Movies as an art form are different from movies as commercial enterprises. Commercial enterprises basic and dominating purpose is to make money. Art, on the other hand, may be defined as a product of human creativity. Art communicates truth, beauty and wisdom. The artist's level of creativity helps distinguish art from non-art.
Art explains, enriches and transforms the raw materials into a work of art.
The finished product is for the enjoyment and education of an audience. True art makes us more human. Great art makes us better humans. Bad art debases humanity. Test of time - the work has outlasted the era in which it was made and has been appreciated by another generation.