Talking About Movies

 

Conversation Model

Martin: What did you think of that movie?

Joanna: It was okay, but I’m not really into big-budget movies with a lot of special effects and big-name stars.

Martin: Oh, you’re a film snob. I bet you only watch indie films made on a shoestring budget with low production values.

Joanna: No, that’s not true. I just don’t like crowd-pleasers that are predictable. I like movies that stretch the imagination and have some artistic value.

Martin: You mean you like those weird movies with no plot and a lot of strange characters. They’re artsy, but leave you totally confused.

Joanna: I don’t mind some ambiguity if that’s what you mean.

Martin: Well, I’m going to see the new Spiderboy movie next week. I don’t suppose you want to come?

Joanna: Spiderboy? I’ve been looking forward to seeing that movie.

Martin: But it’s a big-budget blockbuster.

Joanna: I can’t watch artsy films all the time. Variety is the spice of life, don’t you think?

New words and phrases

- to be into sth: to like it, to pleasurable

- big-budget: sth that is expensive to make.

- special effect: using the special trick of the camera to make sth look real

- big-name stars: the famous star

- snob: a person who thinks that their opinion is better than anyone.

- indie: independent

- Shoestring budget: it's a low budget.

- Production values: it's a quality of the movie it's self.

- crowd-pleasers: it's sth that many or most people like but it does not mean it is great or perfect.

- predictable: we know that sth is going to happen.

- stretch the imagination: to make yo u think of think that you never thought about it before.

- artistic value: it's sth that you would consider quality or unique or interesting.

- artsy: try to be having or revealing natural creative skills.

- confused: unclear, uncertain = ambiguity

- ambiguity: don't sure what happened, uncertain

- I don’t suppose: to ask about sth and you expect the answer to be no.

- blockbuster: very popular and many a lot of money.

- Variety is the spice of life: trying new things or doing new things is good for you and make your life more interesting.