Post by lune7000 on Aug 15, 2021 19:31:37 GMT
About a year ago I saw a colorized version of It's a Wonderful Life. There are several colorized versions of this movie I guess and, since this was streaming, I don't know which one it was. But the colorization was really good and it didn't look at all like the weak washes used when colorization began that appeared all muddy. Computer software should allow for pretty expert colorization of B&W film with rich multihued colors that naturally darken. In any case- this movie looked good.
If colorization were really good, would you prefer it? I realize that it may not be right for film noir but musicals are really diminished without color- which adds so much joy to the music. Seeing lots on people dancing in costumes in B&W is confusing and boring. I know people will say the colorized film is not the director's vision but I also think it is possible to improve on the director's vision with thoughtful colorization and originality for it's own sake seems pointless. The B&W version will always still be around.
If colorization were really good, would you prefer it? I realize that it may not be right for film noir but musicals are really diminished without color- which adds so much joy to the music. Seeing lots on people dancing in costumes in B&W is confusing and boring. I know people will say the colorized film is not the director's vision but I also think it is possible to improve on the director's vision with thoughtful colorization and originality for it's own sake seems pointless. The B&W version will always still be around.