[drysart]

That choice was made long before Scorsese made The Godfather; and so has virtually every other movie made over the past century.

Real artists understand the limits of the medium they're working in and shape their creations to exist within it. So even if there was no artistic or technical merit in the choice to standardize on 24 FPS, the choice to standardize on 24 FPS shaped the media that came after it. Which means it's gained merit it didn't have when it was initially standardized upon.

[pvdebbe]

>just like Scorsese intended.

>before Scorsese made The Godfather

Can you let me in on the joke?

[unethical_ban]

Whether he invented 24hz or not, the film was shot with that in mind, is the point. Just like the lighting of black and white films was very different because of color limitations, or the mannerisms of silent films were different due to lack of dialogue or sound other than a musical track.

[ChoGGi]

Oof, I completely glossed over that. Twice.

[nntwozz]

It's not a joke it's a mistake! Thanks for the upvotes anyway :]

The director was of course Francis Ford Coppola.

[drysart]

I dunno, the grandparent comment gave credit for The Godfather to Scorsese so I ran with it.