So, should movies make you think? Not that senseless movies
are bad (National Lampoons series was always fun for me as a kid), but we can
do so much more. Let us discuss.
What I think a really Good movie should do
to us: So what I
would like, and I am sure others do as well, is to get more movies like
"American Sniper", or "Patch Adams". They made you
think and made you try and figure out what you have learned. So the smell
test is, can the movie make us ask, who, what, when, where, why, and how.
These questions are asked in respect to the characters and their
motivations, the story as to why is went the way it did, and even the plot.
It makes us try to understand and contemplate what we have learned.
If the story is dark, make sure it has a point, otherwise is simply a
dark brooding movie that makes no sense. Basically, give us a compelling
story about real people with real problems. I am not saying you cannot
make it entertaining, but it can be an awesome learning experience.
"Argo" was a learning experience, even if not 100% historically
accurate. Even "How to Train Your Dragon" was something
children can learn from with respect to friendship and trying hard to do what
is right. So yea these movies exist, and are fun to watch, but are they
enough?
Conclusion: Movies are a source of
entertainment, but they do not have to exist in a vacuum. They can make
us look at torture from multiple facets. We can see different kinds of
friendships and how we can innocently harm each other or cause a friendship to
become deeper by simply adding what we have obtained from psychology classes to
the movie. The sky really is the limit with films that can educate us and
help us learn, so why not add real science, real sociology, psychology, history
and power struggles to wherever and whenever they are applicable. So, I
say let us get compelling stories that make us think.
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