Starwars 6 title DVD box set

[racquetman]

Will you change your mind when it's a movie you love, Alandamp? Perhaps we could change Bogey's dialog at the end of Casablanca, or digitally cut Brando out of the Godfather and edit in another actor.

That's a good question, Rob. Like I said, I probably don't have the proper perspective on Star Wars. I can't imagine, though, if someone came along and added a couple of digital shots to one of my favorite movies that I would be too upset. Even if I couldn't see the original any more.

I think this is like when movies are colorized or mono soundtracks are eliminated. I don't care about either of these things. If color and surround sound had always existed, there would never have been any black and white films or mono soundtracks. So if someone released a movie that was originally black and white with mono sound in color with a surround audio track only, I would certainly respect that. If they want to put in the time to digitally colorize their whole movie and mix a surround audio track because they thought it would better serve their true vision of the movie, then I say go for it. Pitch the original it the garbage. I love Schindler's List in black and white, but if it was changed to color and I never got to see the black and white version again I could care less.

Anyway, that's just me and I certainly respect anyone who feels differently about it. I just don't think it's worth complaining about over and over again, because, like you said, at the end of the day it is the director's decision.

 

[Pyrrho]

... If color and surround sound had always existed, there would never have been any black and white films or mono soundtracks. ...

Obviously, you are not a photographer. Many prefer the look of black and white for some images, and it can be an artistic choice, as in the film Manhattan. (Schindler's List was, I believe, filmed in black and white simply because the director was used to seeing old black and white footage of WWII, so he wanted it to look "authentic".) If you go to a photography exhibit at an art gallery, it is as likely as not to be black and white, even if the photographs were taken in the era of color.

Of course, you are right that often films were made in black and white for budgetary reasons ("motion" color film, by the way, goes at least back to the 1910's).