A movie (also known as a film or a motion picture) is a type of visual art that tells a story through images and sounds. Movies can vary in emotional tone, including making people laugh (comedy), make them cry (tragedy or drama) or even make them afraid (horror). There are also movies that combine genres, such as horror-comedies. Movies can be made for any purpose, including entertainment, education and propaganda.
Movies can be a great way to teach us about history, culture and other world events. However, they are more often used as a form of entertainment, with the goal of entertaining the audience. This is why there are so many blockbuster movies that are released every year.
In a movie, there are often characters that we grow to love or hate. This is a sign of the filmmakers success in creating a world and setting up situations that the audiences can relate to and engage with.
Many great films use cinematic devices in inventive ways to push the boundaries of storytelling and experiment with artistic conventions. This could be through the choice of music, use of lighting, editing or other technical creative decisions. When a film is great, the audience doesn’t even notice these choices from a technical point of view but instead gets sucked into the world of the movie.