They have something that keeps them alive, strengthening the roots with the past that comes dearer and dearer as the years pass by. Their interest activates them to study and keep alive their manual skills. In short it is an excellent way to keep one young in heart and mind even at an older age. Collectors may be divided in three main classes. Films , which remind them of the good old days when life was less complicated and a different kind of society seemed to exist.
Some films rekindle memories of childhood.
In the old movie houses youngsters forgot for a fleeting moment the harshness of the world outside. During a matinee they would laugh their heads off or identify with heroes in their fearless battles. In the years of depression the products of the dream factories lifted the crowds out of their miseries, leaving behind a fond memory. Such nostalgia becomes the soil for the urge to collect the films that brought joy. Amateur films are a category apart.