realism vs anti realism

Verisimilitude is the appearance or semblance of truth or reality.The problem of verisimilitude is the problem of articulating what it takes for one false theory to be closer to the truth than another false theory.

Realism is when something is representing a person or thing in a way that is accurate and true to life.There are advantages and disadvantages to realism an advantage is that you see the black and white of a situation and its is easier to work with reality in moving toward a more correct answer that is real, when making a low budget movie or series it is easier to stick to realism as it is easier to recreate whereas if it is unrealistic you need to invest more money usually on CGI and effects like that to give it a feel of possibly being realistic.Realism can give people a better feeling of the film as it is more believable and they can get possibly relate to situations for example if there is a film about world war 2 old people can relate to it whereas if there is an alien battle in space nobody can relate to it and people will still enjoy it but it wont speak to you as much as a realistic film as if it touches you personally it can make it more memorable and exciting.Ultimately all that matters is that a film maintains believability within its own internal context. The logic might not match up with how it works in the real world (unless the film tries to base itself in a real life situation), but as long as it remains consistent with the information we're given, our suspensions of disbelief can stay.

Being realistic isn't always important and will not destroy the film if it isn't realistic for example Any of Spielberg's more fantastical films are great examples. Sharks don't really attack people in real life like they do in Jaws, but in the film we are told that this shark does, and we run with it. Characters behave in ways that are consistent with who they're shown to be and the world remains solid. Nothing ever happens to contradict the set up rules. Same thing for Jurassic Park.Ultimately, all a filmmaker must ask of its audience is their immediate suspension of disbelief. Anything that violates that is a fault of the artist for not making a cohesive enough world. However anything that isn't real that makes sense within its own context (sound in space during Star Wars for example) is merely a petty subjective grievance.Disadvantages of being unrealistic id sometimes it can be so ridiculous that the audience can laugh at it or find it annoying but alot of the time it works in favour of the director and can sometimes make a film more exciting like the sounds in the space in star wars it is unrealistic but without it the scenes in space would be boring and lightsabers aren't realistic but are cool and people find them a fun idea and it adds something to the film.

The way I see it, realism is just one of many tools a film maker can use to tell a story, and like any tool, it can be used well, it can be used poorly, or can be completely ignored. I think both are good having it realistic can limit it but it can still be exciting and good. When a film is unrealistic it is limitless and sometimes it can backfire and look stupid but can also be fantastic and captivate audience.