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July 15, 2008
Movie Watching Tip; Why Was the Film Made?
When watching a movie it is good to consider, albeit briefly, why the film was made in the first place. Believe it or not, not all movies are made to make money. If this was the case, as Michael Medved explains in his book Hollywood Versus America, they would make nothing but G-Rated and family movies (these are the kinds of movies that make the most money).

Was the film made to push a social or political agenda, such as The Contender or Happy Feet or The Golden Compass? Was it made to sell a non-film products like any of the various superhero movies? Was it made simply to satisfy an "artist's" personal fancy like Battlefield Earth, or Good Night and Good Luck? If a movie is just pure propaganda, being able to see it as such will lessen its effects on you.

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posted by Michelle Obama's Left Nut at 12:00 PM




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Anonymous Luke Harrington said...

For the record, it's actually PG and PG-13 films that tend to make the most money. Hollywood's marketing departments have been tracking this for years...they know what they're doing. Releasing a film with a G rating is generally perceived as box-office suicide (not to the extent that NC-17 is, of course, but this is neither here nor there).

Nice site, man. Welcome to LAMB!

July 19, 2008 at 7:27 AM  
Anonymous Scott Nehring said...

Luke,

You're right, which is why I included "family movies" in the statement. When you look at the domestic (American) grosses, adjusted for inflation the trend is clear that more approachable, even downright wholesome content is king. Looking at worldwide grosses you'll see the trend favors more corporate tastes ranging into the PG-13 arena. Both sets of results are dominated by films that you could go see with your mother and children.

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you back.

July 19, 2008 at 10:50 AM  

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