Ghostbusters: Find The Physics Selected Movies

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Find The Physics Selected Movies? Ghostbusters Introduction In 1984, Ghostbusters was produced and became a movie loved by many for years to come. During this movie, there were particular scenes that demonstrated the good and bad physics that most movies contain. In this movie, some were obvious while others had to be dug up in order to notice the science behind the scenes. Ghostbusters is a combination of fun and humorous but physics filled that might not have been noticed at first glance. Good Movie Physics In movies, there is physics constantly occurring without people even realizing it’s there. During the 37 minute scene, Peter Venkman and the Ghostbusters are looking for the ghosts that they were called in to take care of. They then walk …show more content…

Lightning is an electrical energy which produces both heat and sound. When lightning strikes, there is an imbalance in the charges between the lightning and the other object, such as a building. Considering the roughly 19-floor building is tall, it’s also more likely to strike. It says Hong Kong Observatory “...the taller object is more susceptible to lightning because of the shorter air gap between the lightning strike and the object.” The negative charge in the cloud connects with the positively charged object, causing the lightning to strike. This scene could be physically impossible because people don’t turn into terror dogs after being struck by lightning. To continue off of this particular scene, Zuul is from a different dimension. Interdimensional travel physically, hasn’t been proved to be possible or impossible. String theory is essentially when scientists attempt to comprehend how everything functions in the universe and how it’s all connected. A theory where everything is made of tiny, microscopic strings that make up all of the matter. Traveling from dimension to dimension has yet to be shown, so there is no possible evidence to prove how Zuul came to the world. Containing both the possible and impossible physics creates a more captivating scene for …show more content…

This movie wouldn’t be anything like what it is without the use of special effects. Whether it was the weapons they used, Dana levitating, or even the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, it helped to create the movie we see today. Without the special effects, it would be hard to accomplish the goal of the movie which was to capture ghosts and encounter paranormal activity. It would be possible to still create the movie, but it wouldn’t be as entertaining and be more difficult to create. Special effects help enhance the movie using objects some wouldn’t think about. The equipment used also has to do with how good the quality of the CGI is. In Ghostbusters, Richard Edlund, who was a part of the special effects team, used a 65mm camera which made the visuals surpass what they thought they could originally achieve. The audience experience would be different since it wouldn’t have what makes the movie such a fun to watch. Nevertheless, the movie is imaginative, suspenseful, and embodies a plot that makes it intriguing to keep the viewers on the edge of their seats. It wouldn’t have changed the storyline indefinitely, but it would’ve altered some of the key scenes. It would’ve been difficult to create the final scene with Gozer, the eggs cooking, the books floating, etc. Special effects are what makes the movie more enthralling and engaging to watch. The best movies were still created before the use of

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