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.
Losing sleep at night is not fun. Spending all day researching, filtering through lies in search of small nuggets of truth is not exciting or productive. Being threatened with or experiencing the loss of your job is not fun. Being denied dental or medical care, also not fun. Being discriminated against and segregated from your community members is not enjoyable.
I have always disliked people who say that terrible things need to happen to appreciate the good things. It is an utterly untrue statement and almost always expressed by someone who has never actually experienced anything deeply painful. Terrible things happen because there is evil in this world. Period.
I appreciate your response, friend, and I can’t necessarily say you’re wrong. If you were alluding to me never having pain in your comment, I’d say you’re wrong.
Mom with terminal cancer with no cure in sight, job uncertainty as my company hints at vax mandates, and plenty of lost friends throughout this whole debacle. I understand the pain of this world very well, but I will not allow that to bring me down. Our greatest triumphs often follow our darkest moments.