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Thievery is alive and well in Hollywood. The glamorization of crime invariably tickles the curiosity of the public. Criminals have been portrayed as exciting, daring and cunning tantamount to hero status. They are the risk takers who should not be completely judged upon their criminal expression but rather looked at as individuals with some merit. They are cast sympathetically as their relationships are examined and ultimately lend credence to the justification, in their minds, of the criminal choices they have made. But worst of all, they are often shown as being ‘cool’, even as they hurdle towards the death of their freedom.
Take, for example, the jewelry or art thief. Movies like the Italian Job, the Score and Ocean’s Eleven display criminals as generally model citizens, other than when they are committing crimes. There may be such criminals but are they so suave in their real lives? Are they seemingly morally upright in their relationships with others? Are they really just good guys who happen to commit crimes? In real life the majority of criminals are not suave, cool or sympathetic figures. They are cutthroat, ruthless and to a degree, sociopathic. Mob figures are the best example of the paradox between the glamorization of criminal life and reality of criminal behavior.
All agree that the Soprano’s, a show about mob life in New Jersey, is a great show. The production value is high, the actors are skilled and the plot lines are well conceived. People get whacked, money gets laundered and criminals get promoted for good work. Yet, in order for the audience to tune in every week they must connect with the characters. Hence, the boss of the family, Tony Soprano is shown as a father, a husband and as attempting to improve his relationships with the outside world by visiting a therapist. This is a ploy to create sympathy for a ruthless murdering crime boss. And it works, as the Sopranos is a hit. What then are the real criminals doing?
Irrespective of the state of economy, watching movies, purchasing the blu rays of the latest flicks renting DVDs are the most popular and the common ways to have fun, relax and escape the drudgeries and monotonies of our daily routine. Cult movies are action packed and they have maintained the popularity over the years irrespective of the fact that there are several movies genres to suite different movies buffs tastes.
Cult films are liked by people and they have a huge fan base all over the world. These are movies that rate high on all factors story, action, screenplay and of course, sex appeal. Many popular Hollywood stars have starred in films that have a huge fan following. These cult movies have taken action into the mainstream and thus have managed to create a multibillion dollar industry. Now movie theatres are filled when such a movie is released. They are exciting, action packed and have a great story line with good vs. evil concept which the general mass enjoy watching. The style, grace and art of these cult films make them popular among the masses and the goal of these cult films is to entertain the masses.
A cult movie essentially refers to a movies that is extremely popular, and has a huge fan following and they really do not deserve movies quality box office performance or critical review. They are measured by its popularity in DVD sales or rental long after all other contemporary movies have lost its steam, or marked down for quick sale or start collecting dust on video stores shelves.
There are several factors why a particular movie becomes a cult movie. Every movie has a redeeming quality of its own which distinguishes it from other movies. Some films are so awful that people become hysterical after seeing them and they become popular because they are bad movies. There are some movies which are play in TV channels so often that they earn the reputation of being a cult film.
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