Sunday 19 September 2010

WHY DO WE...

WATCH MOVIES?


As as source of:

Entertainment - sustains the audiences interest.


Socialism- watch with friends and family, or to make/involve in a conversation.


Escapism- escape from reality, time out from stress and problems.


Education - learning from the film; film techniques and media studies, context in the film (religion...etc)


Visual Effects - partly entertainment, but persuades the audience its really happening and adds the the escapism effect.


Time Filling - to make time go quicker from doing nothing.



WATCH HORROR FILMS?

Culture and personal fears

  • To overcome that fear

Voyeurism

  • Watching something they would normally see in reality.
  • Being nosey and taking an interest in someone else life.

Exploration of a taboo subject

  • Watch something that is forbidden.

Perception of anti-mainstream activity.

  • Wanting to visualise something illegal in real life. For example murder

Catharsis

  • Experiencing something bad
  • The achievement of watching


Intrigue

  • People sometimes get so involved that they want to guess the storyline and plot. People often base their opinion of the film due to the plot and the unpredictability of it. Films like the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are hard to understand due to the complexity of the storyline and the fact the storyline is mostly to do with religion, where people need a certain understanding and knowledge before hand to catch on.


Physical effects

  • Computer generated imagery adds to the escapism effect which people want. People base their opinion of the film also on the quality of picture.

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