Movie Magic

All movies are a mixture of many components, though one of the most important in my mind is the music, words, and sound effects which are used. Sure acting and setting plays a huge part in making the film entertaining, but those 2 components alone are not near enough to create any emmy award winning film. Throughout history movies and films have never been solely images- images without sound, but they have been paired up with music and words of some sort. We see this to be true throughout history.
For example- the silent films of the early 1900's and 1920's were never truely silent. In all of the theaters where these films were playing there was a piano or a piano player. The presence of either of these allowed sound to be added to the films in which audio and video could not yet be combined on a single reel. The simple addition of some piano music, which in most cases was all improvised, made the films interesting and kept the viewers interested in the film.
In modern days audio is always paired with video. And in most cases it is the audio which creates an interesting film. Without sound all that is left on the screen is a series of pictures; pictures which may or may not make sequential sense to the viewer. This theory has been tested in many classrooms, and it can be tested in the home too. In order to test it pick a film and turn it on. Start with the sound on, about 5-10 minutes into the film mute the television. Make note of the amount of interest you now find in the film. In most cases it will have decreased. Without audio, films are nothing- they simply become moving pictures.
The magic of the movies is not found only in the visual aspects of the film, but is found in part in the audio portions. Music, dialogue, and sound effects create the magic that keeps viewers interested in the films.