1. A shot is made good by its attention to detail. When thought it put into how a shot should be filmed for the best effect, it shows. For example, take this shot from 2001: a Space Odyssey.
This shot is famous for its intricacies. The way that you can see the pods on the sides, the symmetric framing, and the space-agey lighting all work together to make an incredible visual creation. The meticulous planning has made something beautiful.
2. Editing is the most important part of a film. Without editing, there would be little meaning, it would simply be a series of shots. Take the montage, for example. By placing shots in a sequence, with certain shots after each other, it adds meaning to what would be meaningless film. For example, Battleship Potemkin, pioneer of the montage. Shots such as a woman getting shot, people falling over, children crying, help to show the destruction being wrought on the city. However, any of these shots on their own (save for the woman being shot) would not indicate anything beyond the obvious if they were not put together.
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