On the Trivia page it says that this is a movie that is a sequel to a film. I always thought Movies and Films were the same thing only Movie was an American term and Film was British. Can someone explain the difference to me?
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I don't think they are making a distinction. They are just using two different words. I don't know about movie being American and film being British. I'm American and I use both.
But like all true love, one day it withered on the vine...
I doubt there's a difference but I've read some rather snooty comments from IMDB users about how a certain movie/film "is not a movie, it's a film!" as if the distinction is that a movie is something Hollywood makes for entertainmet and a film is something that's "important."
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To me, the word "film" always suggested a sort of sophistication and artistic integrity, where the word "movie" always referred to the "E" part of A&E. Kurosawa made film. Michael Bay makes movies.
shareWhat the trivia page is refering to as unusual is that this movie/film is a sequel to another movie/film, The Feugitive, that is based on a TV show of the same name. Usualy TV shows spin off form movies not the other way around as was the case with the fugitive.
sharethey're synonymous, shut up.
shareYou are correct sir. They are synonymous
What if a movie is made only using video, & no film? That's sarcastic.
The terms can be used interchangeably. Think about this, "motion picture film" & its derivative names.
Your comment reminds me of a little throw away joke I once heard, I think it was in the movie "Tunnle Vision" or a similar spoof movie: "Film editors on strike-- slides at 11."
I've used it a lot of times over the years and nobody seems to think it's as funny as I do!!
From Wikipedia:
Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that photographic film (also called filmstock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist — motion pictures, the silver screen, photoplays, picture shows, flicks — and most commonly movies. Academics and the English-speaking international community prefer to use film or "cinema", due to the colloquial nature of these other terms.
If you look up the word "movie" it comes up as "film" still.