What Makes A Good Movie

Art is reflection of our society and life and moviesMirror of the society: A good movie must also
are often regarded as modern expressions of art.provide some elements of encouragement and
They make us laugh and cry and we often loveinspire people towards successfully overcoming
to quote them, they edify us enlighten us.barriers. Movies are regarded as the mirror of life.
Every year numerous movies are made in theEvery story of a movie is more or less inspired
entertainment industries but all are not liked: someby our life, by what happens around us.
top the charts while others are kicked out of theBut this is not all; there are some other factors
box office. Some become the hot topic ofalso which contribute in making a movie, to be
discussion for the critics while others just escapesconsidered as good. Following are the points:
their notice, in short some get a thumps up whileThe Plot: This is the most important part of the
others a thumps down.movie. Without a good plot a movie fails to
But how many of these, which get a positiveattract and retain the viewers in the theaters.
feedback, are actually good movies? Well it is notEven if they were drawn to it initially for some
that simple to answer, as it seems. The topic isreasons, people would loose interest sooner than
very much subjective. What seems good tolater.
some may not be the same for the others. WhatThe Characters: The second most significant
appears enjoyable to a few others might befactor of any good movie is the characters of
enjoyable for others. Then what exactly is a goodthe story. Without them there would be no story
movie? To generalize it, we can say that thoseand no plot. Characters should be such, that the
movies, which are liked by the mass and not byaudience likes them. Be it a positive character or
some class category of people, could benegative one. They should have some qualities to
considered as a good movie. But what are thewhich the people can relate.
traits that are needed for a movie to qualify as aActors: We need good actors to make a good
good one. First of all a movie should provide goodmovie. Actors, who can justify the characters
entertainment. They are of course others:and make them, come alive in front of the
Touch our feelings: A movie should touch ouraudience. They must be able to portray the
heart and make us talk or think about it insteadcharacters well so that people say that the
of just becoming a time pass. It should have thecharacters are made keeping them in mind. They
capacity to teach and inspire us and provoke usshould blend themselves into the characters.
emotionally.Script: Without dialogues movies look dead. Script
Educative: It should be able to let us know aboutis the life of movies so they should be very
something new. Nowadays movies are consideredstrong and appealing. They can even make people
to be one of the most effective educational toolscome and see the movie repeatedly.
used to teach or educate people regarding certainLast but not the least, visual display of a movie
issues. In short a good movie should have somewith beautiful scenes and sceneries can also
educative value for the masses.influence and draw people to the theaters.