Is it right to include some and exclude others? overall i feel that the use of Appropriation in film is a technique to be used sparingly as it does add to a film and its narrative flow, but at the same time it can take away from the viewers full enjoyment of the film as they may not understand or miss the reference that you are trying to make or who you are paying homage to.
The Benefits of this technique are that you place the viewer right at that place and time and i feel that i you know where a film stands culturally in history then you have a greater understanding of it. This has also lead to the creation of "Geek Culture" where the more you know the more you are included in the inside jokes and narrative. This also makes people look at what influences them in their lives e.g what makes you laugh?, what makes you cry? and what makes you empathise with a character? what makes the narrative relatable
However the draw backs of this technique are exclusion which i mentioned earlier and that the film looses its timeless quality, it will always look like it was made when it was made, but at the same time it puts the viewer in that place and time in history.
So why would I use this technique in one of my films? I would use this in the way that most film makers do as an homage to my own influences and those that came before me and had an impact on my life and my own experiences of the arts.
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