Post by kijii on Feb 10, 2021 5:36:41 GMT
This is where classic movies came in. I had a lot of time to kill due to lockdowns and ordered some classic films from my library. I was stunned as I watched them; it was the past as interpreted not by moderns but by the people of the time period. I would stop the movie and just stare at streets, cars, clothing, etc. while fantasizing myself being there. Most importantly, I felt I was going to another country, an America so far removed from today that it is an entirely alien land. The style of speech, manners, values, direction of movie, etc. all felt foreign an interesting. Since I can never go back in time, this will be the closest I will get.
Good point Lune7000
I often see movies in there historical context too. It is like going back to that time and seeing what they were interested in, how they talked, and what clothing they wore... Notice how men always wore suits, even in their own homes.. That's hard to imagine today but how it was at the time the movie was made.