How Important are Film Stars to the Film Industry?
Within the film industry there are many aspects which makes the film successful, including the film stars that are used in the film. There are also other aspects many people would not think were important to making the film attractive to it's audience.
Within films, the stars used to make it popular are used for a number of reasons, one reason people may feel that film stars make the films popular because of the sex appeal the actors hold to the audience. This is because when a film star is shown, many people may go to watch they film because they find the actor attractive, an example of this is Johnny Depp, this is because many people would find Johnny Depp attractive this is why when Pirates of the Caribbean came out many people would go to watch it because they thought he was attractive and good to watch. Also, another film the Johnny Depp helped to make famous was Into The Woods, in which he played the wolf, many people had never heard of the musical Into The Woods but when it came out on film it became very popular, most likely because of the fact Johnny Depp was in it. Another reason film stars make films popular is through the films target audience, this is because many people may go to watch the film because they enjoy the genre but as well as the genre people may go to watch a certain film because the film star in the film may be famous through playing specific roles within specific genres.
However, there are many other reasons that films may become successful, this may be through the use of special effects within films such as Finding Nemo, this is because this film was very successful though the special effects used in the animation, even though many people did not know that Ellen was the voice of Dory. Also, another reason films may be made popular without the use of film stars is through the directors. An example of a film that was made famous because of the director instead of the actors is many films directed by Steven Spielberg, films such as Saving Private Ryan and War Horse, were very popular and some of the actors in these films were completely unheard of until they were featured in these films. This shows that even though the actors in the films may not be popular or A list stars, the film can still be successful because of the director, before the two fore mentioned films were released, Spielberg directed many of the Indiana Jones films which boosted his director status and made him more famous which lead to the sud=ccess of many of his other film.
