Americans refused to watch movies in black and white starting somewhere in the 1980s.
And the pacing of films before 1970 is “too slow” for the millennials.
“And the pacing of films before 1970 is “too slow” for the millennials.”
And yet, Casablanca moves pretty rapidly. New twists and characters are added throughout the film that keep the viewer interested.
I love this movie. It’s a step above some other good ones of the era, in my opinion (and that’s what counts in this thread.)
Sometime in the 90s a lot the cable programming became virtually unwatchable for me. If I had a slow motion button, maybe it would be OK. They’ll be panning some old car or artifact or something, and it’s just bam! bam! bam! bam!, they don’t linger on anything more than a split second. Damn near induces a seizure in some folks, flicker vertigo.