1.) After reading the introduction chapter to Engaging Cinema, what are your initial thoughts as to studying the subject of film?
After reading this it made me realize that there is a lot more to learn about film then one would think. I like being able to read and learn about how much actually goes into a movie, because when you first think about it your initial thought is "it wouldn't be that hard to do this" but then you look into it and there is so much detail and so many little things that make such a big difference. Just think about it every time they switch the camera view from one character to the next and when they go back to the first character the scenery, the actors outfit, their hair and so on have to be exactly the same. I think my favorite part about studying the history through film so far is coming across things you see in almost every movie, and its things you don't really think about until you read about it and then you can make that connection and I think that is awesome.
2.) Are movies a social danger or a social benefit?
I honestly believe you could look at this question both ways. You can look at it from the bad side and say that they are a social danger because, many young kids see things that happen in movies and they think they can do the same things as those people or that they can be just like those people. Another reason it could be bad is think about how many people are basically addicted to movies and binge watch movies or TV series on a daily basis, that is definitely not good for their health. You can also look at it from the benefit side and I lean more toward this side, you can look at it as a social benefit because think about all the times you had nothing better to do on a Friday or Saturday night and instead of going out and getting in trouble you decide to call up a couple of your buddies to go to a movie. Movies can also teach people life lessons or have a positive impact on someone's life.
