have you ever wondered how motion pictures affect you? research studies show that movies do affect you, for good or ill, in quite different ways. motion pictures give you information and add it to your store of knowledge. the films you see influence your ideas of right and wrong more than you may realize. when you see pictures presenting certain kinds of people or certain ideas in either a favorable or an unfavorable light, you tend to develop a similar feeling toward them. motion pictures may also affect your emotions. when you go to the movies, your emotions are stimulated.