What Makes a Movie Good?

Although the criterion is mostly subjective, there are certain things a movie should have in order to be qualified as a good movie. 

The first thing a movie must have is a good idea. Now, what is a good idea? Well, a good idea is something that someone can relate to or believe. Theoretically, a movie is a piece of entertainment that allows people to escape from reality. People want to pretend to live out an interesting lifestyle without any consequences. For example, tons of people who would love to be Batman, but they do not want to put their life constantly in jeopardy. The Batman movies allow them to pretend to be their hero without any consequences.   

This brings me to my next point: characters. A character needs to be believable and have a defined role. Are we supposed to like them or hate them? Are we supposed to want to see them get their comeuppance or are we supposed to sympathize for them? Is the character a stereotypical character or is it multifaceted? A movie needs to create believable well-defined characters, with a clear motive and purpose. 

In order to have good characters, a movie must have good actor to fill the roles. Now, this does not mean a movie should just go and get a bunch of A-list actors because that (a) costs a lot of money and (b) sometimes does not work. The best thing for a producer to do is get the best actors for the role. In the past, there have been great actors who bombed in their roles. The reason they bombed was that they did not fit the role. Actors, even the best ones, have certain strengths and weaknesses. A movie must accentuate the actors/actresses' strengths and hide their weaknesses. 

The movie, also, needs good dialogue. Dialogue and actors both complement each other. They depend on each other and need the other. Without good dialogue, an actor's lines are not going to be that good. And without a good actor, the dialogue will not sound that good. 

Lastly, the movie needs good director. A director is the person who puts the idea movie together. He/she brings the script to life by envisioning it out in his mind and then structuring it.He is in control, and the movie's success mostly depends on him. 

When a movie has most of these things, it is a good movie. When it has all of these things, it becomes a classic. 

I could have gone more in-depth about this. Maybe someday I will. However, I did not want to make it too wordy. So instead of going in-depth, I was rather vague.