Reflexivity In Film         Awareness of film as a process and not just a finished product seems to have been around since the very beginnings of film. Buster Keaton, for example, used this idea in his films, therefore making the audience aware of the illusion of film. His somewhat unconventional methods included looking directly in the camera, playing with the two dimensionality of the screen, etc. However, most Hollywood features didn't use such methods, but would …showed first 75 words of 1480 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1480 total…rather composed f many shots and scenes that make the audience think. The subtlety of these sequences is such that they do not have to be noticed and all the tools the film uses to make it reflexive do not have to be noticed, and thus the film may be viewed as an illusion. However, by just a bit more careful viewing, the reflexivity of the film is noticed and makes it even more comic