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.

[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*