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Are you talking about youtube videos some of us make on here for fun? I agree that suppression of artists who made great films weren't given the chance; I use the Hollywood Ten Blacklist for example. I think universal valued humanistic systems suffered, although in other countries where they didn't look for Communist Party members under every bed still made great films. Bergman in Sweden, Kurosawa in Japan, De Sica, Pontecorvo, Fellini, etc., in Italy.
I looked at your Top 10, most were older movies. For not only my sake, but for others, can you name some of the greatest films ever that are new? I'd like to see them, I would never want to deprive myself of seeing something great. And to further that, the new movies I watch are critically acclaimed, films with awards, including the great thinkers on this board.
Wouldn't you agree that many of the older films won't ever be watched because of silly things like "It's old" or "I hate black and white" - Most people I know from many countries almost seems like the movies are imposed on them. So many people will say how they'll watch a movie on TV, so they're only getting current movies, unless you watch TCM, which I think is the best channel for films, not only because of how great a lot are, but the fact it's the only cable news channel that doesn't interrupt films.
But I'm being serious about being open to seeing the really great films of today considering you probably have a good idea the kinds of films I watch. I only discuss because I want everyone to find great movies every day. That's my passion. And for that to happen, sometimes we have to lay our egos low, and try to be more open when someone introduces you to something.
I'll end with a small example. My cousin (young adult) says he loves philosophy and wants to get into that, and so I'll go over to his place, put it in, and within ten minutes, he'll say, "I don't get it." - If people don't know the terms, theorists, and don't educate themselves, of course they won't like it, but it's probably for the wrong reasons. If you can't understand the vocabulary, you can miss out on the entire movie, especially in the 40's when the language was a bit different, different times, values, things that would seem decadent to an average viewer who didn't live during those days.