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Censorship And Theater Analysis

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As a young boy, I remember spending hours watching my favorite shows in the comfort of our living room. Only hoping to be amazed, every second of every minute was specifically filmed to achieve a different goal. The goal of the show was to keep me coming back to watch more, the channel to keep me watching their shows and movies, and the commercials was to buy their products. The widespread utilization of television sets in America altered the direction of the filmmaking business in America by challenging the censorship system, improving the theater experience, and use of television partnerships. The first avenue the film industry attempted to get more people back in the theaters was seeing what was different between the television boxes and the movie theaters. While the shows were of same quality the only difference was the resolution and size of the screen. Previously, the movie theaters didn’t have to worry about the film size or resolution because it was the only way most people were able to see the films. VistaVision and other …show more content…

At the time, the television idea was thought to be entirely uncontrollable and thus should maintain itself suitable for the entire family. To pull the theaters away, the production companies began to challenge the Production Code Administration (PCA) regarding allowing movies to become most geared for certain groups of people. Failing to achieve PCA seal of approval on some films, the production companies eventually decided to try and show the films without the seal to great success. When the state and local governments stepped in the way regarding the showing without a PCA seal, the production companies took courts with a high degree of success. Eventually, the PCA system was update to account for the shift in social and cultural norms (Lewis

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