Deja-Vu all over again......

[Beta Man]

Was just reading through some threads, and I began to think about some of these younger "Blu-ray commandos" fighting for Blu-ray, telling people how great it is, making fun of the ignorant, etc.... and although I think it's kind of silly to think "the world can be swayed" etc.... and I don't think there is anything wrong with people who choose not to "go Blu" nor do I think people who say "DVD is good enough for me" are stupid..... they believe it, as long as they are happy, why should we care???

Sometimes I think the "Where can I get a Blu-ray banner to hang in my bedroom" threads are funny, etc... but after all of this, the enthusiasm of these younger consumers got me thinking......

I had a VCP (nope.. didn't record!) in my bedroom in my younger days when I was living with my parents.... I had a couple of movies and didn't see the need to buy any..... I actually have personally NEVER owned a VCR/VCP, and still don't.....

I went off to school to ensure I didn't end up living in the dump-hole town I grew up in, and in 1997 I bought a DVD player, and soon I found myself buying all sorts of movies because it was just the whole "wow" factor..... I mean, I didn't even have to Frickin' rewind!!!! It was a hit in the dorms to boot..... I bought a 5.1 set-up for a couple grand, and was enjoying life (without doing much research unfortunately)

I would tell people who thought it was "unnecessary" that they didn't know what they were talking about..... I'd buy titles just to "show off" the system.... I was a big "Go-DVD" kinda guy.....

The result of this new-found love of DVD, oddly enough, was the beginning of a great appreciation for "FILM" crazy concept I know, but film became very important to me..... and I had watched, understood, enjoyed, pondered about, theorized and debated about, many different films in the process of "collecting DVDs for the sake of collecting DVDs"

I have since dumped my "dumb purchases" in terms of DVDs and I purchase selectively (not too selective according to my wife!)

My job at a local video store when I was 16 didn't turn me onto "film" it took DVD to do that.

I see the enthusiasm that Blu-ray has caused in many younger members here, and although the PS3 is probably a big driving force, in addition to the "desire to be apart of a format war"

I find many here are watching 30-40 year old classic films for the first time, and perhaps Blu-ray will bring about the next big renaissance of film appreciation......

[arush5268d]

Good story, thanks for sharing it with us. I do see myself following in the same path as you have, although to both a lesser, and greater extent.

[Ferris]

Agreed. Nice post.

I actually worked at a video store for a while (maybe a year before DVDs were first becoming mainstream) and loved movies as a hobby. Now, I have over 600 DVDs and more than 30 Blu-rays so far, and don't buy nearly as much anyomre either (thanks to my wife... funny).

What got me into FILM was a few "upper level" courses I took in college. Specifically "Rhetoric of Film" (taught by Rip Torn's son, coindidentally) and "Relationships on Film".

That "Rhetoric" class was the one that made film appreciation really click for me. The teacher was great, and so were his lessons.

This message board is another way for me to learn and share my respect and appreciation for film. Threads like these remind me there are many other folks out there who share my respect and love for film.

PREACH ON!!!

[arush5268d]

You go girl!