>To claim that graphics don't matter to games would be like claiming cinematography doesn't matter to movies.
Cinematography (camera work) is not graphics though. It's as essential to cinema as the plot and acting is.
Graphics in relation to games not so much. You can make a great game with very simple graphics, even today (from Tetris and Pacman to Leterpress). You can even make a great game with no graphics at all (all the much loved text adventure games, MUDs, etc) -- whereas you cannot make a movie at all without any cinematography.
If you want to make a movie comparison, visual effects and/or fancy sets would be a better one.
Cinematography (camera work) is not graphics though. It's as essential to cinema as the plot and acting is.
Graphics in relation to games not so much. You can make a great game with very simple graphics, even today (from Tetris and Pacman to Leterpress). You can even make a great game with no graphics at all (all the much loved text adventure games, MUDs, etc) -- whereas you cannot make a movie at all without any cinematography.
If you want to make a movie comparison, visual effects and/or fancy sets would be a better one.