Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Agreed, C3PX on all accounts.
In terms of a films' effects withstanding the tests of time, I think it's dangerous to think that a film from, say 1933, or even 1977 should hold up to a film from 2007.
I think that the way you experience a film changes over time. For example, audiences were completely sold on the reality of King Kong in 1933. In 2007, I can watch the film and appreciate it's cultural and historical significance. It doesn't take me out of the reality of the film, but the way I experience it is different.
Same goes for Star Wars. In 1977 I totally bought into the reality of the film. In 2007 I don't experience Star Wars in the same way - I appreciate it more for the nostalgic value than the actual worth of the film...if this makes any sense at all.
Agreed, C3PX on all accounts.
In terms of a films' effects withstanding the tests of time, I think it's dangerous to think that a film from, say 1933, or even 1977 should hold up to a film from 2007.
I think that the way you experience a film changes over time. For example, audiences were completely sold on the reality of King Kong in 1933. In 2007, I can watch the film and appreciate it's cultural and historical significance. It doesn't take me out of the reality of the film, but the way I experience it is different.
Same goes for Star Wars. In 1977 I totally bought into the reality of the film. In 2007 I don't experience Star Wars in the same way - I appreciate it more for the nostalgic value than the actual worth of the film...if this makes any sense at all.
By withstanding the test of time, I don't necessarily mean it should look state of the art 30 years down the road, but that it should be made to last. Of course you cannot judge the effects of a 50 year old movie by today's standards, but it can still be a good movie and the effects can come off as archaic rather than cheesy. There are some fantastic movies from the 30s and 40s that I still love watching today, then there are movies from the nineties that are laughable. There is a difference between using state of the art effects to make somebody say "wow" one year and "pfft" the next and making a movie built to last. Some movies you look back on and you laugh at the cheesy effects, others you look at them and think how impressive the effects were for the time. I think the first Jurassic Park was built to last, as was Last Crusade. The effects of the Nazi with the super fast aging action at the end of the film may not be up to todays standards, but it worked and you can watch it without it taking you out of the film. Where obvious CG shots inserted here and there always do the trick of pulling me right out of a film.