Films serve many different purposes. For example, there are comedies that make us laugh, and action films to keep the action junkies entertained. The list can go on and on with many different types of films. All these film types share a similar aspect that drives the storyline to move forward. The premise witch is the theme or point that holds the story together. The premise can be serious and moving, or it can be more relaxed and harder to identify. Comedies often have a premise that is not as serious as a drama; which can have very moving or inspirational premises. One movie that I find to have a great premise is Pay if Forward.
After watching Pay it Forward, I stopped and thought to myself, wow what a great touching story. The message that this movie gave off was moving. It is one of those movies that made me stop and think. The movie was released in 2000 and stars Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment. The movie is about Osment’s character Trevor McKinney who comes up with a brilliant idea for a school project. He wants to help three people, but not by just giving them money or helping them with small things. He wants to help these people with large struggles that they can not do on their own. After helping these people the only thing he asked for in return was for them to pay if forward and return the favor to someone down the road. This was his plan to better the world one person at a time. The movie unfolds and shows the troubles and successes of his plan.
This movie has a serious premise. The theme of this movie expresses that one person can truly make a difference in this world. I feel that a movie with a serious premise can become a great movie due to the premise itself. This film had no amazing visual appealing scenes. It wasn’t action packed and didn’t have an on the edge of your seat suspense. The premise drove the storyline forward and allowed the story to unfold.
I enjoy many different types of movies, those with a serious premise and then those comedies with not as serious of a premise. When I watch movies with a touching or moving premise I find myself sharing the storyline with people that have not seen it. I like movies that have a premise that I can carry over to real life, kind of like a life lesson.
http://www.payitforwardmovement.org/
1 comment:
WOW!! you know even though most love to watch action packet movies, it is nice to see a movie that we can all just relate to and maybe even see ourselves in it as a charactor. It's funny how some of these can get people to leave the theater and notice that they too want to be just like one of the charactors and do something nice for someone as well.
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