A friend of mine who works in advertising has a theory that American civilization began its decline when ads began to feature regular schlubs as the main characters in television commercials.
‘The Last Picture Show’ resonates due to its ability of transferring what is happening in North Texas to virtually any locale... with the characters intact. All we had to do is substitute the characters, in the film, with our own real-life situations plus we could interchange which actor we wanted to be...
Creating this masterpiece in black and white was gutsy but if it wasn’t filmed that way, it wouldn’t have been so impactive.
I certainly hope a colourized version is never done.
I really appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. And yes, the aesthetics of the film - the black and white and the graininess of the film (especially in our digital times) - are integral to the impact of the film!
I do plan to revive this substack soon, thanks for the encouragement. Been quite busy polishing the screenplay this blog is based on. Cheers.
I apologize for only now seeing this, thank you very much! I took a hiatus from substack to deal with some things, but will be posting more regularly in the future. thanks again for reading!
Your article is well written... thanks.
‘The Last Picture Show’ resonates due to its ability of transferring what is happening in North Texas to virtually any locale... with the characters intact. All we had to do is substitute the characters, in the film, with our own real-life situations plus we could interchange which actor we wanted to be...
Creating this masterpiece in black and white was gutsy but if it wasn’t filmed that way, it wouldn’t have been so impactive.
I certainly hope a colourized version is never done.
Write more.
I really appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. And yes, the aesthetics of the film - the black and white and the graininess of the film (especially in our digital times) - are integral to the impact of the film!
I do plan to revive this substack soon, thanks for the encouragement. Been quite busy polishing the screenplay this blog is based on. Cheers.
This essay is excellent, thanks!
I apologize for only now seeing this, thank you very much! I took a hiatus from substack to deal with some things, but will be posting more regularly in the future. thanks again for reading!