How American Cinema Shaped and Reflected on Society
Ever since the first plays, movies or television American people have turned towards the excitement of each for their enjoyment or pleasures. Whether it was for fun, education or news, throughout the year's people have become to depend on this form of entertainment. Cinema has shaped the way we think, buy things and some movie show how our lives are lived. Movies have a way of judging our social attitudes and how Americas feel towards certain matters. Early history in movies helped to shape how the First Amendment and freedom of speech were impacted. There were some states that felt that the Birth of A Nation should be censored. Some courts thought that such vivid materials needed to be censored. This is not the case today. The First Amendment is very strong in today’s movie industry.
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This is how some historical events were captured, like The Tuskegee Airmen and Memphis Belle. It helped to show how the war has helped their country. Since the newspaper was just taking off this was a great way to fill the audience with what wanted. This was the start of how the movie business and the newspapers started to incorporate their findings. During this time people were hungry for excitement, news, and big dreams. These days, Hollywood continues what it started in the 1900’s and has helped shape the social culture and sometimes swaying minds. Some big giants along the way were Paramount, Warner Brothers, 20h Century, and Fox. Their success gave way to how we view movies today. Another big growth area was the viewing of foreign cultures. Like the movie City of God. It helped people here in America to see how other cultures were shaping up. Another movie took on greed and money was Richie Rich. Viewers could see a story about being rich and engross themselves in the