Film

In class this week we discussed the history of film. This whole class has been something new to me and this subject continued the tradition. I can sit down and enjoy a movie but when it comes to some of the older films I guess I just get bored. I have not seen that many older movies or so called classics that portray the development of film. I have been spoiled with color so much that I guess I get bored when watching black and white. In a learning atmosphere I did enjoy watching some of the older movies but when I watch a movie I’m usually not looking to learn, I’m looking to veg.

My other philosophy on movies is that I am looking to be entertained as well. I understand that there are some things that a movie has to have to make it good and we understand most of them by experience. If a director isn’t doing his job then he won’t make money. I will most likely never be a director or anything close to it but I will enjoy movies for the rest of my life. This is my other point; I don’t want to dislike a movie just because it is missing something that other movies have. I want to like a movie because I was entertained. That is the director’s job: to entertain the audience. If I and the rest of the public are entertained then he will have a job just like when I have a job if I do it correctly then I will continue to hold my job.