True or False: About the usage of "movie" and "film"

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yankeesfan

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People who use the word "film" when talking about movies are also the people who consider their movie knowledge and artistic perception to be superior to others'. They are often the type of people that insults one's intelligence and comprehension skills because the "plebeian" failed to grasp the hidden meaning and spot-on social commentary that the "film" presented.

True or false: People who use "film" are generally elitist pricks.
 
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yankeesfan

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Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
I use both. What does that make me? I'm so confused!!!
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You are like Borat, who advertises his productions as movie films: loved by everyone.
 
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SirStev0

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Film is the word I use to discuss movies like "The Transporter" just to piss off my former roommate's uppity "film" friends...
 
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I use "film" sometimes because in my mind, it elicits the idea of "23.976 fps progressive."
Too much time spent with Virtualdub and DGIndex, I guess. :)
 
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Steven Segal made some awesome films. That is all. I'm going to watch Under Siege now.
 
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PhoenixOrion

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What if you use both?

For example, you name one hard drive "Films" and another hard drive on your computer as "Movies"
 
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As a film major, I understand this predicament. I guess I'm an "elitest prick" if you will, but that's because I understand that there are two types of movies, some that are made to make you think and some that are made to simply entertain. I love both, but you can't label a movie, a film.
 
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i use both so i dont say/type one word over and over again. synonyms ftw
 
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I usually use film when referring to good movies. I use movie to refer to summer blockbuster type movies, dumb comedies, etc.

I'm not an elitist prick... I enjoy "crappy" movie as much as "good" movies
 
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SlitheryDee

I call all of 'em movies. The ones that elitist pricks call films I call good movies. I'm a good movie elitist prick I guess.
 
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Film to me just means the medium that something is recorded on - whether it be video or still.

However that is less and less the case in the digital days.
 
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LcarsSystem

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Honestly though it really doesn't matter, the term film/movie(s) can be used interchangeably, and should not qualify nor disqualify a person as being elitist. The problem I have is your definition of elite. If I am injured I want to see an elite doctor, if I need a defense in court I want an elite lawyer. Would you not want to go to one of them for help simply because they are the elite? What about elite soldiers who fight and die for a country who will hardly ever recieve public recognition of their brave deeds?

Elitism is fine by me; maybe as a counter, you should try being elite as well. Then you could match them point for point. :p
 
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Originally posted by: DLeRium
It's just like referring to music pieces as "SONGS" or "PIECES." One clearly displays that you have a slightly higher intelligence level.
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Slightly more educated.
 
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SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: LcarsSystem
Honestly though it really doesn't matter, the term film/movie(s) can be used interchangeably, and should not qualify nor disqualify a person as being elitist. The problem I have is your definition of elite. If I am injured I want to see an elite doctor, if I need a defense in court I want an elite lawyer. Would you not want to go to one of them for help simply because they are the elite? What about elite soldiers who fight and die for a country who will hardly ever recieve public recognition of their brave deeds?

Elitism is fine by me; maybe as a counter, you should try being elite as well. Then you could match them point for point. :p
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Ah but being elite and being elitIST are two different things. Quite often people count themselves among the elite because they are in a position to identify, judge, otherwise criticize the works of the truly elite.

Insisting on calling a production a "film" or a "movie" based simply on your personal estimation of its quality is definitely elitist and quite ridiculous if you think about it. All cinema productions are made in more or less the same way these days. It's not just the good ones that are made with "film" and not just the bad ones that are made by other means.

They are all part of the same industry and they all compete with each other for the viewer's dollar. In essence they are all part of a the same spectrum of quality. Some are at the upper end of the spectrum and some are at the lower end, but they are all movies and they are all films. Some are good movies/films and a lot more are bad movies/films.

Suggesting that those parts of this assortment of entertainment media are fundamentally different than others based only on your personal preference and insisting on giving them a different label is elitism.
 
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LcarsSystem

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Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: LcarsSystem
Honestly though it really doesn't matter, the term film/movie(s) can be used interchangeably, and should not qualify nor disqualify a person as being elitist. The problem I have is your definition of elite. If I am injured I want to see an elite doctor, if I need a defense in court I want an elite lawyer. Would you not want to go to one of them for help simply because they are the elite? What about elite soldiers who fight and die for a country who will hardly ever recieve public recognition of their brave deeds?

Elitism is fine by me; maybe as a counter, you should try being elite as well. Then you could match them point for point. :p
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Ah but being elite and being elitIST are two different things. Quite often people count themselves among the elite because they are in a position to identify, judge, otherwise criticize the works of the truly elite.

Insisting on calling a production a "film" or a "movie" based simply on your personal estimation of its quality is definitely elitist and quite ridiculous if you think about it. All cinema productions are made in more or less the same way these days. It's not just the good ones that are made with "film" and not just the bad ones that are made by other means.

They are all part of the same industry and they all compete with each other for the viewer's dollar. In essence they are all part of a the same spectrum of quality. Some are at the upper end of the spectrum and some are at the lower end, but they are all movies and they are all films. Some are good movies/films and a lot more are bad movies/films.

Suggesting that those parts of this assortment of entertainment media are fundamentally different than others based only on your personal preference and insisting on giving them a different label is elitism.
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I have a problem with generalizing the term elite, or elitist with anything that's not the lame-man's view on anything for that matter.

I bolded that section though because it seems as though indirectly I'm assuming you just called out personal opinion as being elite.

 
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I didn't use the word film much until I read "teach yourself film studies". When you hear it enough in a certain context, you tend to use it in that context. So when I'm aiming for deconstruction, then I'll say film. If I'm talking about how effin' sweet Die Hard 4 was, I say movie.
 
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Eos

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True or false: People who insist on pointing out stupid crap like this are pricks.
 
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