The Emergence Machine

Blockbuster

abstract · Cinema · Level 13 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A blockbuster film is a commercial film with high production budgets, wide theatrical distribution, and mass audience appeal, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of the audience and their role in its success.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “blockbuster” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “blockbuster”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
blockbuster
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L2L1L0BlockbusterCinemaFilmImage… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureMotionQuantityActionChangeEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesBlockbusterL13MotionL1QuantityL1CinemaL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    blockbuster requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • Quantity L1 (requires)
    a blockbuster film has a large quantity of viewers and revenue
  • Cinema L12 (requires)
    This is a cinema-related concept; understanding cinema comes first