Props serve many purposes in films. They make scenes really interesting in the way actors interact with them. Their shapes and weights not only convey emotion but you can do a lot more. Props can express a characters personality very fast instead of spending time trying to show it through a characters actions. Metaphors can also be conveyed, like background objects to show the character's motives. Props can also be used to show a complex, like the top in Inception showing whether they are in a dream or not. Transitions from scene to scene can also be introduced with props. The movement of time can also be shown with how objects decay or change over time. Lastly, simply giving an actor a prop makes them more interesting, they will seem much more casual or interesting.
Wow! I never knew you could do so much with props. There are so many possibilities when you really think about it. I think the most useful would definitely be to express a characters personality. Without objects you would have to dedicate a lot of time to explaining their personality, when you can simply show their interests with an object!
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