I have an obsession with movies. I love watching them, I love making them. I cannot stand the idea of not being a filmmaker. But there is one thing that turns me off about movies. It's not the movies themselves, but the people who watch them.
Backstory:
In the early parts of the 20th century, movies had just been born. They had just invited cameras that could make pictures movie and they learned that a pair of scissors and some tape could edit the rough parts out. People were immediately mesmerized by this. It was pure magic. People watched movies to be transported into different worlds, they watched to escape from their everyday, mundane lives.
Last night, my dad and I went to go see Oz: the Great and Powerful. As I sat down and began to listen to the people around me, I realized that our outlook of the film industry has changed. We now expect movies to be perfect 100% of the time, no matter the budget, no matter how much time it took to make. We have turned into pretentious, judgmental movie D-bags. Nothing is ever good enough.
As we walk into the movie theatre, we have already judged the actors, the director, the set design, the makeup and costuming.
I noticed that everyone thinks they are movie experts. They are the only ones who know how the movie really should have been shot.
I myself am a victim of the judgement disease. Normally, I spend the whole movie looking for mistakes in editing and cinematography or gaps in the story that the screenwriter over looked. Last night, while watching Oz, I turned my film critic super powers off and just watched the movie for the sheer enjoyment of it. I must admit, even with my powers turned off, there were some mistakes that jumped out at me. But other then that, I genuinely enjoyed the movie.
Every artist pours their heart, soul, body and mind in their art. Every artist wants their work to be heard and felt.
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