大学英语作文:严肃还是娱乐? Serious or entertainment?

The question of what kind of movie to watch is a familiar one in my home. While my father does not care for movies a great deal, my mother is very fond of this kind of entertainment. Unfortunately, her tastes are very different from mine, and she mostly likes movies that fall into the light entertainment category. I, on the other hand, do not enjoy watching movies that aim only to amuse. Generally, I derive a greater sense of enjoyment from movies that get me to think, because I can find better light entertainment elsewhere and I consider movies a serious art form. Sometimes, of course, I enjoy movies that amuse or entertain lightly in order to distract myself from the seriousness of everyday life. Humorous movies such as slapstick comedies are my favorites amongst the amusing ones, and every once in a while I even enjoy a romantic comedy. These movies offer a kind of escape. However, there are other ways of distraction that I prefer. For example, I enjoy taking long walks or listening to music much more than I enjoy watching a flick that means to accomplish nothing more than diversion. Movies, to me, are serious business. I tend to look at movies as an art form that should engage its audience and also challenge them. Of course there are different ways to accomplish these two goals. A director might make creative use of stylistic means such as editing or lighting or camera movement. Together with the screenwriter he/she might find ways to present a relationship between classical or stereotypical characters in a complex and innovative way. Ideally, he/she will present an important social issue from a point of view that has not been thoroughly discussed. Thus, through his/her work, he/she will make his/her audience think about questions they had not considered before. Thereby, they will add to the discussion and make a contribution to culture and society. In my opinion, this is the goal of all art and thus it should also be the goal of movie making.

什么样的电影观看的问题是一个熟悉的一个在我家。虽然我的父亲不关心电影很多，我的母亲是非常喜欢这种娱乐。不幸的是，她的品味和我的不同，她大部分喜欢的电影是属于轻娱乐的。我，另一方面，不喜欢看电影，目的只是为了娱乐。一般而言，我从电影中获得了一种更大的乐趣，让我想，因为我可以找到更好的其他地方，我认为电影是一个严肃的艺术形式。有时，当然，我喜欢的电影，娱乐或娱乐，以使自己的注意力从日常生活的严重性。幽默的电影如滑稽剧是我最喜欢有趣的人，每隔一段时间，我甚至喜欢浪漫喜剧。这些电影提供了一种逃避。然而，有其他的方式，我喜欢分心。例如，我喜欢长距离散步或听音乐远超过我享受观看一个电影，这意味着完成没有什么比转移。电影，对我来说，是严肃的事。我倾向于把电影作为一种艺术形式来吸引观众，同时也要挑战他们。当然，有不同的方式来实现这2个目标。导演可能会利用文体手段，如编辑或照明或相机运动。连同编剧他/她可能会发现现在的经典或刻板的在一个复杂和创新的方式，人物之间的关系的方法。理想情况下，他/她会从一个没有被彻底讨论过的观点中提出一个重要的社会问题。因此，通过他/她的工作，他/她会让他/她的听众考虑他们以前没有考虑过的问题。因此，他们将增加讨论并对文化和社会作出贡献。在我看来，这是所有艺术的目标，因此也应该是电影制作的目标。