I think what you're asking for is impossible. A movie will never recreate that other place and time. That sort of technology does not exist yet, if you get my meaning. Historical movies usually cast people with contemporary faces moving in contemporary places, done up to resemble a mock-up of yesterday, leaving out the obvious dirt and s…
I think what you're asking for is impossible. A movie will never recreate that other place and time. That sort of technology does not exist yet, if you get my meaning. Historical movies usually cast people with contemporary faces moving in contemporary places, done up to resemble a mock-up of yesterday, leaving out the obvious dirt and stink and wear-and-tear of the era. In some movies, you'd swear that these people never used the bathroom, when in fact they were probably going more often than we were. It's rose-colored to the extreme, in other words.
All movies are a product of the era in which they're made. A movie made in 2025, no matter when it takes place, has to be addressing the world in which it exists, in ways minor or major. That's the whole purpose of art. What you'd advocating for is escapism, which is completely different, and more in line with what the author is railing against.
I think what you're asking for is impossible. A movie will never recreate that other place and time. That sort of technology does not exist yet, if you get my meaning. Historical movies usually cast people with contemporary faces moving in contemporary places, done up to resemble a mock-up of yesterday, leaving out the obvious dirt and stink and wear-and-tear of the era. In some movies, you'd swear that these people never used the bathroom, when in fact they were probably going more often than we were. It's rose-colored to the extreme, in other words.
All movies are a product of the era in which they're made. A movie made in 2025, no matter when it takes place, has to be addressing the world in which it exists, in ways minor or major. That's the whole purpose of art. What you'd advocating for is escapism, which is completely different, and more in line with what the author is railing against.
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