#AsToldByGinger

My love of film started when I was particularly young. I grew up in a movie-loving household where gathering on the couch to watch “Star Wars” or “Little Shop of Horrors” was often how my family spent quality time together. As I got older and started getting into the deeper cuts, I always found myself wishing I could have been alive when these movies first premiered on screen.

As soon as I became of driving age and had a (somewhat) steady source of income, I began attending retrospective movie screenings. I was fortunate enough to make a group of friends that loved older movies as much as I did, and to this day, it remains an important aspect of what we do together.

In a world that’s always looking for the next big thing, the next technology, the next “Star Wars” or “Breaking Bad,” retrospective movie screenings give audiences an opportunity to look back and remember simpler times. Getting together with a bunch of strangers and experiencing a film the way it was originally intended to be seen is pure bliss. 

Don’t get me wrong, I love that movies and television shows are becoming more accessible to people through streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. However, there’s something about watching a film on a large screen with full sound that immerses you in a different, fantastical world that can’t be replicated with a tiny laptop screen.

Film is by no means a dying art. The latest and greatest films crush at the box office, and filmmaking is a billion dollar industry. However, without present-day recognition, older films run the risk of being lost to the ages. If you’re a lover of movies, I encourage you to take ten dollars you would spend to see “Happy Death Day” a fifth time and instead seek out a retrospective film screening.