Difference between Films and Movies Options

[vivieeeen]

After a few minutes of struggling, i finally chose to post this topic here.

Right now, i'm taking Film Studies at school.
The teacher asked "what is the difference between films and movies?"

*silence*

"Fine then, this will be your first piece of homework. I want you guys, to go home and do a little tiny research on the topic. Don't be vague. Be specific."

So then.....I googled it. I MSNed it.
And found nothing.

That's what brings me here 7.35 in the morning.

So, "what is the difference between films and movies"?

PS and no, i'm not cheating for hw, cause it will be due today.. and i'm going to give a vague answer in and the teacher can't sue me muahaha

I'm curious.

[Saeglopur]

Argh, I have a feeling what it is.. but I can't totally explain it.. but be sure to tell me what the answer is!

[tsohg]

NGFudioangdjkls

Is it that films are old er than movies..??

Bleh

[SystemDamaged]

Film:
Noun
1. A thin skin or membrane. 2. A thin, opaque, abnormal coating on the cornea of the eye. 3. A thin covering or coating: a film of dust on the piano. 4. A thin, flexible, transparent sheet, as of plastic, used in wrapping or packaging. 5. a. A thin sheet or strip of flexible material, such as a cellulose derivative or a thermoplastic resin, coated with a photosensitive emulsion and used to make photographic negatives or transparencies. b. A thin sheet or strip of developed photographic negatives or transparencies. 6. a. A movie. b. Movies considered as a group. 7. A coating of magnetic alloys on glass used in manufacturing computer storage devices.


Movie:
Noun
1. a. A sequence of photographs projected onto a screen with sufficient rapidity as to create the illusion of motion and continuity. b. A connected cinematic narrative represented in this form. 2. A showing of a movie. Often used in the plural: During the movie, the person in front of me kept talking. Would you like to go to the movies tonight? 3. movies The movie industry.



*shrugg*

[bobbster]

Films..and movies...

I would say that films are more creative and artisitc than the big blockbuster hit movies. Usually, movies you see in the theatres are all just the same trendy special effects and whatnot, whereas films are original thought-out ideas put artistically together. Yeah, well, that's what I think. :\

[inlonelinessidie]

^^ that can be one explaination. Or it can also be this; maybe it's the translation. In North American we say Movie, but in the UK they say Film. Kind of like saying Cinema or theatre.


When you find out the answer please do share. I'd love to know what it is too.

[vivieeeen]

hm.. i got my assignment back

I wrote(extracted):

I personally think that movies are usually made in purpose of 1st the profit, then the artistic values

Films on the other hand, are made prior to the artistic values, and no necessarily for the purpose of money.

The teacher wrote back:

well analysed

then a

4/6

i guess..... i was too vague?

[inlonelinessidie]

Maybe he/she wanted more . . .


So your teacher didn't give you guys the correct answer? LOL

[Saeglopur]

Yeah, I guess that's true. They have film festivals but never movie festivals.. none that I've heard of, at least.

[*Kathleen*]

Oh man I thought you didn't respond to this topic again yet! I was going to answer that. Haha. I was actually going to say the same thing! But I'm sure if you used systemdamaged's definitions, it would've worked, because it's technically right, no?

[vivieeeen]

Oh man I thought you didn't respond to this topic again yet! I was going to answer that. Haha. I was actually going to say the same thing! But I'm sure if you used systemdamaged's definitions, it would've worked, because it's technically right, no?

ooOH so THAT's what i'm missing...
dang it