BAK55
Well-Known Member
During my attendence at CONvergence this summer, I've realized the very sad fact that many of the younger generation have no knowledge of the classic films I had grown up with and have loved.
The days of late night, after school on Friday evenings or even Saturday afternoon Science Fiction or Horror films are no longer known that had a host of some kind to the genre. And the only way to see these classics these days seem to be on TCM if your lucky enough to know about them.
Just as the idea of the theme of the con this year being, "The Future though the Past", only brought up ideas of Steampunk. I'm not saying anything was wrong with it, it's just sad when no one had any other ideas other than that. And when I had talked about the original "The Day the Earth Stood Still" or the original "The Time Machine" or even mentioned "Forbidden Planet", I had deers staring at me in the headlights.
It's no wonder Hollywood cranks out remakes of classic films that shouldn't be touched. I even know of a very young lady who refuses to watch monochrome films just because they are not in color. She has no idea of the fantastic stories that are available.
Has anyone else experinced this?
The days of late night, after school on Friday evenings or even Saturday afternoon Science Fiction or Horror films are no longer known that had a host of some kind to the genre. And the only way to see these classics these days seem to be on TCM if your lucky enough to know about them.
Just as the idea of the theme of the con this year being, "The Future though the Past", only brought up ideas of Steampunk. I'm not saying anything was wrong with it, it's just sad when no one had any other ideas other than that. And when I had talked about the original "The Day the Earth Stood Still" or the original "The Time Machine" or even mentioned "Forbidden Planet", I had deers staring at me in the headlights.
It's no wonder Hollywood cranks out remakes of classic films that shouldn't be touched. I even know of a very young lady who refuses to watch monochrome films just because they are not in color. She has no idea of the fantastic stories that are available.
Has anyone else experinced this?
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