Exactly. What use is a well-preserved grainy, flickery video that no one watches? Even more, how do we understand history if we only see it through a blurry, sc

Exactly. What use is a well-preserved grainy, flickery video that no one watches? Even more, how do we understand history if we only see it through a blurry, scratchy lens? It might change our perception of the people who lived 100 years ago if we can only imagine them in a limited color scheme. I agree that the originals shouldn't be lost but there's no reason not to do restoration if it is done carefully or tastefully.