Though it originally started out as a necessity, there's something to be said for the beauty of watching, say, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho in its monochromatic glory. Attempts to colourise classic films such as this and Casablanca are mostly misguided, because they create an image that the original director and cinematographer did not consent to: they framed and lensed the film within the context of this black-and-white colour scheme. Now, black-and-white cinematography is largely used for novelty purposes in films like The Artist and Nebraska, though given how over-produced and visually garish a lot of modern movies can be, it's easy to dream of a return to the original pared-down monochrome style, even if nobody wants to watch The Avengers in black and white... Can It Make A Comeback?: Never. Colour represents undeniable progress, though it's a shame that so many audiences would never dare watch a black and white film because they associate it with something being old and boring. Tragic.
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