The misconception about classic era movies

The misconception about classic era movies Nov 20, 2020 7:57:09 GMT darkreviewer2013 likes this

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Post by moviemouth on Nov 20, 2020 7:57:09 GMT

Nov 20, 2020 7:41:22 GMT darkreviewer2013 said:

Nov 19, 2020 9:23:13 GMT moviemouth said:

It seems to me that many people like one or the other, but not both. I like all styles of acting as long as it is good acting. Maybe this makes it hard for me to see the difference now.

It may also come down to exposure. The vast majority of movies I've seen date from the 60s onwards, so the older style of acting seems odd to me. I don't think I'm particularly unusual in that regard. Couple that with the fact that vintage movies were made at a time when the technical limitations were far greater, were often filmed in black and white and when a stricter censorship code was in place and the end result is movies that can be less easily relatable to modern day audiences more au fait with a different style of acting.

With that being said, I stand by that many performances from the era are more similar than you think. As I said, classic era foreign films were much closer to modern day movies than U.S. movies were.

I did think the way you and many people do before I started watching them on a regular basis. There are a variety of different styles back then and some were no different than now. Some are somewhat different and some are very different.

The technical limitations were a problem in some regard, but not in most movies.

My biggest issue with older movies is the censorship code. The unrealistic kissing, married but sleep in separate beds, lack of blood etc., but these are only issues in some movies. Take a look at The Dark Knight for example, a lot of killing, but no blood. Nobody complains here. The interrogation room scene is especially ridiculous in this regard. The married in separate beds is only an issue with movies where people are married and where they show their bedroom. This happens in far less movies than you might think.

I have seen some 500 movies from that era. There are many pre-1960's movies that are in color and film on location btw.

Not to mention you still have people who complain about overacting in modern movies. The fact is that I like a bit of exaggeration. Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman often get quite theatrical. Nicolas Cage is probably the prime example. You may not know this, but he has said that his style is heavily inspired by silent film acting.