When reading the first section of "The Conversations" book, many new interesting facts about "movie editing" were revealed. Walter Murch was given the idea by a friend to do a remake on the movie Acropolis, which he also took part in when the movie first came out in the 70's. If taken into consideration, this proposal would certainly have to consist of improving the graphics of the film, along with unique sound effects that would make it engaging for all who sees it. Seeing that this remake movie was originally made years ago, one would think it would probably be a lot easier because of the fact that the plot of the movie would still be the same from before, but that's not the case. From editing a film comes great responsibility; a lot of critical thinking is required in order so that the film turns out with better quality, and this is exactly what Walter Murch incorporated into the film. Our standard audience usually watches movies from an audience perspective, and they perhaps rarely never think about the concept of how that movie became a part of the media. Just by reading the troubles, and hardwork that editors have to put up with has truly opened my eyes, and has made me more appreciative of all movies. I now will take into mind these insights of "film editing" whenever I watch a movie. To sum it up, I'll end this blog with a quote that I found appealing to my eyes, stated in the very beginning of this book in the "Introduction" section, "It is hard for any person to believe that only one man or woman makes a film," (Michael Ondaatje, The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film).
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