Chris Auer
Philosophy of Film
April 29, 2014
Dr. Langguth
Good
vs. Great
To determine if a movie is good vs great you have to
first look at the actors. In my experiences with movies if I don’t know the
actors or if I know the actors that are in the film aren’t that great then I won’t
waste my time to watch it unless I hear otherwise from my friends or family. The
acting has to feel like real life to me they can’t be over dramatic or over
react in the film. From recent experiences with films to me what makes a great
film is that the actors express some human nature or human reactions what we wouldn’t
usually see in a film. In comedies I feel that what makes a good comedy is that
they actors in the film have to almost act like they aren’t supposed to be
funny.
The plot also plays a pivotal part in the film. Good
plots usually make sense to the audience and they grab a hold of the viewer to
see what will happen next to the characters that are in the film. While for a plot to be great they immediately grab
the audience’s attention to the point where they don’t want to turn their head
or get up for anything because they are afraid they will miss something.
You look to see if the movie moves you are have an
emotional effect and for good movies they usually just have one emotional
effect for the viewers but while great movies have complex ones. For good
movies it makes it easier I think to understand because you just have one easy emotional
effect while for great movies it’s harder for the audience to understand because
of how much more complex it is. An example of a complex emotional effect is the
movie Django Unchained, there are
some scenes that are funny in the movie but it kind of makes you feel guilty
for laughing because of how serious the movie is. A film has to make to feel
something if it’s a horror or comedy
There are certain genres of movies like dramas, horror
films, action, crime, and mysteries to name a few. For directors that choose
action films they should be able to be easily followed and are exciting to
watch as well. For an action movie to be Great they usually have exhilarating
scenes these type of scenes usually have an effect on the audience like they
have a physical reaction where they gasp at what they are seeing.
You also need to have a theme as well if you want to make
a great film, that in important. For a good movie there doesn’t have to be a
theme in the film. The theme is there in great movies because it should make
the audience think at the end of the film. Film is supposed to make you ask
yourself or people very important questions about life or just about the film
that we wouldn’t have thought of before if we never watched that particular film.
To end it all but is probably the most important part in
making a good or great film is that the director has to feel excited about
making this film and that it’s not just another film that they hope to make
money on. It has to be something that the director seriously wants his viewers
to see and that it was his idea, and that no one else would have come up with
the idea if they didn’t make it. if a
director is solely in the film making business to make the big bucks or made to
appeal the market that it’s in then they have no place in making films. The film
has to have and make the audience feel the passion that the director has made
for its viewers to tell the story.
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