Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 08, 2023, 04:46:24 PMQuote from: TC on Jan 08, 2023, 03:47:03 PMJust give me a movie that makes me feel something.
TC
Well, some movies can make us feel amazed, satisfied, disappointed... but to the point of not making us feel anything at all? Is there any movie on the IP that has left you with that feeling?
Yes.
Prometheus and
Covenant.
But I get that your usage of the word "feel" is different from mine.
You're using "feel" in the context of expressing an opinion ("I
feel that Ridley Scott is the best director" means the same thing as "I
think Ridley Scott is the best director").
Likewise, you can express opinions about various movies the same way: "I
feel that movie is amazing/satisfying/disappointing" cf "I
think that movie is amazing/satisfying/disappointing."
QuoteJust give me a movie that makes me feel something.
I was talking about the emotions you "feel," in real-time, as the movie plays out before you.
Mainly this comes from a high degree of empathy with the main character(s). In stories, it's the best way to capture the audience's attention and build interest and enjoyment.
However, if a film hasn't built that empathetic connection between me and the characters, that doesn't necessarily mean it's total shit. There are other ways to enjoy a film, it's just that those other ways are less enduring. For example, I can be entertained by a bit of spectacle (a few explosions, a car chase here and there), some mystery and suspense, and a few state-of-the-art visual effects.
This is my experience with
Prometheus and
Covenant - enjoyable, lots to see, lots to experience; but not much empathy going on.
When you make a movie you are creating a virtual world, and as we know from modern gaming, the best virtual worlds are all about immersion. But in drama we go beyond what you see and hear, we also try to immerse you in the lives of the characters by giving you that empathetical connection with them, so that you feel what they feel.
In the end, this is what every artist strives to achieve (be they musician, poet, filmmaker): to make you feel something.
TC