If you are serious about film study, the best book on Film Appreciation and Analysis is Understanding Movie s by Louis Giannetti. But the creators add plot twists, characters we identify with, and other narrative devices to give the story a new flavor to attract audiences. We go to films to see what we can't see in real life, or at home. A social activity.
Films are always funnier, sadder, scarier in a crowd.
An entire generation learned how to look, act, and talk from the movies. The Psychology of Movie Viewing 1. Movies present a vivid, visual presentation. The audience is receptive. The special characteristics of movie viewing - the dark, social isolation, big sound, big screen, forces the viewer into deeper concentration.