Movies influences and formulas from the 1980's- Present

Movies have has a huge impact on society and popular culture through out the 1980s to the present. Movies are very influential and so many people learn about the world through movies. We can learn about what it is like for people training in the navy from the 1986, Top Gun film, featuring Tom Cruise. We also learn the different ways in which people get married based on culture from, My Bestfriends Wedding that released in 1997, or My Big Fat Greek Wedding that released in 2002. The big picture of all of these movies is the formula of each of them. For people who like to watch wedding movies it can be predicted that there will always be some type of conflict or dilemma even if the movies have completely different characters. It can almost always be predicted that despite a conflict there will be a twisted happy ending. There may be a scandal within the wedding party and with the groom, or a father in law who doesn’t approve. The stories may change a little but you can rely on the formulas of movies through out this time period to help us movie watchers form a liking to certain types of movies.

Movies have become more influential to people. The amount of movies and producers has exceeded tremendously. There are so many different genres of movies now that allow people to watch a movie they know they will be interested in just based on previews. Movies are a huge asset to popular culture. 

Reference
Tom cruise pictures. (n.d.). In contactmusic.com. Retrieved June 25, 2013, from http://www.contactmusic.com/pictures/tom_cruise/1-1