Cinema or Movies
What is the difference? The great Sidney Lumet, whom I consider a creator of cinema, states, "I can't even say the word, 'cinema.' It gets stuck in my throat." Both terms- I would also include, film, motion pictures and moving pictures- are nothing more then labels describing an art form. But in my own personal orbit I make a distinction. Movies entertain for a couple of hours. They attract viewers with the promise of watching a celebrity portraying a "memorable" character, a fireworks display of action and explosions that hold an audience's attention, making them laugh with comedy, or watch on the edge of their seats from a characters' drama or portal them into some fantastic world of a filmmaker's imagination. These are what movies promise. They are stories. Stories that comprise of all the art forms; painting, music, poetry, literature and theatre. With the proper use of these art forms movies stimulate the senses. Even smell and taste ca...