CNM: Hollywood Style

We watched a documentary film about the classic Hollywood style of films.

Following the happenings in the history and the development of Hollywood itself, the way I saw it, Hollywood is most definitely a reflection of what is happening to our society nowadays, wherein the artists/actors/actresses are working hand in hand with the business-oriented people like the producers, directors, etc. Their relationship is a sort of parasitism, wherein the directors/producers are only using the artists to their advantage. In other words, they are just taking advantage of the passion of the artists to be in a film, milking them to make money and profit, of course.

Hollywood style has a lot of "typical" movie elements that sometimes we can't imagine a film/movie without this certain thing.

One of the examples of these is character centralization, wherein we, the viewers, connect/relate to the protagonist, whether it be because of the similarity of life, of situation, looks, etc. This makes us more emotionally connected to the protagonist of the film. Next would be the typical "happy ending", wherein most of us are disappointed if a movie does not have a happy ending, more typically, the "boy and girl falls in love and live happily ever after" ending. This element is very important, even if it's sort of overrated nowadays. Last would be the narration of the protagonist throughout the story; beginning, middle and ending.

Hollywood is also known for its focus and use of transitions, of the smooth editing and smooth transitions, specially in terms of "cutting" or making cuts. They don't let us realize that it's edited, they managed to fool us with a lot of special effects; most films nowadays are heavily edited, yet all of it are invisible to our eyes. A lot has improved in this era of cinematography, including the different cuts and frames angles, and a lot of people loved the old Hollywood films, them being able to relate to it due to the emotions and depth of each plot. Back then, simplicity was very sophisticated, but the emotional value is treasured.