Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett is a humorous tale about what happens
when alchemists learn to make film and subsequently movies or "moving
pictures". Then suddenly lots of people feel compelled to travel to the
small town of Holy Wood and become a part of the moving pictures
business. I'm sure it goes without saying what Holy Wood is a satire of.
A sort of strange magic is involved with the moving pictures though
that not only compels people to get into the business, but that also
seems to make the actors go into trances while making the films and be
able to do things that they have no experience with. However this
magical force is not benevolent and it feeds off the moving pictures
growing stronger and more powerful with disastrous results. I would not
count this book among my favorite Discworld novels, but it's definitely
good for a laugh in places and I'd recommend it to fans of the series.
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