Walter Benjamin: "The Work of Art in the Age of

 One might generalize by saying: the technique of reproduction detaches the reproduced object from the domain of tradition. By making many reproductions it substitutes a plurality of copies for a unique existence. And in permitting the reproduction to meet the beholder or listener in his own particular situation, it reactivates the object reproduced. These two processes lead to a tremendous shattering of tradition which is the obverse of the contemporary crisis and renewal of mankind. Both processes are intimately connected with the contemporary mass movements. Their most powerful agent is the film. Its social significance, particularly in its most positive form, is inconceivable without its destructive, cathartic aspect, that is, the liquidation of the traditional value of the cultural heritage (p. 221).

The passage can be interpreted in many ways but the main issue is how can something be reproduce so many times and still have the same value as the original one. In this case for a movie to be perfect, they believe that it has to be repeated over and over up to a certain point which Walter Benjamin it will lack it traditional value.

I choose did passage because it tell a lot about movie making and it's complication specially when it had to be reproduce from the pass to the present. The and place of the original movie might not actually be the same when its reproduce.