BBBBBOOOOOOKKKKK The relationship between film and society continue in the 1930’s. With the start of the great depression came the start of the Breen Office. The Breen Office regulated films in the mid 1930’s and the movie makers decided to embrace the American Values the Breen Office was trying to stand for. Sklar states that this new sense of American Values in film helped to “boost the morale of a confused and anxious people by fostering a spirit of patriotism, unity and commitment to national values,” (3597).
Throughout the movie “Pleasantville”, there are numerous social issues. This paper will look at and identify some of them, as well as defining the basic social issues and how they relate to the movie. Some sociological concepts found in the movie include Race and Ethnicity, Age Stratification, and Social Interaction. Throughout the movie, there are plenty of examples, but I will use the three main concepts I found. The example of Race and Ethnicity would be Discrimination.
According to the article, The Formation of Modern American Mass Culture, three-fourths of the American population went to a movie theater every week. Movies were seen by both the wealthy and the poor alike. They provided an outlet for people to escape the trouble of their everyday life. Individuals may not be able to tell you the names of political figures, but you can bet they knew the names of every leading actor and actress from the 20s.
In the article, The Movies Talk & Shape Culture, we saw that movies were able to entertain people in an emotional way. This allowed people to escape the world and watch a funny or scary movie to teach and learn what's going on. These movies changed the way people live then and still to this
The Articles of Confederation went into effect 1781 and was an easy way for Congress to borrow money, settle disputes, enter into treaties, establish armed forces, regulate coinage, etc. The Articles of Confederation, however, did come with flaws. Congress could not regulate commerce and directly tax the people. Congress could not compel states to pay their share of government costs and lacked power to enforce its laws. Congress could not enforce foreign treaties with the states and states entered into treaties independent of Congress.
Movies of many different genres have a subliminal message that can define the American culture. Specific movies such as American Sniper, Forrest Gump, and Pearl Harbor shows society the patriotism and the wars that molded America into the most powerful country in the world. Remember the Titans shows the journey and struggle America went through but overcame when it came to the Civil Rights Movements making America a better country. Not only do these movies represent America but the films are also entertaining to watch. Movies define the American culture and the films send messages to men, women, and children; society needs to become aware of what that message is that is being sent to the audience that is viewing the film.
I chose to rewatch a film for my observation. The film I watched was “Fight Club”. This film is an example of the complete opposite of US cultural values. It focuses on destroying material comfort and individuality. The narrator who was once a man driven by material possessions is completely changed by Tyler Durden a man who is fuelled by chaos.
Before researching African culture and modern civilization, I had an outdated and inaccurate concept of what Africa looked like. These ideas came from either fiction or narrative biases set in place by American or European writers and travelers. After studying Purple Hibiscus, reading an article on Nollywood, and watching a video about Africa, I came to terms with the stark dichotomy of American society’s portrayal of Africa and the reality of the continent, causing my views and the way I pictured Africa changed drastically. While reading Purple Hibiscus, I learned that a large portion of Nigerians spoke English. This surprised me; due to misleading, culturally inaccurate renderings of Africa, I had always believed that Nigerians spoke some sort of tribal dialect, never thinking much on the practicality or realism of that concept.
In the 1920s, movies became the most popular form of American entertainment. No one expected these films, that were once only a couple seconds long, to influence history as much as they did. This addition of technology to the American lifestyle had the rich and the poor lined up to see the newest showings. The movies reflected American culture and personalities. The film industry made an outstanding increase when it changed location, met competition, and when it began adding sound and color.
The opinion of cinema was forever changed as films were now looked as more than just entertainment, but
In movies like my favorite “Mr.Smith goes to Washington” it tells of a corrupt government and how one man tries to change it all. The ideology of an honest political government was something the citizens of the US found refreshing, but those who were in government roles did not. There were many more movies like“Mr. Smith goes to Washington” where actors, actresses, and screenplay writers take the opportunity to bring up political struggles, injustices, and inequality. There were systems put in place to keep movies to “moral standard” of that time.
Films have been a mode of expression since its creation in the 1890s. Some movies definitely have deeper meanings than others, such as Pulp Fiction compared to This Is The End. Despite the seriousness of the subject matter, movies are a form of expression for everyone involved: the writers, directors, producers, actors, and even the viewers. When someone writes anything, it is a reflection on something that they have been thinking about and they feel as though they need to share it. Many movies are created to comment on societal issues, such as Moonlight, Get Out, and many more.
Throughout history, is has often been seen that when a person or country holds power over another, the process of them dehumanizing whomever they are overpowering comes into play. When the French colonized an extremely large portion of Africa, it was of no exception to this dehumanizing process, which can be seen through many examples in both of the countries histories. A number of these historical events are depicted in French and African films, including director Rachid Bouchareb’s depiction of the French Army in World War II with Days of Glory. Numerous films have also been produced to create fictional portrayals that represent the horrid acts and unjust treatments of African people, such as Ousmane Sembène’s Black Girl, which shows the
To what extent do Hollywood films reflect social and cultural behavior of America? Outline: History of Hollywood film industry: 1917—1960: the development of Hollywood film industry and characterized most styles to this day: biography, fiction, action, horror, animated, comedy, etc. After the World War One, the America experienced a cultural boom which resulting different forms of culture appears. In order to make films appeal to the audience, various cultural elements were introduced into the production of films.
Hollywood movies affect national culture in various ways. In one sense, movies could be characterized as America’s storytellers. Hollywood movies „Americanize“ global values and beliefs ,therefore they in a way diminish national culture traits and adapt and reinforce American customs. People tend to copy the ideas,customs and culture of American people or in other words they tend to acculturate. So called „Americanization“ is
