Looking at Movies

Three new terms I learned today were realism, antirealism and verisimilitude.  Realism is the ability to see what is happening in the movie and being able to everyday lifestyles, living conditions and/or places in the world.  It is real.  An example of this is if the movie 2016, this movie shows true facts about what the world could be like in 2016 with President Obama in office for another four years.  The realism of this happening is defiantly true, or very probable since President Obama has been reelected.

Antirealism is make believe or imaginative to us.  We can see the plot happening in our head but the actually possibility of it happened is very unlikely.  Night at the Museum is a great example of this.  This movies is where all the statues, exhibits, and figures at a museum become alive at night and roam the museum.  Even if this would be pretty amazing if it happened and the film maker makes it very believable we know it can't be true.

Lastly is verisimilitude, the ability to see the characters and the plot to be in a real place.  It leaves the viewer questioning if the movie could be true or not. The Hunger Games is the best example for verisimilitude.  This movie was actually written about a plausible future for the US.  Now even if the people, places, and events seem to be made up we can physically believe they are there because of the detail and realism the movie shows.  It also allows us to think about what the world would be like if events such as The Hunger Games did occur.