Sorry for the truncated message! Shari Rosenblum objects: > It seems to me that whether an artist fails or succeeds within his > chosen parameters should be something each viewer be allowed > to assess for himself -- whether or not the elite and the trained > believe him capable of doing so. Anything else, I submit, is a > betrayal of the artists' craft. Film is not unique, but it certainly is highly susceptible to post-facto manipulation by others. The comments on this thread echo points in earlier debates about colorization--and even dubbing vs. subtitling. Unfortunately, in cinema there are all too many opportunities for betrayal. Don Larsson ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite