What makes a movie GOOD? Q461
You are watching a movie. Q813
What makes a good movie? Q1191
Think movie. Q1262
You are watching a 'scripted' movie. Q1450
Something out of a movie. Q2663
Good movie. Q3070
There are more of course. Q talks about some specific movies, or how certain events are like a movie, but I have been pondering the question, what makes a good movie? I have been thinking about the events currently unfolding, and movies.
Movies contain many elements. Heroes, villains, action, tension, suspense, character arcs, gadgetry, symbolism, story, overcoming great odds, journeys, special effects, dialog, schemes.... etc. Why would we be told to, think movie? One thought I've had is we were being primed to expect a movie level of absurdity to manifest in reality. Like the absurdity of the old Bond villains, set on world destruction. I always found those characters so extreme as to be absurd, but now it seems reality contains more than Bond villian levels of absurdity. We were being told, yes, such evil is real. Such plans are on motion. Believe that you are in mortal danger, and the future of humanity is in question.
Plot twists. They always make a good movie. Regardless of script, acting, scenery, if there is an unexpected plot twist, movie goers will talk about it 'oh my God I did not see that coming! Did you expect that? Great movie'.