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Tuesday 25 December 2012

Learn More About Streaming Classic Movies Online

By Brandi Little


Streaming classic movies online is possible today due to the advancements made by man in the production of motion pictures. The first moving pictures were introduced in the late 1880s as a result of technology that saw the introduction a camera that could take motion pictures. This movie produced in the early times is what is being referred to as classic movies. People sought ways to entertain themselves and finally landed on the idea of films which they are trying to advance up to now.

It then became a lifestyle for most people to go to the movies for entertainment. But since the internet came into use there has been some progress to bring the cinemas to the homes of people. It started with the introduction of CDs and DVDs that people could buy and watch at home. These days technology has advanced to levels whereby what only one needs is a device that can connect to the internet like a mobile phone, tablet or computer and then they have a wide range of films to choose from.

Many websites created are providing films that are hard to find in stores or anywhere else. All one needs is to pay a subscription fee of$7. 99 a month in order for them to have unlimited access to these classic movies. These two websites get films from companies like Fox, Paramount and Universal which are some of the best movie companies in the world. Therefore they offer the best.

Entertainment companies are now opting for online streaming of their films cutting down on DVDs and blue ray releases. By streaming they can reach a wider market in a short time frame and is not as expensive other means. This way, even those films classified as classics and rare to find can also be streamed legally therefore being available to those who need them. A movie like A Farewell to Arms produced in 1932 can now be streamed.

Some websites like Open culture have specialized in the viewing of these classic films made before the internet was discovered. It has divided their films into quiet Films; Documentaries, Animation and many others according to the needs of individuals. Finding other films not available is easy from these websites because they have offered other links to websites that might have them.

A few individuals have taken advantage of these and started pirating films and it is illegal to do some. This has led to some websites like mega upload, being shut down and the owners being charged hefty fines while some have been jailed. It is legal and illegal to stream classic films depending on the website being used.

The legal websites are many and internet archive that have a huge collection of films that can be streamed online. Some of the movies contained on these websites cannot be found anywhere else. A good example are films like 1964 movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and A Trip Down Market Street produced in 1906.

Streaming classic movies online is a way of enabling people to know how far technology has advanced since the introduction of moving pictures. It is also a way of recollecting history because these movies tell the present generation how their predecessors lived. It could also be termed as illegal if the people streaming have not followed the laid down procedures so people should be careful.




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