people went out for dinner at 9pm on a work night?
people would have some kind of breakdown no matter the age (usually a woman) and would prescribed bed rest for weeks or months.
No woke ideology, we aren't constantly barraged with mixed race couples, women were women and not men which allowed men to be gentlemen, morality and reason were common with the exception of the antagonist.
shareMr. we could use a man like Herbert Hoover, again.
Didn't need no welfare state
Everybody pulled their weight.
Gee our old LaSalle ran great... THOSE WERE THE DAYS!
I do enjoy that element of old films a lot. Just story line, interesting characters, nice aesthetics. Not often are they trying to make any political statement.
shareThe cars, guns, and telephones were way better looking than current designs.
The sound wasn't very good. Orchestral scores sounded thin and harsh and voices sounded nasally. Foley artists have gotten a lot better since then too.
Even the classics from the 1950s or earlier (1960s in some cases too) had some janky special effects, like obvious matte paintings and driving scenes done in a studio with a projector screen displaying the scenery.
The acting style wasn't even remotely realistic, and therefore, it wasn't believable. Realistic acting didn't really become the norm until the 1970s, though there are some 1960s movies / TV shows with realistic acting too.
Most movies were still in B&W even though color film technology had already been around for decades. That was due to the same prevailing lazy and/or cheapskate mentality that gave us dodgy special effects.
1/ People drank a lot and usually for no reason.
2/ Everyone smoked.
3/ People were well dressed.
4/ Things seemed classier.
5/ Women were actually strong whereas now they just say they are strong.
6/ Women looked and behaved like women.
7/ Everything looked better.
8/ People were generally thin.