Colorization of Movies

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When film was first introduced to the viewing audience, there was no choice, it was simply black and white. Technology improved and the film makers now have their moving pictures viewed by the crowds in color. Today we have 2D, 3D and IMAX to captivate the viewers. With all the ways we see our favorite flicks, do we really need to have color added to the classic black and white film? Why does Hollywood feel the need to add a splash of color to a feature that was perfectly fine in black and white, is it for more emotion, more action or suspense? Color adds nothing to the original film just some green and red hues. It ruins the nostalgia, the era and the integrity. For instance the film It's A Wonderful Life, did color add anything to the scene, when Mary and George danced their way into the swimming pool under the gymnasium floor or the angels as stars blinking to communicate, no it added nothing, not even more charm. Or when George was running through the snow covered streets, the color actually took away the charm from that scene. Black and white films need to preserved and kept what they are, black and white films. They are a recorded history of Hollywood and it's film makers of that era, changing them changes history. Colorization isn't restoring, remastering or repairing the films, it's assault of a cherished time. Why fix something that isn't broken?