Movie Trivia: Showing Off How Many Films We Have Seen and How Well We Know Them

There are so many minute aspects to both classic films and also films which enjoy success through a cult following for being fantastically bad that few of us have enough time in one life to become experts on more than a few. While some of us may know exactly how many layers of outer garments Luke’s Uncle Owen in Star Wars appears to be wearing, we may - alternately - not be able to name a single Carey Grant film. This, however, is the beauty of movie trivia. There is so much to know that to really be considered an expert, one would almost have to have a photographic memory or be some other near freak of nature.

Of course, for anyone who really enjoys a certain film or a certain movie star, part of that enjoyment comes through carefully studying the film and learning every minute detail. Why we should sometimes take such an interest in such minor details may well be within the realm of psychoanalysis, but the fact is that it is often fun to deconstruct a good movie that is near and dear to our hearts.

One place to search out the answer just about every single question you may have ever had about a certain film is the Internet. Here within the World Wide Web, movie buffs of all shapes, sizes and tastes have convened to share their vast wealth of movie trivia knowledge and to test others around the world to see how they much up. Indeed, for just about every film and every genre, you can find some website on the Internet all too ready to test your knowledge of (dare I say) "somewhat" non-essential film knowledge.