It’s not uncommon for modern films to utilize black-and-white filmmaking techniques in order to make stylistic choices.
Everything from Alexander Payne’s downbeat comedy Nebraska to Joss Whedon’s comedic spin on Much Ado About Nothing has purged itself of traditional colors in order to revert to the black-and-white style of classic Hollywood films during the silent era.
While it’s fun to see that directors aren’t opposed to shooting their films in black-and-white, that doesn’t mean that they’re trying to pay tribute to the history of cinema.
However, Michel Hazanavicius’ 2011 historical comedy The Artist didn’t just pay tribute to the history of Hollywood with its black-and-white photography; it was silent too! The film’s amusing, reflective examination of the film industry’s transition from the silent era to the age of the “talkies” earned it the Academy Award for Best Picture, a prize that hadn…
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