To me, a good movie involves a lot of good scenery. A motion picture with panoramic views of a mountainside or establishing shots of an on location tour of a village in a rain forest really impresses me. Even if the movie is a turkey, if it has incredible scenery that the people involved in the film really cared about, then I think that the movie is not as bad as it could be.
Sound is also a big asset. With sound emotions are high. I think that one of the scariest movies have the scariest background music. If the sound is some stupid backtrack that the director uses to fill in the awkward gaps between lines, then that to me, is a sign of a very badly directed movie.
Special effects are important as well. When a movie involves a “CG” character or background and it’s obvious that what was done was produced on a computer, then that just takes away from the quality of the movie. I find that I cannot concentrate on anything but that "CG" character or backdrop and that really takes away from the movie experience.
The media a source of information, no matter how bad it might be lying, or how much it might be telling the truth, the media will always be a source that people can know they can turn to. I feel that the media affects us all. We live our life by what we hear on the television. Whether it's the news, gossip, the weather, traffic, or information on local, national or international events, we all take away something from what the media/news has to say.
I think that the city very much revolves around the media. Because there is so much happening everyday it is almost impossible for anyone to really know what is going on in Brooklyn if they live in the Bronx. I listen to the news for the weather, without it I could not be prepared for one of the most important parts of my day. Learning about what is happening outside of NY is important too, even though the information is minimal, I still have more insight as to what is going on than I would have if I didn't keep up with the media /news.
The news is not the only thing that changes people. It's the celebrity watches, reality TV, sit-coms, and soap operas that change our attitudes on life. People would rather quote what they heard on the TV last night than what they read in a book. The media is just a never-ending resource for filling your mind with information, stupid or intellectual.