What to be considered as a movie? (Blog post 1)

When I watch a movie, there are certain criterias that has to be met. For a movie to interest me, first the actors has to portray their characters. If they can not portray their character, then the movie will lose it's meaning and will not connect with the audience. Second, the movie has to have a solid ending. Meaning that the ending has to answer the questions that the audience might have in the beginning and it has to make sense. Third, in order for a film to recieve an award, the film has to leave an impact on the audience. There are good films and there are great films. Good films are films that are for graphics and has no meaning to the movie, they are still enjoyable, but if you were to ask people about it; they would barely remeber about it in the future. Where as a great film, would leave the audience thinking and they would remeber it for a long time. Such as the Titanic.

In the film " Le Voyage Dans La Lune," and " The Great Train Robbery," the aspects that appealed to me the most was how the story flow was smooth. Although there was no direct dialouges presented, the character's actions were clear and can tell the story well. This old film also have great transitions between scenes and makes a good attempt of changing the background to fit in with the location in which the film took place. I also liked how they figured to use different locations in their films. Their camera movements were also good, considering how they did not have the right technology to hold the camera still while filming on a moving train. This leads to my 2 most favorite films.

My first favorite film is called "Schindler's List." I absolutely love this movie because of the history, music, and the acting within the film. This film makes your heart sink and not take things for granted. The characters portray and play their part well. The ending answered the questions that the audience might ask while watching and the film left a big impact on me. The film is in black and white, but there is a significant scene in which is the only part in which there is color. This is a film to remember. It has many symbolisms and is historically acurrate. The only part in the film where the little girl is wearing red, leaves the audience thinking.

What is the significances of the little girl in the red coat?  

My second favorite movie is "Blood Diamonds." This film also meet my three criterias. This movie has great actors which portrays their character well, the ending was memorable because it offered a resolution for the film, which makes the audience feel a bit at ease, and it leaves an impact on the audience because the film is about smuggling diamonds and also shows the horrible results and impact of imperialism in foreign countries and the bitter reality in Africa.

* This is Leonardo Dicaprio's playing his character, Danny Archer.*