Only for University Scholars Programme (USP) students. We all watch movies, yet traditional cinema-going has been widely upended by the manner in which films are now available and accessible anytime, any day, anywhere. In short, we watch movies all the time and in turn, they impact the way we think. So how may we understand how to approach one the most ubiquitous and rapidly evolving cultural forms today? The course explores contemporary movie-watching as a psychological and philosophical experience (film as experience), film as an art form derived upon methodological production processes, film as a commercial industry, and movie-watching as a consumer practice that also trains us, its spectator. We examine how we experience a movie, how it is made, how it lives (on screen and with us), and ultimately what this says about us and our society. This seminar-based course focuses on contemporary applications of movie-watching and its implications, and develops skills in perception, comprehension, and interpretation. A practical research component where students are asked to examine for themselves the impact of these social and cultural changes in consumption and the implications for narrative media production, encourages critical thinking and problem-solving.