Do movies inspire people to do something, which they wouldn’t have done had they not seen it in a movie? As a 16 years old, my answer to this question would have been, “No, but I’m a special person who would do so” More than a decade later, there is a change in my answer and it is, “Of course yes. Had movies not portrayed a particular location or situation, no one would have ever paid attention to it”
Movies don’t only serve as a way of recreation, but also play an important role in setting a trend. Most certainly, they leave their strong impression on people who seriously get involved with the characters. Eventually you see the same styles, clothes et al which the leads opted for, on screen, becoming a trend.
Out of curiosity, I was searching the web for information on some locations, which were covered in a movie that I saw recently, of course with the intention to visit them. What this search revealed was something interesting. I was no exception. Though this movie was not that popular, there were more than six people I came across, in my shallow searching itself, had gone to the very same locations, after they saw the same movie. More interesting was some of them had even visited those places in the same order which they were shown in the movie. Ha, crazy, isn’t it?
A few days back, when I had read a study published in a leading news paper that “Romantic Comedies Could Damage Your Relationship” I said to myself, how silly. Now, I re-read the same article and agree with that study. After all rom-coms are targeted at that age group and that sort of people who think more from heart and less from brains. Probably if someone wants to set a good trend or make a positive impact on the society, it would be worthwhile to consider making a good movie. Of course, only if you have that talent!
