FILM

TANVIR ISLAM
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FILMS BY DEFINITION

• A film, also called a movie, is a series of still images which, when shown on a
screen, creates the illusion of moving images due to the phi phenomenon.
The phi phenomenon is the optical illusion of perceiving a series of still
images, as continuous motion. Its both an art and Industry.
 GENRES OF FILMS

 Action: Action films usually include rescues, battles, fights, escapes, destructive crises.
 Adventure: Adventure films are usually exciting stories, very similar action film genre.
 Comedy: Comedies are light-hearted plots consistently provoke laughter by language,
action, relationships and characters.
 Crime : Crime films are related with stealing, murdering and underworld.
GENRES OF FILMS
 Horror : Horror films are designed to invoke our hidden worst fears and
entertaining us at the same time in a responsive experience.
 Musical/Dance: Musical/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-
scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way
 War: War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the
actual combat fighting on land, sea, or in the air provide the primary
background for the action of the film.
 Romantic: Romantic films are emotional stories that are primarily focused on
the relationship between the main characters of the story.
EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH

• Movies can make a deep psychological impact on the viewers. We may feel
enlightened, challenged, or confused. Our values, beliefs, social framework
turned inside out, both emotionally, intellectually or even spiritually.
• Movies can change the way we think, feel, and ultimately deal with life's ups
and downs.
• An increasing number of therapists prescribe movies to help their patients to
recover their problems.
EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH

Positive Effects:
• Films can have positive effects on most people except those suffering from
psychotic disorders. It mirrors viewers problems.
• Comedies help lower our blood pressure. Intense laughter for 15 minutes
during a film has the same effect on your cardiovascular system as exercising.
• Even porn films can improve your health. A study proved that women who
watches “female friendly” porn, activity in some areas of the brain reduced
significantly. This women calmer and happier.
EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH
• When we watch a sad film we are more likely to think about loved ones and
feeling happy about what you have.
• The people who are fascinated by horror movies tend to be the people who
love to sky-dive, go rock climbing and try extreme adventures.
• When we see a 3-D movie, it can test our minor eye problems. If we have a
severe problem in one eye ,we feel dizzy immediately.
• Young children who watches films, specifically ones that involved the use of
magic, are tend to be creative.
EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH

Negative Effects:
• Watching aggression in films can contribute to being a bully in real life.
Violence and aggression takes place in reality.
• When we watch an intense scene in a horror film our heart rate and blood
pressure increase. This can and does lead to heart attacks, in people who have
cardiovascular weaknesses.
EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE

• Young people strive to talk, walk, behave, eat, and dress exactly like characters in
foreign films. Because of films the sexuality trends among youths have increased
a lot.
• Films are source from which the children copy violent behavior. Children copy
behaviors of characters . They become stubborn and lazy.
EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE

• Adult people like parents feel awkward while watching love making
scenes with family. They feel emotionally uncomfortable &
unpleasant. They can not take horror movies as easily as young
people. It affects their mental health negatively.
CONCLUSION

Films are the reflection of life. There are different types of films in all around the
world. Usually audiences prefer their own section, choose own likings and watch
them. It has a strong psychological and social effects on it’s audiences. Effects
differs from genre to genre. we can promote a good practice of morality and
humanism. But we should choose from all the good sections. Then it can be a
popular media to spread peace.