Movies and Their Impact on Society
Movies and Their Impact on Society
“I’m going to make a name for myself. If I fail, you will never hear of me again”- Edward James Muggeridge. True to his words he succeeded in making a name for himself and he created the first movie or “motion picture”. Now if you do not understand or know what a movie is I will enlighten you as best I can. Movies are a rollercoaster ride that transcends people into a whole different world fresh out of somebody’s imagination as seen through the genres of horror, drama, and science fiction. The movie business has allowed us to break through our burden of everyday life. Although some movies have created big burdens to carry both physical and emotional like that of he famous actor Christopher reeves who became paralyzed while filming the movie superman in 2004. Movies allow us to break our burden of work and stress because when you have put the kids to bed, done the dishes, cleaned the house and have finished your taxes you can finally relax sit down and watch an entertaining movie. Why can we do this? We can do this because the movie business takes the risks to make a movie so people like you and I can enjoy and benefit from. In order to understand the significant influence movies have had on our society you must first take some time to define it.
To define the background of the movie business is some what like asking what came first the chicken or the egg. The first movie or “motion picture” ever created was that of a horse galloping for 16 frames. What makes up a movie? A movie is basically a bunch of pictures projected at a fast rate, which is why some people refer to it as a “motion picture”. “The 16 frame motion picture was made by Edward James muggerridge who later changed his last name to Muybridge to use the Saxon spelling”(Franklin institute). “In early June of 1878, Muybridge made his first successful serial photographs of fast motion at Stanford’s California stock
farm. The photographs were of a horse running and
“I’m going to make a name for myself. If I fail, you will never hear of me again”- Edward James Muggeridge. True to his words he succeeded in making a name for himself and he created the first movie or “motion picture”. Now if you do not understand or know what a movie is I will enlighten you as best I can. Movies are a rollercoaster ride that transcends people into a whole different world fresh out of somebody’s imagination as seen through the genres of horror, drama, and science fiction. The movie business has allowed us to break through our burden of everyday life. Although some movies have created big burdens to carry both physical and emotional like that of he famous actor Christopher reeves who became paralyzed while filming the movie superman in 2004. Movies allow us to break our burden of work and stress because when you have put the kids to bed, done the dishes, cleaned the house and have finished your taxes you can finally relax sit down and watch an entertaining movie. Why can we do this? We can do this because the movie business takes the risks to make a movie so people like you and I can enjoy and benefit from. In order to understand the significant influence movies have had on our society you must first take some time to define it.
To define the background of the movie business is some what like asking what came first the chicken or the egg. The first movie or “motion picture” ever created was that of a horse galloping for 16 frames. What makes up a movie? A movie is basically a bunch of pictures projected at a fast rate, which is why some people refer to it as a “motion picture”. “The 16 frame motion picture was made by Edward James muggerridge who later changed his last name to Muybridge to use the Saxon spelling”(Franklin institute). “In early June of 1878, Muybridge made his first successful serial photographs of fast motion at Stanford’s California stock
farm. The photographs were of a horse running and