Remakes

Star Wars then and now

Filming of Godzilla

As we are seeing in the remakes, technology has made the experience of viewing a movie more realistic. Innovations like the green screen have made extreme ficition possible. In the first picture there is Star Wars then and now. Back then, the director had to create the scene by hand. Instead of looking like an outer space galaxy, this first photo looks like a junk yard. Whereas, in the recent picture the background is only a green screen. The green screen looks, and makes the viewer feel like they are actually protecting the galaxy, or swimming in the depth of the ocean.

The second picture is of the first filming of Godzilla. Godzilla is a story about a horrible monster that destroys city by city. We see that back in the day, they better technology was not available, so they had to resort to actually building a scene, a costume, and stage. In modern days, Godzilla, is animated, which makes the monster look more real and the film crew didn't have to create a whole set they created a whole story behind the computer. 

Technology has significantly advanced our culture and specifically influenced the film business. Like we were discussing in class the other day, a mere decade ago kids my age didn't have a Iphone that they could casually whip out and film a movie. Although the movie might not be even close to looking professional, the important thing is that kids now a days have the tools to make a movie. To make a vision of a book, or reiterate a story to the world or to simply make a film for someone to laugh or cry or scream. Movies have jumped leaps and bounds since the time of homemade sets and for the better. Now movies are not only more real, but are accessible to anyone to make and enjoy the phenomena of a great film!