1990s Movies

There is a big difference between the movies of the 1960s and the movies of the 1990s. One of the differences is the use of CGI. CGI did not exist in the 1960s. But, the new technology improved the production of movies and allowed for directors to fully get their vision across on screen. Both movies we watched in class, Titanic and Forrest Gump, make use of CGI in some way. Titanic uses it to recreate most of the exterior of the ship, and some of the inside as well. It allowed the ship to appear much grander than the set that was built. Forrest Gump also uses CGI technology. The film makers were able to remove Lieutenant Dan's legs, even though the actor who portrays him has legs. The movies of the 1960s would never be able to show many of the scenes in both of these movies simply because the technology was not available at the time. Another difference is the production value of the movies. Titanic and Forrest Gump were both big budget movies. The film makers spent a lot of money making the movies. In the 1960s, the budgets for movies was much smaller. Movies did not spend nearly as much to be made. I think CGI is something that is much better about the movies of the 1990s compared to 60s movies. It allows movies to create something that otherwise would not exist. On the other hand, the movies of the 60s represent a much simpler time in film making. Everything that was in the movie had to be filmed. There could be nothing digital added later. Because of that, the movies of the 60s are definitely simpler. The movies are also more natural because nothing digital could be added later and the movies had to be filmed in their entirety with all the pieces in place beforehand. I liked the movies of the 90s better than the older movies. In today's world, the 1960s movies seem extremely outdated. Even the1990s movies are becoming outdated because the technology has improved so much, but those movies are closer to a movie that would be released today.