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          In order for a film to be deserving of an award in my eyes, it needs to have all of these four things: music that stirs emotion and completes the film, interesting point of views of narration, a type of love story, and lastly acting that makes the movie that much more believable.  The music of a film is that extra boost that can make it much more of an attention grabber. In the case of Disney movies, the music is really its selling point. The movie Cars had the song "Sh-Boom Sh-Boom" play while Lightning McQueen was strolling down along route 66. By adding this song, it allowed the audience to step into that time era and experience how it was back in the day. I like when a film incorporates a different use of narration. First and third person narration and direct-address narration are types of story telling that I find very amusing to watch. A cute and cheesy love story, done the right way, always puts a movie on the top of my "must watch" list. But in order to have a believable love story, the acting needs to be spot on and realistic. Those are the factors that I believe make an award winning film.
          In both silent films, Le Voyage Dans La Lune and The Great Train Robbery, some of the criteria for an award winning movie were met and some were not. Because both were silent films, the music criteria does not apply for these films. In Le Voyage Dans La Lune, the narration was done through the acting of the characters. So the acting was the focal point for the story telling. When the Aliens were introduced, it took a good actor to make oneself seem to be from another world. In The Great Train Robbery, the narration was also done through the acting. The men shooting at each other in the scene made it a very exciting action movie. Silent films have more obstacles to get passed in order to appeal to an audience. These two movies had good acting and narration but lacked a good love story!
          If I had to award two movies for meeting my criteria, I would give the award to Flipped and Funny Face. In Flipped, the first thing that stood out to me was the first person narration not only from the point of view of the little girl but also from the little boy's point of view. This gave the film a way of looking at the events through both of their shoes. The music in Flipped also creates happiness and warmth when the story needs it. In Funny Face, Audrey Hepburn does an amazing job of dancing, acting, and signing which gave the film a believable character. The choice of songs that were performed fit each scene like a puzzle piece. The one thing that both of these movies have, but both of the silent films missed, is a love story! The girl in Flipped falls in love with her childhood crush and Audrey Hepburn's character falls in love with the handsome photographer. These two movies win my award of best films.