Task 1-notes
Jaws is relevant to blockbusters as it follows the usual profit making rules. It includes a conflict between good and evil, the villain being the shark means it doesn't offend anyone and allows the audience to relate. The director Stephen Spielberg is very famous which may encourage people to see the film. The time in which it was made the effects used for the shark were very expensive and new, this conforms to style over substance which is often a large influence in blockbuster films because of the large expense. Jaws was also based on a novel, meaning that there was already an underlying fan base, guaranteeing an audience.
Task 3-
Watch the video and identify the arguments from Mark Kermode-
Transformers has no real storyline.
All about the effects.
Large amount of money spent on films means more money which could be used to make them good.
What are the criticisms of Big Dumb Movies?-
They have larger budgets but still use basic storylines.
Just cause a film made a lot of money doesnt mean people enjoyed it.
Your standpoint?-
I agree with the Mark Kermode, however I was a victim who would've disagreed with him when 3D was first introduced. I agree that directors need to take bigger risks with their scripts when they have bigger budgets as its unlikely to lose money while conforming to parts of a blockbuster. The more risky the more likely the success will be. People have become naive to what they watch in the cinema, the atmosphere which the effects make can be enjoyable but become boring after having the same storyline in each film.
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