A movie is a story that plays on a screen. It can be fiction or non-fiction. People can sit in a dark room to watch a movie. A movie is made by shooting scenes on film or digital video. Then the scenes are edited together to make a story. Then music and sound are recorded to go with the scenes. Finally, the movie is put onto film reels that are sent to movie theaters. Then a projector shines light through the reel and people can see it on the big screen.
A good movie can be entertaining or serious. It can have a message that is important for everyone to hear. A good movie can also have a lot of action and special effects. It can have characters that are interesting to watch and that people can relate to. A good movie can have a plot that is hard to guess and that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. It can be scary or funny. It can have a good cast of actors or actresses. It can have a great director who is well known for other movies.
Some of the best movies are dramas, thrillers, and historical epics. These kinds of movies tell stories that are not true but they are interesting to watch and have a lot of detail in them. They usually have a happy ending, but sometimes they can be sad. They can be about war, politics, history, or religion. They can have a lot of action in them or they can be very quiet and slow.
Thrillers are a type of movie that is fast-paced and has lots of twists in the plot (surprises). They can be about mysteries, crimes, or other strange things. They can be about a war or about a terrorist attack. They can be about a love story or they can be about a family drama. Dramas are a type of movie that tells a story about real people and their problems. They are often about a marriage or a family and they can be very sad. Some dramas are about a war or about racism.
A movie can be a blockbuster or it can be an independent movie. Blockbuster movies are very popular and they have a lot of money in them to make them successful. Independent movies are not as popular but they can be just as good or better than a blockbuster. Some independent movies have very famous actors or actresses in them and this can help the movie become more successful. A good actor or actress can make a boring movie into something fun to watch. They can be the reason for a movie to get nominated for an Oscar or other awards. They can also help the movie sell more tickets. They can also increase the popularity of a movie by giving interviews about it. Sometimes a movie will be so popular that it becomes the top movie in a list of the best movies of all time.