What makes the difference between a good movie, a bad movie, and a great movie?
First, I have to say I am not a fan of sitting in a cinema with others I prefer to sit in the comfit of my own home and could be why after just over 30 years of marriage I took the wife on a movie date a few years ago for the first time. If we do go, I insist on an afternoon screening and not during school holidays, it is normally quieter, and once we were the only people in the cinema but for a courting couple at the back seemingly not that interested in the film.
I can rattle off a ton of good movies I have seen at the cinema over the years I have not seen many bad because I just would not go unless it was any good. I was a slave to film reviews, as I grew older in particular Barry Norman he was my god. If he gave, the thumbs up you knew you were going to be entertained. To find out how to make a great movie, let us first look at what makes a bad movie bad, and a good movie good. First, it is not down to money take “Revolution” starring Al Pacino up for the title as one of the worst films of all time in my book.
Someone out there must think “Revolution” is a masterpiece I re-watched it the other day and have not changed my mind. So why is a movie rubbish? In my opinion, it is a combination of the following four things: Plot Holes 1. Obvious Clichés 2. Bad Acting 3. Film Endings 4. and “Revolution” as all four in spades.
Good movies, on the other hand, manage to take a fresh idea and make it interesting enough that you want to hang on and see where the ride is going to end. The plot might not be complex or characters might not be super compelling, but they are empathetic enough that you want them to win or lose. Either way, you are invested in the film like the film “Just Charlie” I reviewed only a few days ago.
A good movie tells a complete story and by the end credits, the journey completed and you are happy with the outcome. There might be a few problems with the script but overall, the journey was worth it. Not blowing any minds, but not a complete waste of time.
Finally, there are those movies you need to have in your list of great films. A film telling you an interesting story but also are executed perfectly. A great film! I give you “Brief Encounter” a beautifully acted film a classic if you have not seen it I say ‘go forth and watch it’ I only wish I had seen it on a big screen in a cinema. These films tend to come from the single mind of a film amateur because they are so unique and fresh they could have possibly come from a think tank. A great movie has audiences spellbound with each scene and each actor’s performance within that scene. These films win awards.
The reason for this blog is I am off to the cinema early next week to see “The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society” a bit of a strange title for a film and where I have an inkling about the film I have swerved all reviews. Something I will also be giving a swerve at the cinema the food concessions overpriced and oh yes did I say overpriced maybe you’re smart and ate before you went to the cinema in the first place and you still have some of your life savings left. You could take your own eats into the cinema cough, cough we do as the wife plans ahead.
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