the release of the first Star Wars (later known as Episode IV: A New Hope). That one little movie, that had to struggle to get its completion money, changed everything.
But getting back to the 1930's (I'm not even considering the silents because that's a whole other universe), there is another reason for the seeming theatricality of the acting style besides the restrictions of the stationary microphones and cameras. One needs to take into account how ill-prepared the studios were for actors to need to speak. Many of the biggest stars of the twenties and earlier just couldn't cut it...so the studio reps went to Broadway and hired a bunch of stage actors...hence their sometimes overly-dramatic delivery.
); plus the Disney Renaissance/launch of Pixar, as well as a bunch of great standalone films, too. I have to say that I like very few films of the 1970's...until 1977 and the release of the first Star Wars (later known as Episode IV: A New Hope). That one little movie, that had to struggle to get its completion money, changed everything.But getting back to the 1930's (I'm not even considering the silents because that's a whole other universe), there is another reason for the seeming theatricality of the acting style besides the restrictions of the stationary microphones and cameras. One needs to take into account how ill-prepared the studios were for actors to need to speak. Many of the biggest stars of the twenties and earlier just couldn't cut it...so the studio reps went to Broadway and hired a bunch of stage actors...hence their sometimes overly-dramatic delivery.