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What is a Film and What is a Movie?

Are the words film and movie synonymous to you?

In my opinion they are not.

I think a film is always a movie but perhaps not vice versa. That is a film is a movie but not all movies are films.

For example I would posit that Jurassic Park is a film whereas Jurassic World is a movie.

The distinction lies in a certain artistic element that is hard to describe. Je ne sais quoi. The difference between an experience that leaves you merely smiling, and one that leaves you weeping joyfully.

A film is transcendent. A movie is temporal.

My apologies if this meta posting isn't welcome. Please share your opinions. The above is merely my personal take on the colloquial culture.



Submitted June 22, 2019 at 04:45AM by glableglabes http://bit.ly/2XrDTZ6
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