Personal Statement [OLD PROJECT]

I have always prided myself in my diversity of film tastes, as I love films from all genres, all time periods, and all countries of origin. Since I aspire to become a film archivist, watching classic films has always been important to me. It has always upset me that most people of my generation have not seen any film made before they were born, unless it is something like Star Wars, Clockwork Orange or Grease. When I look at people’s profiles, they normally list a movie that is only a few years old as their favorite. I also hate the expression "old movie," and people will use this on films made in the 80's!

The current trend of filmmaking seems to be sequels that no one asked for and remakes, which include remakes of classic films, popular films, foreign films, and adaptions of TV shows. At the time I am writing this, the box-office includes a remake of a Hong Kong film (The Departed), a sequel to a remake of a Japanese film (The Grudge 2), and a prequel to a remake of a cult American film (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning). It is only further proof that Hollywood is becoming bankrupt of ideas. Now, I do know that Hollywood during the studio period did their fair share of remakes and foreign adaptions, but it does not seem to been as many, and most of those remakes were at least done with some merit. It is just upsetting to me that people do not seem to adventure into watching lesser known films or older films or films from different countries.