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What do you think constitutes a great film? Would you consider any of the films you have recently watched to be great? Why or why not? Provide examples

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This solution discusses a few aspects of film technique and production that result in a "great" film.

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A "great" film consists of many things. Artistic representation of metaphorics, both in the visual and conceptual formats, is perhaps the biggest opportunity for a film to show itself "great," while topic is simply the canvas ...

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