Plot v. Story

As I find myself falling further and further into the rabbit hole that is world of film, I'm being asked many new questions to better help my understanding of my new, different surroundings. Whether that question be what are some of the basic shots or what are the basics of editing a film, these questions are varied and are meant to serve a purpose in my film development. But we've begun to shift from technical side of making a film to more of the writing and planning of a film, as the writing process for are class film as begun. But to start on this new topic I've been asked our take a stance on whether plot or story is more important.

 To give my personal stance on the importance of story or plot to I film I firmly believe story is more important. David Anspaugh's Hoosiers is a great example of the story meaning more than the plot. The plot of the movie is dodgy coach trying to take a team to sate, but the story goes so much more in depth with the way it portrays the characters and there journey. The way the characters development and journey is what truly separates a good film from a bad film. But I'm not the only one who feels this way, Oscar and Golden Globes award winning  director Martin Scorsese feels the same way. In a interview (Link Below) he defends his stance on story being more important using Alfred Hitchcock's The Wrong Man as a example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrkHyvl5NeI

Mr Scorsese in this interview uses The Wrong Man's character development as what really separates this piece as being great. Explaining the way the charter is portrayed is what really make a great film for him.