Action

Action taken to a screen to captivate
A dinner date with old school scenes of a drive in
Black and white as they write the script that will depict
The images of the words spoken to create the action

An action that begins with a start, middle and end
Story line scripture learned and then read
To act accordingly to be directed as such
An actor or actress emotionally stuck

Director that shouts loudly or screams
To be give more emotional delivery
Diligently processing the written play by play
Thoroughly diving into characters that speak more than words

Action that is taken to break character and roles
Never acting out unless directed or told
This act, that act, to watch an act on screen
Not always pictured the filming of behind the scenes

Cut to the finish line that is not written yet
A story in the movies that could send the right messages
Unmasked the vision that a producer may see
Then ask yourself, " Is this movie even entertaining?"
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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November 15, 2017 at 6:03 PM
Yes that is the question we should ask. Too much cgi will ruin a movie. This is a wonderful poem that moves with the movie in my mind. Thank you for that. Were you inspired to write this by watching a bad movie?
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November 15, 2017 at 6:58 PM
I actually wrote this for a contest on allpoetry.com for the prompt 'The Movies' playing with the way filming used to be done and having fun with how I always love to critique. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment James. Have a great night!
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