Whats most Important to you in Movies?

[White Knight]

[b]Acting:[/b] In films is important, because you gotta buy the persons' or person's preformance in whatever there are doing. Rather its Drama, Thriller, Action Films, Horror Films, Mysteries, You name it, The Acting is gotta be aleast decent in order to watch the film and expect something interesting and often in case emotional content. So this is very important.


[b]Storyline:[/b] Well there has to be a reason for whatever is happening in the film, Its gotta be good, or aleast okay in order for your interest in the film to be lured into the filmmakers world. (his or her vision.) The storyline allows the aduience, cast and crew folk to use their God given gifts of illustration using the imagination. to focus on whatever is happening, what could happen, why is this happening, how can it happen, you know whatever. Storyline is very important to a movies quality.

[b]Action:[/b] This doesn't mean just guns, swords, exploding buildings and such, this means also, that the film has to go somewhere, the Characters, the Enviorments, the Scenes, all have to work, they all involve some sort of action, in order to progress the length, storyline, and quality of the film, if a Film is too slow in action people lose interest, and get bored, if the film is rushed with action, people complain about the shortness of what they are watching, if scenes go to fast or slow, is a very important issue to moviefans.


So here we are, down to the Question. All these points I think people here will agree with me on, if not, just let me know lol.

[b]Which one of these issues in any movie is most important to you? [/b]

[philothea]

Ideally, I want storyline, acting, then action, but I chose the first option as the closest one.

[Fixxxer]

napoleon dynamite wouldnt fall under any of these. no storyline, thats something you need.

[Paladin D]

I voted for option 2, since it was the closest to my preference (Storyline, Acting, Action). The film will suffer greatly if the acting is not believable.

[Specter]

Storyline, Music, Cinematography, Acting, Action

[White Knight]

Specter, I forgot all about Cinematography and Music, thanks for adding that.. even though you didn't have it. and in some ways I agree with your list.

[Socrates]

I agree with Paladin D and pilothea.

However, I definitely think which of the elements is most important depends on what type of movie it is.
A good storyline is important to most drama or suspense type movies. However, most of my favorite comedies (Monty Python, Napoleon Dynamite, etc) have very little in the way of plot. A good storyline really isn't important to comedy. This would also apply to some movies where character developement is the primary emphasis

Also, I think script needs to be considered apart from storyline. Atrocious dialogue can ruin a movie that has a good storyline.
Of course, if any element is bad, that can spoil the picture.

Edited July 16, 2005 by Socrates

[White Knight]

[quote name='Socrates' date='Jul 16 2005, 05:43 PM']I agree with Paladin D and pilothea.

However, I definitely think which of the elements is most important depends on what type of movie it is.
A good storyline is important to most drama or suspense type movies.  However, most of my favorite comedies (Monty Python, Napoleon Dynamite, etc) have very little in the way of plot.  A good storyline really isn't important to comedy.  This would also apply to some movies where character developement is the primary emphasis

Also, I think script needs to be considered apart from storyline.  Atrocious dialogue can ruin a movie that has a good storyline.
Of course, if any element is bad, that can spoil the picture.
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True but Character Devolopment naturally suspost to be apart of the storyline and script. The Script is all three combind, it lists the Actors and Actresses Lines, it has the storyline in there, and it has the scenery in there as well. the actions of the story.


So I consider, Character Devolopment, and Script apart of Storyline. becuase the Storyline is suspost to do this anyway.

[Socrates]

[quote name='White Knight' date='Jul 16 2005, 06:52 PM']True but Character Devolopment naturally suspost to be apart of the storyline and script. The Script is all three combind, it lists the Actors and Actresses Lines, it has the storyline in there, and it has the scenery in there as well. the actions of the story.
So I consider, Character Devolopment, and Script apart of Storyline. becuase the Storyline is suspost to do this anyway.
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In actual film-making, these are separate elements.

I was thinking of storyline in terms of plot. A movie or story can develop character, yet have little plot in the traditional sense.

The story of movie (outline of events) is often made by a seperate person than those who write the actual scripts. A movie may have a good storyline, yet be ruined by a bad script in terms of dialogue, etc. These are two different elements in script writing, or any kind of fiction writing, and not everyone has a talent for both.

And how effective scenery is in a movie really depends very little on the script. While the script may suggest scenery, it is up to the cinematographer and the set designer (under the director) to make the scenery and visual look of the film effective, regardless of the script.

[White Knight]

[quote name='Socrates' date='Jul 16 2005, 07:25 PM']In actual film-making, these are separate elements.

I was thinking of storyline in terms of plot.  A movie or story can develop character, yet have little plot in the traditional sense.

The story of movie (outline of events) is often made by a seperate person than those who write the actual scripts.  A movie may have a good storyline, yet be ruined by a bad script in terms of dialogue, etc.  These are two different elements in script writing, or any kind of fiction writing, and not everyone has a talent for both.

And how effective scenery is in a movie really depends very little on the script.  While the script may suggest scenery, it is up to the cinematographer and the set designer (under the director) to make the scenery and visual look of the film effective, regardless of the script.
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Point Taken..

[DemonSlayer]

Storyline, action, acting.

[White Knight]

Acting sould be above storyline and action to be honest with you because if you have someone or somepeople who can't act... then its going to damage the scene/preformance of everyone else working on the film and its going to hurt the quality of the movie overall.

You have someone like Arnold who has an acsent. well with that acsent, hes cool and funny at the sametime, but he doesn't deserve any oscars or anything like that because hes not qualified for those. even though I dont trust nor like the Oscars its still considered the actors greatest awards in the movie buisness.

[SRMartin15]

I picked the first one because good acting makes the storyline good. Action is the icing on the cake. It could also be Storyline,acting, then action, but it would be best if it was acting first

God Bless,
Sean

[White Knight]

Well when we say Action it doesn't nescessaryly mean Action scenes such as gun fire or sword swinging, but rather has in the pace, and the speed and the and the movement of the movie entirally. not just Blow them up type scenes.

[mxkncathlcgrl]

[quote name='philothea' date='Jul 16 2005, 02:10 AM']Ideally, I want storyline, acting, then action, but I chose the first option as the closest one.
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I agree with you... storyline would come first with out a good storyline it doesn't matter how good the actors are, if it's not a good story, it's just not a good story, once you have a good story though the actors have to contribute and play the role as the screenwriter/ author meant for it to be played to capture the right feel of the movie... last of all the action which has to appear in key parts of the movie to build up the climax....

.... I've been in theatre too long

[White Knight]

Right but what about the storylines that are good storylines but have a very small existance, dont you think its up to the Actors and Actresses to carry that story home? and to maybe improve it.

[Specter]

[quote name='White Knight' date='Jul 16 2005, 02:33 PM']Specter, I forgot all about Cinematography and Music, thanks for adding that.. even though you didn't have it.  and in some ways I agree with your list.
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Thanks, yeah, I love Cinematography. Great Cinematography: Road to Perdition, The Shawshank Redemption, The Lord of the Rings, even the new Star Wars

Great Music: the above films, and more.

[White Knight]

Is the Road to Perdition the film with Tom Hanks as the villian?

[Socrates]

[quote name='White Knight' date='Jul 20 2005, 03:05 AM']Is the Road to Perdition the film with Tom Hanks as the villian?
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Yes. Good flick!

[White Knight]

Tom Hanks plays a conviencing villian? I always thought of him as a good guy lol.