What is the most important part of a good movie?

soul rattler
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The actors/actresses
The script
The story (not necessarily the same as the script)
The director
The visual effects

Or does it depend on the movie? I think it comes down to the director. Case in point: After Earth. The story wasn't bad and we all know Will Smith is a great actor. Jaden on the other hand may or may not be a good actor, given he still may need time to mature. The CGI elements were decent but the entire time I watched I'm thinking, why the ? is this movie so unbearable?

Then it dawned on me, the same reason I hated The Last Airbender: M. Knight Shalayman. He is the Mike D'Atoni of directing. Only a guy like Shalayman could take a great actor like Will Smith and make him look and sound like a barely functioning ? .

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