What Is Wrong With Our Generation?

I have recently come to the conclusion that I have done my friends a great disservice, and for that I apologize.

Yesterday I took my father to Cinema Under the Stars for an early Father's Day celebration. Since my supreme gracefulness recently caused me to drop and break my laptop, I called my friend to have him check when the box office opened for me.

He had never heard of Cinema Under the Stars and, children, if you live in San Diego and don't know what that is you need to find out a.s.a.p. because it is magnificent! Anyway, initially I was stoked because he thought it looked so cute and looked like a great date place. I was pleased as punch to share one of my favorite places with a good friend; however, that punch quickly turned into some Jonestown Kool-Aid when he started to comment, in a tone of utter disgust, how old the movies were.

It was at that moment that I had the epiphany that I have been a horrible friend. How could I have never introduced him or so many of my other friends to the wonders of classic cinema??

I don't understand how our generation does not partake in the hilarity of movies like It Happened One Night, or the Hitchcock films that keep you on the edge of your seat with suspense or even the sweet simplicity and innocence of movies like Gidget.

They certainly don't make movies like they used to and Hollywood stars are definately not what they used to be. No one has that Cary Grant charisma, the Audrey Hepburn sophistication and grace, the Bogie and Bacall chemistry, and certainly no one comes can convey as much emotion with their eyes as Natalie Wood.

Don't even get me started on directors! The comedic timing of a Billy Wilder film, the beauty and innovation of Orson Well's Citizen Kane, and the incredible suspense and even the incredible back story of a Hitchcock film. How can anyone resist?

The Golden Years of Hollywood have come and gone, and sadly we cannot live in those great times but we have so many opportunities to relive it. I cannot even comprehend how people can resist its golden lustre and appeal of a great movie with such strong and talented actors.

I can't even tell you how many times a friend has refused to watch a movie because it is black and white. It makes me so incredibly sick at the thought of what they are missing out of ignorance and this innate desire for all things modern. Call me a movie snob, but I will never understand this way of thinking.

So, I implore you, give it a chance. Go to your nearest Blockbuster, or your Netflix queue or even google for a nearby independent theater and partake in the loveliness that is classic cinema. Who knows? It could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.