I didn't understand why old movies were in black and white. I was 70% sure that colors must have existed back then. I pondered over the problem for days...maybe weeks. I came up with several theories; I thought maybe it was because all the people were sick, or that they lost their colors somehow, or the hadn't discovered colors, or that people couldn't afford colors, or that they were like the old orthodox amish or something and chose to be in black and white. (no offense; I was just a stupid lil kid) But, if they were amish, I didn't understand why they were in movies.
A childhood belief about history
you weren't the only one
564 of you believed this
- After I saw the Wizard of Oz, I was under the impression Kansas was black and white.Anon
- Before the invention of the camera, everything looked like a cartoon with the quality/effect of oil painting.— MD Caruso
- after watching "the wizard of oz" i thought kansas was black and white and the rest of the world was color!— kelly
- I use to think polka dot was a color.Anon
- I thought the world was black and white because of all the smoke from the bombs in Second World War.— Bjoern
- I used to believe that my grandparents' world was in black and white.— Sara Serés