I’ve noticed a loose correlation between the average movie goer and a film lover. We watch movies in different ways, and that’s why there are few movies that transcend both groups of people totally. You see, I think that film lovers would rather see a well put together movie in all aspects, and not just be a good story. This is why I was the only one in my family who wanted to watch all of Children of Men, because the story was weird, but cinematography and editing was amazing, and that along with an interesting (to me) story helped me watch and enjoy the movie. On the other hand, my parents loved The Game Plan, even though it was one of the worst put together movies I’ve ever seen. The subject matter and story is what most people look for in movies, not how well it was made. Sure, I look for both these things in movies, but a bad story wouldn’t completely take me out of a movie unless it was overwhelming, other aspects would have to be bad too. I’m also sure that normal movie watchers also can kind of tell when a movie is well made, unless the subject matter was overwhelming to them, then they wouldn’t notice. But some movies that I do think both types of people will like are The Dark Knight, Lord of the Rings, and Titanic. Why do you think these movies made so much money? They were well made, and had appealing stories.
Does this make sense? Or am I just going crazy after a long day trying to promote a charity?
