What’s the science behind this?

I dunno but Parasite in B&W is even better then the coloured one.

I think you can focus better on the composition

Yeah that high contrast really lets people focus on negative and positive space.

Damn I think y’all two got it ^

Oppenheimer‘s gonna have black/white IMAX scenes

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamiliarization

Drama feels more epic and otherworldly, giving it a poetic feel. I dont think it's always better though, Antonionis move to color for example was beneficial, I think cause he started in B + W and kept what he learned there. It's too easy to make compositions which grab attention with color which aren't artistically inspired, the art of framing and composition is secondary towards the color design and patterns for many modern filmmakers and most in the mainstream.

There should be released more black / white versions of movies tbh