Boring old black and white!
I wished they made this film in colour,all because of that Orson Wells fella...he should of kept his hooter out of the film and let old Boggers film it in colour.
shareNo way! B&W suited this film exactly right.
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MovieChat Forums > Paper Moon (1973) Discussion > Boring old black and white!
maybe ted turner will colorize it.
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The Black and White was purposely used to reflect Paper Moon's mood considering the harsh environment the protagonists are in.
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not".
I always wondered why it seemed better than other B&W films somehow.
shareIt was Orson Wells idea to have Paper Moon in black and white! I like how it captured the 30's depression era... A great tribute. Also black and white movies are classic, cannot believe someone is complaining about it. It's like wizard of oz all in color without the contrast of black and white...the yellow brick road wouldn't have its magical effect.
shareDisagree. Almost all movies of the era were black and white. And I am old enough to remember when there WERE black and white televisions!
It gives it a Great Depression era flavor.
Remember-in the real world, even though my parents were in another part of the country-my mother was only three and my dad was six. Equally small town.
This film wouldn't have been a fraction as good if shot in color. The B&W was perfect.
"For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest"
The fact that you find black and white boring leads me to assume that you are very young. All films and TV were in B&W for many years and many great films were made this way.
Paper Moon is suited to B&W because of the period it is set in and the environment it takes place in.
During the thirties, when this movie was set, there were no colored movies or photographs. This is one reason making it in black and white helps set the scene. Also the thirties were a time of great poverty and hardship for most Americans. I remember my mother saying that my older brother, who was born in 1938, played with sticks and stones. I guess he had no toys, or very few. Think of the piles of expensive toys most kids have today...
In the 1930s there were quite a few color movies, and color film was available at the drug store for anybody's camera. However, most movies were still black-and-white, and most people still took black-and-white snapshots with their cameras. The black-and-white cinematography in "Paper Moon" is perfectly done.
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