What Makes A Movie Great?

Art is subjective. Therefore it’s impossible to categorically state what a great or terrible piece of art is. Nonetheless certain movies are held in high regard by a consensus of viewers and reviewers alike. So what exactly is it that makes certain films ‘great’?

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0:00 Introduction
0:33 Story
2:31 Cultural Impact
4:07 Sponsored Message
5:03 Technical Innovation
5:58 Creative Synergy
6:34 Suspending Disbelief
7:33 Casting
8:30 Conclusion

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[MightiestBeard]

For me I'd add 'Tone' to the list. I'll forgive a movie's many sins if it makes me feel a certain way consistently, even if the story takes a back seat.

[Schlingelkind]

I love these videos. They are so calming, yet entertainming and informative at the same time!

[NikitaShurhoveckis]

"Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings, and also experience them." - Leo Tolstoy

[latimerjohnson]

The script, writing, actors, cinematography, the storytelling, the film layout, and the movie director

[heisenbergbad]

It's also knowing what the audience wants, for example action films doesn't need to have great actors but rather actors who are convincing on screen.

[UmeshKadyan-bx]

For me the depth in characters or how beautifully they are written - their strength, vulnerabilities, flaws, motivations I mean 3- dimensional characters how raw and realistic they are - is another point which makes a movie.great

[Darcmora]

Loved it, so great I stumbled upon this channel. Can't wait to use these videos when I teach my film class.

[perrin]

I like 'aha' moments eg when a character realises how to do something or understand something, in movies such as 'the dambusters', 'the magic box', 'close encounters...', 'rain man', 'UFO' etc.

[benjaminread]

I love how this video starts with 'art is subjective' but continues to disprove that statement by explaining what makes good art!

[benboyd-taylor]

Definitely agree with these points. For me beautiful visuals certainly help. Story not being too predictable. Filmmaker makes a film out of passion for the subject rather than just because they are a famous filmmaker. Why is it soo many filmmakers who start out great produce terrible films later in their careers? Why do they lose their spark?

[jaivirmalhotra]

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[DarksideGmss]

I think what makes a movie great is if it makes you feel something or challenges you like makes you think of something in a new light. Usually that's what makes them classics or good movies because you remember how you felt when you watched it for the first time.

[AnnoyingMoose]

"To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script." - Alfred Hitchcock

[jacobzeier]

That's easy! A film's greatness is determined by how much I like it! That's it! A film's greatness is a matter of opinion.

While most people like therefore consider a flick like, say, "Pulp Fiction", great, there are some people who don't like it therefore think it's a terrible flick. But just because someone refuses to call "Pulp Fiction" a great film therefore doesn't like it, it doesn't mean that they should be bullied for speaking their mind against the general consensus.

There is no place for snobbery in art, cinema included. People should like whatever they want and classify things in anyway they want, too and should not be disrespected for doing so. I for one am getting extremely sick of cinematic dogma that goes around.

Again, "greatness" is different in each person's opinion, and, to me, it is inseparable from intense pleasure. There is absolutely no reason why I would call something "great" if I hate it. That would be self-deprecating and frankly self-contradictory. If I hate something or someone, they are bad to me. This also applies to film.

[allensanthosh]

I am form India and i want to become a script writer. But i started to watch world movies when i was 17 untill that i mainly watched local movies which were not too good. I started to think about script writing as a career only after watching some great international movies. Many people say that film making talent is inborn but i am not like that. So can i pursue my dream

[jasonanthonywilper]

Great analysis. I think first of all a story worth telling, good actors, no plotholes, no fluff, no unnecessary scenes that add nothing, no political agenda, good music that doesnt have to play in ever scene, good lighting - not like the dark lighting modern movies choose, a limited dynamic range in sound that doesnt have me mixing the movie because the scenes with whispering vs explosions/gunshots are annoying, no cliches and no predictability, also copying stories from the 40/50s is boring, i want a original, nice cinematography, no shaky cameras or cutting the scenes every half a second, long shots are way more immersive, no „stupid“ character that behave without rational, a „chamber“ movie with limited scenes is way better than having the characters fly across half the world every 10 minutes in the movie as it adds nothing, scripts that let the actors speak in a natural way and not in a way that ruins the immersion because its so stilted, having attractive actors is a bonus - if all the rest of the cinematography is beautiful then so should the actors be - movies are watched for the visual pleasure. Explosions/effects and cgi mostly dont add anything to the story and have been seen many times - they add no excitement. And finaly an actual ending - open endings suck and are lazy screenwriting.

[robertobuatti]

All movie opinions are subjective, what one person likes another person dislikes, no one is right or wrong about their opinions of certain movies, so if one person considers a movie a classic but another doesn't it does not mean either person is right or wrong it's all in the eye of the beholder.

[huh]

Ive watched hundreds of film, but my most favorite is Paranormal activity (the first). I know theres lots of better film, but PA gave the most influence on me. Simply because until this very second it made me couldn't sleep with lights off alone.

Great movie doesnt have to be well written and beautiful.

[LuizFelipe-wohx]

I think a great movie needs only one thing:

It has to be an absurd story, but it has to be believable somehow.

[goodwishesonly]

In India an item song in the club or selmon boy can make a movie hit