Take Me To The Movies

There is a difference between good movies and bad movies. It isn't necessarily the script (although, it doesn't hurt to have a good one starting out), the difference lies more or less in the little things. The way the director thinks about the movie, the style that they have, the importance they place on the little details that most people don't think about. I spent a semester in a film class. That, in no way, shape, or form, makes me an expert on anything I say here. Everything I say about movies, books, life in general, is all opinion - but I can say without a doubt, that it is the little things in a movie that add up to it's success or failure. The littlest things can make the biggest impact - the camera angles (I'm talking about a difference of inches), the placement of the people on the screen, the colors used, the subtle nuances of movement and voice inflection. I have seen some great movies with horrible scripts. Come on, listen to Star Wars. I mean really listen to the words that are said. Block out the costumes, the use of visual effects, and characters and you have a really, really bad script. I saw a movie that took place in a phone booth. A PHONE BOOTH! No one saw it. It did terribly in the theaters, it wasn't a very good movie, but it was really well made. I am more likely to see another movie by that director (By the way, Movie: Phone Booth, Director: Joel Schumacher). Another Schumacher movie I hated, and will probably never see again was the Number 23 (I believe I have talked about it here before). Take away the crappy script, the fact that it is hard to take Jim Carrey seriously, and the plot that was a little out there and you have a very well made film. I guess the point I am really trying to make is there is a difference between a well made movie and a poorly made movie - I misspoke when I talked about a good movie vs. a bad movie. I will always go see pictures made by people like who plan out every shot, every angle, every color to be used, every movement, and every prop. The problem is, I also like poorly filmed movies, because they capture me in different ways. So, I can't even say what makes a good movie and a bad movie - it is all up to the person watching it. So where I started is not where I ended. I guess that is the difference between a good blog entry and a bad blog entry. The later being what I am best at.