Naturalism
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A state of nature; conformity to nature. Metaphaphoric: The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will. A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as Romanticism or Surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic, idealistic, or even supernatural treatment.
Example sentence: I was born in Paris in the mid-1960s, and by the time I was 12 I had started going to the movies by myself. Most of the movies of that period never appealed to me. I didn't like the 'naturalism,' the sad or the 'down-to-earth' characters. What I wanted from film was fantasy, dreams, funny situations, extravagant decor - and beautiful women.
Realism
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.An artistic representation of reality as it isThe viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observationA doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.
Example sentence: There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough - there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph.