The Awe-Inspiring Beauty of Tom Cruise’s Shattered, Troll-like Face 1:51

Reading Summary:

Interesting movies that pose intellectual questions or provoke philosophical thought rarely make money. It is more common for films to be made for popularity as opposed to older films. Older films are observed to ask more deep or meaningful questions. The reading presents the notion that movies are intended to lack concepts in order to cater to ‘vehicles’ or actors. Movies are no longer made as representations of real life evolution like the films Jack Nickolson participated in from 1969 to 1975. As expressed in the reading, modern films beg one question, presented in different ways, which is “what is reality?”

Outside example:

My outside example is the Golden Globe website which lists all the nominees and winners for numerous categories. It is very similar to sports in the sense of rosters and awards. It has pictures of the actress or actor and looks like a website for the wealthy quite frankly. It paints the picture that film was made as a business to find achievements. 

https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees

Reading connection: 

I chose to highlight this part of the Golden Globes website to emphasize how the film world has changed. This website, these nominees, the high status of the individuals is the goal. Popularity, as mentioned in the reading, is the priority in modern films. Modern films are focused on rewards and utilizing specific actors to amp up revenue. It has become based around people as opposed to based on concepts. In the reading it compared it to winning a grammy and i think it’s valid, these decisions are heavily determined by numbers.