But the story/plot is what the movie bases its foundation on. A well written movie with bad CGI is better than a visually good movie with a bad story. IMO, yes you can enjoy a movie for specific reasons, but the core story should be at least good for me to like it. Just my opinion of course.

[–] Steve 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There are great movies that can't even be said to have an actual story at all. Just a collection of scenes that hopefully make you feel something.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would probably argue the collection of scenes tell a great story, which is why it’s good. Most Snyder films for example can be visually stunning without a lot of dialogue but the story is terrible that it takes away any enjoyment of the visuals.

[–] Steve 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Dialog isn't a requirement of a story. Good Boy has less than a dozen spoken lines in the movie, as it's from a dogs perspective. But it also has a very clear story and plot. That's not what I'm talking about. Check out some movies on this list.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's fair. Non-narrative films are a specific niche though, and specifically not having a story is their identity. You can't judge a film for its story if there intentionally isn't one.

[–] TheImpressiveX@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are great movies that can’t even be said to have an actual story at all.

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

[–] Steve 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's probably 20% on the way to what I mean.
It still has a pretty clear describable naritive story. It doesn't always make sense, and sometimes you don't know what's happening. Maybe yah. It's less story than I first thought..