Exposing children to black and white films

There are so many new and different types of movies that we watch today. We have so many different places that we can see them. We can still go to the theater and see them when they are shown for the first time. We can wait until they come out on video and rent a copy from the local video store. We can rent a viewer for our television through our satellite, cable or even our computer or telephone. Everything is so amazing.

Even with all these options available to us, one of the best ways to watch an older movie is to simply watch it on television on one of the movie channels like Turner Classic Movies. This is one of the best channels to watch if you are a movie buff. Of course, there are other channels like Family Channel and others that show a lot of old movies as well.

The way movies are made today is very different than it was in the past. Today’s kids hardly know what a black and white movie is. If you ask my granddaughter, who is six years old, she will tell you that they are also gray. I asked him what he meant and he explained that those old movies were gray too. Amazing observation, why were they never called black, white and gray movies?

The film that makes special effects combined with all the computerized and digital technologies that are used to make them now is wonderful. It is easy to understand why children may think that watching old classics is a bit boring. The new visuals are fascinating, but when you’re watching a great classic like The Grapes of Wrath, is it better or just different?

It is very important that young people do not miss seeing some of the great black, white and gray films of the past. There is a lot to learn from some of them. Movies like To Kill a Mockingbird describe a bygone era and the innocence of children from that era. The Wizard of OZ is one of the best movies ever made for kids and it’s great in the color version, but many older folks prefer the original black, white, and gray version.

The next time you have a Saturday or Sunday afternoon off, try having your kids sit down and watch whatever classic black and white movies that might be on TV. You probably won’t have to worry about inappropriate language or content, and maybe you can introduce them to an era of film-making that no one should be without being exposed to.

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