Chapter 11 : Critique

What makes a movie good or bad is how it holds the attention of the audience. It really depends on the specific person viewing the film. I for instance could get turned away from a movie if there are overly evil films or if there is a setting or characters that make me feel uncomfortable. For example I hate the show "Fraiser" because I don't like the main character and I don't like "Just shoot me" because of the four particular characters that just don't work for me. The same goes with "king of the Hill" and " Drew Carey". But as an overall audience and appreciation, Cinematography, characters fitting their parts or roles, that character being able to act the part, the realism or if the movie calls for it the surrealism, or whatever the genre or feel might be. All things that will tie in to making a movie good or bad. A person might be drawn to a particular film because of emotions, women tend to like chick-flicks because women more often like that feeling of love and emotion and love stories. Or a sterotypical guy likes things that blow up and fighting so certain films are defenitly geared towards certain audiences based on age, race, or gender. Any given movie can say whats cool and hip in the era it was released in. Or it can show and say what ideas are being brought up, or recerculated and what trends are out, things dealing with government and different forms and styles of comedy. It could also show historical truths mized in with explosive cinematic flair!