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How it all started...

Not a day goes by that I don't see a movie. I grew up using a word "film" as a reference to the movie, but having lived in the USA for the last 25 years, I got used to using the world "movie". But where did it all started? Why a word movie is used more than a word film ? Is it because a movie is referring to the moving images? Or is it referring to moving emotions?... Wouldn't you, though, agree that a word film sounds more sophisticated than the other word? Is this why a self respected film critic would tell you he/she does film reviews rather than movie reviews? On the other hand, you more often here "let's do"  movie nights  than film nights . Isn't it peculiarly interesting how the words that mean the same thing don't mean the same attitude and/or describe the same activity? I'm a movie lover. That's my point. I don't even need someone to go with me to the movies to really enjoy it. Moreover, I sometimes prefer to...