But the people who we are addressing were alive back then. Those should be the focus of the letter.
Like I said, that would make it look like you are doing it for a specific group of people who will eventually be gone. They might even say: “Why would we even bother doing it for a few old-timers?”. The focus should be on preservation for everyone now and future generations.
I agree. The films should be preserved for posterity, not specifically for a group, that’s rapidly going the way of the Dodo. Preserving the OOT is like preserving the Mona Lisa, or preserving ancient structures. It’s about preserving our cultural history.