Blog Post #1 Movies

             What it is that makes a movie compelling, noteworthy, or deserving of an award?

What makes movie compelling is something that relates to the human qualities. Movies that have any  emotional, cultural, or ethical values is something that will connect individuals to what’s being portrayed in the screen. In my opinion in order for a movie to be deserving of an award the movie needs to be interesting, and easy to understand because sometimes movies can be confusing. It also needs to have a good cast that will make the movie feel like it is real and not being acted. A movie also needs action and creativity to be deserving of an award of course this should not be too exaggerated. Films should also have good sound effects and music in order to keep the audience entertained. Finally, if a movie has all these criteria it is deserving of an award to me.

In the movie “Le voyage dans la lune a trip to the moon” by Georges Méliès some of the criteria that I mentioned in the previous essay is used. The reason for this is that even though the film did not have any sound when it first came out in 1902, I still was able to find it kind of interesting when I decided to turn off the volume that had been added. For example the film had a lot of movement that kept me entertained while watching it.  In addition the fact that they have great scenes that make you want to figure out what they are doing is entertaining, since during that time there was no sound in these films. Indeed Its innovative animation and special effects are what would make this movie deserving of an award.

On the other hand, the short film “The Great Train Robbery” was not as creative as the first film. In my opinion this film is not award deserving to me because of the fact that it does not meet most of the criteria I mentioned. One of the reasons is that the actors in the movie exaggerated most of the scenes making it not feel real. The actors make it so obvious that they are acting everything out. For example, there are many scenes where a character gets hurt and it is more than obvious that nothing happened to them. Another, even though the film had a lot of movement I found it boring because of the plot that it had. Everything was too obvious. This film was not very creative and well put together. Therefore it is not deserving of an award in my opinion.

One of the movies that meets my criteria to be deserving of an award is Monsters University. The reason for this is that this movie is very creative and involves so many colors that keeps the audience entertained throughout the movie. Another, besides the fact that it’s creative the movie itself is a good story that can be enjoyed by anyone. This movie is also easy to relate to because it has real life situations even if it’s an animation movie. In my case I was able to relate to the character Mike Wasowski when he gets his dreams crushed because that has happened to me. Another thing I was able to relate too is that the mom in the movie who treats one of the characters as baby even though he’s old enough. The reason for this is that my mom still sees me as a little girl still and treats me just like the character is treated in the movie. This movie also met the criteria of having action, music, and good sound effects. The great creativity of the movie is what makes it deserving of an award.

As the second movie I picked Insidious because I enjoy watching scary movies even if I get scared. Anyway this movie could be deserving of an award because it is not exaggerated like many of the other horror movies I’ve watched before. This movie also meets all of my criteria for why a movie should deserve an award. Starting with the fact that the story is not too exaggerated but still manages to create fear and suspension in individuals. The movie also has great sound effects and music that create even more fear other than the scenes themselves. Another reason is the actors and how they do not seem to be over acting anything and just keep the movie entertaining. This movie also has good creativity when it comes to the scary scenes because everything is set at the right time. For example, the clip below shows the good sound effects, acting, and creativity that the movie has which resemble why the movie should be deserving of an award.