What knowledge does it take to appreciate film and television?

After all, movie appreciation is essentially different from what we usually watch. Therefore, to have a more comprehensive and profound appreciation of film and television, we need to adjust our psychological state and have some relevant knowledge.

First of all, the knowledge of film and television art. Film and television, as a flourishing modern art discipline, combines the contents of history, dance, painting, photography, architecture and other disciplines. At the same time, film and television also has its own development history, artistic creation techniques and other professional knowledge. Therefore, in order to appreciate a movie objectively and comprehensively, we need to cover a wide range and have a certain knowledge reserve for many art categories and even scientific and technological needs.

For example, when we watch Hollywood big budget movies, we usually involve a lot of technical expressions, and technology-driven narration has become one of the main characteristics of science fiction movies. And if we can understand the historical background of a film, we may be able to analyze it in a broader stage background. Many movies that seem to be very limited now can be understood or even surpassed in the historical background at that time.

And if we have a certain architectural knowledge, we can infer the background of the story through the architectural features in the film, so as to better appreciate the scenery of the film and understand the plot and history, so as to have a deeper understanding of the theme to be expressed in the film.

Secondly, understanding the cultural customs around the world can also make us appreciate movies more comprehensively. Take the costume drama that we often see, if we know something about the ancient feudal rules and regulations and cultural customs, it will also be of great benefit to us to understand the human nature in the film. In such an era of stifling human nature and imprisoning freedom, how many tragic acts against human nature will also make us think deeply.

For example, at the wedding banquet directed by Ang Lee, there were many behaviors that foreigners could not understand. If we have a little knowledge of China's traditional culture, we may better understand the meaning behind the sentence "This is the result of thousands of years of sexual repression in China".

Therefore, understanding the cultural customs around the world is also helpful for us to appreciate and analyze movies and television, from which we can realize a deeper meaning.