Importance of Movie Reviews

A moviegoer has no way to find out if a movie is worth a watch or not. A movie trailer might give a feeling that it is an absolute must watch but once done, it might all seem as a waste of time as well as money given that the movie turns out to be an absolute crap. Thus the importance of movie reviews can be easily comprehended as it allows the viewer to get a clear and complete picture of the movie. While trailers compel you to go watch a particular movie incorporating a few scenes that might not even be there in thefinal product, a good movie review is supposed to giving a balanced viewpoint, listing all positive as well as negative aspects of the movie.

 

Movie reviews go about taking a wholesome viewpoint of the movie, its actors, their performances, direction standards, script and story, quality of screenplay and background scores; all things that go into the making of a great movie. However of important concern is for the movie critic to balanced and unbiased in his review which of course is not always the case. Also for the reviews to have any impact on the viewing public, it needs to offer quality in its reporting.

 

 

It is therefore important for you to be extra careful in deciding which movie critic and reviews you trust and which you don't for these days, anybody and everybody can write one. Also, as the movie making business involves more and more money, large studios and production houses are coming up with their own in house movie reviews. Thus there is a lot of trust deficit in the case of reviews where one is not aware of the person behind it. The best solution is to always go by the views of one or two movie reviewers whom you trust.

 

There are a large number of movie critics functioning in the film world, some more famous than the others. However, at times the best review might come from a relatively unknown critic; for there is a lot of undiscovered talent still lying around. Thus it is not stature but trust that goes into you going by the verdict of a particular movie review.

 

Talking about a movie reviews impact, there is a lot of debate as to its extent. While many might look to brush aside the importance of movie reviews, the fact that many heavily promoted movies have failed at the box office due to the harsh reviews given to it while low budget but critically acclaimed movies have gone on to be a success indicates it relative influence.

 

Now talking about an ideal review it should be neither to short nor to long for anyones liking. It needs to be there just about in between.  Be brief, but do not leave out any scope for additional details. It helps you to see all and know all. However at the end of the day, inspite of the aforementioned importance of movie reviews, one can only find out if he or she likes a movie by going and watching it.

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Chaitanya Patel is a proud contributing author and writes articles on different topics. These days he is researching and writing on bollywood movie reviews.

Now it is Time to Enjoy the Evolution of Movie Making in India

Movie making has always been India's a sort of cultural revival. India creates movies and at the same time manufactures movies. The difference between the two however lies in the fact that there were and still there are some classy Indian directors who make films not just for the sake of making a movie. They tend to create history for the elite social beings. On the other hand, there are commercial movie makers who tend to manufacture cinema for the entertainment of the general class of people. It should just be a box office hit in the second case.  

 

There was a time in the history of Indian cinema when movie was made keeping in mind all political, social and economical conditions in India. The evolution started with the making of silent films like Raja Harishchandra and Dadasaheb Palke. This silent ice berg was broken with Alam Ara the first talking Indian cinema. Alam Ara broke all records and took the entire Indian audience into the sway of something undiscovered and exceptional.  

 

The period from 1930 to 1940 has been a marked duration in case of Indian movies and cinemas. Most of the movies which were made underwent a tremendous patriotic zeal. One after the other – the Second World War – the Indian Independence Movement and The Partition in Bengal – all had tremendous influence on then movie making process in India. After all it is not easy to flourish with a form of art under a foreign influence. Films like Kisan Kanya and Mother India (the first color film) struggled to exist but were tremendous hit in that particular cinematographic era.   

 

With eminent directors like Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor, Mehboob Khan, V Shantaram, Bimal Roy, Ritwik Ghatak, Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani and Satyajit Ray, Indian cinema ruled on the golden throne for quite some time. These stalwarts produced movies to create history and make the world feel the real element of Indian art, architecture and culture. Films like Pather Pachali, Awara, Kagez ke Phool, Mughal-e-Azam, Pyassa, Do Bigha Zamin and Do Ankhe Bara Haat just rolled the audience with some pure and unadulterated form of entertainment.  

 

After 1960 it was the turn for the modern cinema to show its color. With films like Dewaar and Sholey there was a tremendous hype in the level of entertainment. Amitabh Bachchan was then rolling the audience with catchy dialogues and sensational actions. Most of his films were super duper hit. Modern film directors like Yash Chopra, Salim Javed, Ketan Mehta, Sanjay Lila Bansali and Rituparna Ghosh have much to offer to the modern audience. They are aware of the perfect spices required to prepare the modern cinema menu.  

 

Both nationally and internationally modern Indian cinema has ruled the world with its spectacular music, dialogues and most importantly the social message. Indian cinema has received both national and global felicitation like Film Fare Awards, Stardust Awards, IFA Awards, Global Indian Film Awards and Zee Cine Awards. Satyajit Ray has indeed made us proud by winning the Nobel Prize for his undaunted and incomparable contribution in Indian Cinema. Thus, as long as the human race will exist we will have much to enjoy and learn from the world of Indian cinema and Indian movie making unit.

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