Characteristics of Modernism in Films

One of the most distinctive characteristic in modern films is that instead of forgetting about the reality just like in classic films, the audience are supposed to be aware the fact that they are watching a movie. There are some very distinctive elements in the movie that can make the audience to have that kind of awareness. For example, just like some of the scenes in the movies in the video above, the characters look directly to the camera as if they are interacting with the audience. Meanwhile, when they look and talk directly into the camera, it will create a scene as if the character is talking to the audience. Some other elements including freeze frame, flash backs, jump cuts in between scenes, and montages. All of these elements can be found in the previous movie that I was talking about which is Moonrise Kingdom. We have a character who in a couple scenes is delivering some sort of a documentary to the audience, jump cuts inbetween scenes, and of course the memorable montages of the two main characters exchanging letters. Considering all these elements can be found easily in the movie,  Moonrise Kingdom may actually categorized as a modern film.