New Beginnings Come From Past Endings

New beginnings come from past endings.
The feelings of nostalgia are frequently prevalent in classic films. Nostalgia is a strategic tactic to get people to think back to the past and revisit good memories. For example, Forrest Gump is a phenomenal film that documents a young man's life throughout American history as he is incorporated into the historical events of the time period. I recently watched this movie and began to think about what makes movies great. And I started to think about what other classic movies used nostalgia to become great. Meet Me in St. Louis is one of the nostalgic classics that most people associate with good memories. The movie was made in 1944 and is set in 1905-06. It was a time period that audiences remembered fondly and through film, could live again. The early 1900's were a great time in American history and most people remembered the World's Fair in St. Louis. The movie was one of the best selling films of all time.

In addition, most films these days stem from historical events, for what reason I don't know. Is it because there are no new ORIGINAL plotlines to begin a screenplay? Or is it that we are entering an era that people don't want untold stories to be forgotten? Well, whatever the reason, historical/nostalgic movies seem to be among the classic films that have ever been made. You know a good movie when you can sit and rewatch it over and over again without getting sick of it. Nostalgia. It's a classic alright.