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‘The’popularity of the movies began early in the 20th century and continues today: People of all ages find movie entertaining. Movies are a worldwide phenomenon, as the internationalism of movie distribution has helped to disperse ideas around the globe. One movie can quickly influence other movies. But why are movies so popular.

Movies are a kind of storytelling. “They” try to describe an idea or record an observation about our culture. These descriptions are recorded using moving visual images. Some movies portray the situation accurately and realistically, whereas other movies find visual symbols to represent those situations.

On the simplest level, movies are a succession of moving images. These successive images are captured on film. Directors film a wide range of “shots”- long, medium and close up to create a visual composition. The visual images, along with plot characterization, and sound, produce desired narrative. The shots are joined together in any number of combinations in a process called editing.

Making a film is a massive, complex and expensive task that combines art and business. Making a movie involves the talents of hundreds and sometimes thousands of artists, producers and business people. It can take months and even years for a film to be released into a movie theater.