What is so captivating about movies? Why are some people drawn to film? This week, we welcome film critics Thom Ernst and Alicia Fletcher; Toronto International Film Festival CEO Cameron Bailey and filmmaker Clement Virgo. Tonight, they discuss what makes movies magical.

00:00 Intro
0:35 why do we love movies?
02:31 A sense of fantasy and social conscience
02:53 An escapism from hardship
03:56 Taught me to communicate
5:33 How movies are different than other narrative forms
07:34 Why opening scenes are crucial
09:02 Art or entertainment?
10:01 every movie is political
15:15 Top Gun and Star Wars are also political movies
16:35 Reaffirm notions about masculinity and femineity
18:58 Trying to earn the viewer’s emotions
21:09 Not enough movies think about the viewer
24:38 everybody watches their own movie
25:36 Why some films resonate and others don’t

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