Ideological Film Controversy

When it comes to watching films from any time period, there always seems to be some type of criticism. In Not only does it come from critics but society as a whole as well. While “ideological film theory” studies the connection between society and films, they also look over how it could signify social realities. “An ideology is a set of beliefs about society and the judgments about the nature of right and wrong, good and evil, justice and injustice, law and social order, and human nature and behavior” (Prince, 430). There are numerous ideologies in societies. Some are more agreeable and others clash with controversy. Some controversies and their conflicting ideologies will range from gun control to racism in films. “Ideological film critics study the ways film

“The ideology in film is determined by the social perspectives that given films express. These in turn, are related to the distribution of power, privilege and opportunity within the larger society” (Prince, 438). Throughout the years of film history the power and privilege sanctioned voices of social communities on gender, race and even class. Besides Sidney Poiter, who was an actor, there were no African American Directors. By the 1990’s we were swimming in diverse directors throughout America. Black filmmakers have worked on a variety of films being able to pin point them at different audiences. Spike Lee was one of the first in his group to emerge in the confidence of film making. His, She’s Gotta Have It, was a game changer and let his Do the Right Thing go over ideologies In relation to race. Other directors like John Singleton made his mark on the film world with his movie Boyz N the Hood. Actors like Denzel Washington, Will Smith and Morgan Freeman made many breaks with ideological films in throughout the