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David4eng Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Film or Movie

Hello every body, I was just wondering what is the difference between "film" and "movie". Maybe both are exactly the same?
  

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David4eng Hello every body, I was just wondering what is the difference between "film" and "movie". Maybe both are exactly the same? e.

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  • David4eng Hello every body, I was just wondering what is the difference between "film" and "movie".
  • Maybe both are exactly the same?
  • e.
  • a motion picture.
  • FILM can also be used as a verb, but MOVIE can't.
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David4engHello every body, I was just wondering what is the difference between "film" and "movie". Maybe both are exactly the same?
They mean the same thing, i.e. a motion picture.
FILM can also be used as a verb, but MOVIE can't.
FILM also refers to the actual film strip, the rigid transparent material itself, or any thin layer.
MOVIE only has on
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Haha, I've just noticed how I've written every body ! Sorry for that mistake.
Anyway, thanks for your answer Emotion: smile
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And you don't talk about documentaries as movies, right?
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Good point. Maybe the rule, if there is one, is that movies take you to a "setting", whether it's a fantasy setting like toyland or outer space, a historical setting, a future setting, etc. If a motion picture has no separate setting (is set in current reality), for example a documentary, interview or news item, you wouldn't call it a movie.
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