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What are some great things to have in movies?
3 years ago
General
Even "bad" movies can incorporate some of these great features. Some are prevalent tropes, others a bit more circumstantial or arguable.
1.) In my opinion, something great to have in a movie is a very clear character arc.
Something you can say over the course of the adventure actually changed. Even if it's something simple and/or either end are exaggerated for effect.
2.) In a similar vein, setup and payoff/foreshadowing. It sounds obvious, but you can get a lot out of introducing things and playing off them later.
I know the humour of making references to things is...controversial. I think similar to a lot of things it's something that's contextual and depends on how well you do it.
3.) "Teamwork" scenes. Something that often flows from point 1. It's that montage moment where everyone works seamlessly together to achieve the goal.
Characters who argued throughout most of the film now fight effortlessly, seeming to anticipate each other's moves.
This is often during a fight scene, but in theory could be used in other things. (Imagine a sequence where they need to repair something big)
One (though not only) mark of such a scene is handing weapons to each other just in time to make a move. It might not make the most sense, but it looks cool.
honorable mention:
Character reactions, especially cute animated character reactions. Overdoing it won't make a film good, but just the right amount can inject a good bit of humor or emotion into a scene.
1.) In my opinion, something great to have in a movie is a very clear character arc.
Something you can say over the course of the adventure actually changed. Even if it's something simple and/or either end are exaggerated for effect.
2.) In a similar vein, setup and payoff/foreshadowing. It sounds obvious, but you can get a lot out of introducing things and playing off them later.
I know the humour of making references to things is...controversial. I think similar to a lot of things it's something that's contextual and depends on how well you do it.
3.) "Teamwork" scenes. Something that often flows from point 1. It's that montage moment where everyone works seamlessly together to achieve the goal.
Characters who argued throughout most of the film now fight effortlessly, seeming to anticipate each other's moves.
This is often during a fight scene, but in theory could be used in other things. (Imagine a sequence where they need to repair something big)
One (though not only) mark of such a scene is handing weapons to each other just in time to make a move. It might not make the most sense, but it looks cool.
honorable mention:
Character reactions, especially cute animated character reactions. Overdoing it won't make a film good, but just the right amount can inject a good bit of humor or emotion into a scene.
