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The Yuck Yuck Syndicate's avatar

Brilliantly observed and written. Just as subtle as Chaplain's performance. Write On Arnie.

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Robert F. Graboyes's avatar

Wonderful piece.

If I may, here's a piece I wrote on the emotional impact of sound/color films versus silent/b&w: https://graboyes.substack.com/p/that-the-past-shall-not-grow-old. This was an analysis of Peter Jackson's decision to add sound, color, and AI-generated frames to WWI film, freeing the soldiers from what he called, their "Charlie Chaplin world.” Jackson noted the impropriety of colorizing films where directors deliberately chose black-and-white over color film" (e.g., 2011's "The Artist"), and I added, "Perhaps Charlie Chaplin, too, would have used color film, had it been available. But it would still be abominable to colorize 'The Little Tramp' today. Chaplin forged his art with the materials of his time. Michelangelo didn’t have access to acrylic paint, but that’s no excuse for colorizing 'David.'”

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