Fourth Information Revolution

One of my childhood dreams is to become a movie director. Every time I watch a film, I usually become fascinated on how they come up with such good movies and special effects. When I was a kid, I often wonder on how the actors fit inside the television set or how the characters possess special powers. Back then I am easily satisfied with the movies that I watch but as I grow up I encountered difficulties in choosing movies that would fit my taste.


Nowadays, Filipinos often prefer watching Hollywood films than Filipino movies mainly because of Hollywood’s excellent special effects and I think that it’s also difficult to find a local film to watch that is worth paying for in a cinema. Honestly, I don’t usually watch local movies because I think it’s just a waste of time watching and listening to a boring script resulting from lack of research and limited budget.


My opinion on local films changed when I knew about the history of motion picture from George Melies’ “A Trip to the Moon” to Victor Fleming’s “Gone with the Wind.” At present, Filipino movies are very much improved as compared to movies of the past when it comes to special effects, film editing and musical score.


Our lesson about the fourth information revolution made me realize that motion picture is one of the most popular forms of art and entertainment throughout the world and it is also a major source of information.


For me, movies are much more than just entertainment. If artists express themselves by using paint and dramatists by using words, filmmakers express their ideas through a motion-picture camera. The filmmaker can express different points of view by using the camera in different ways like filming scenes from different angles. Indeed, motion picture is our means of escaping from reality, dramatizing of factual events and expressing feelings towards any subject matter.