Another technological advancement in entertainment came from the ability to add color and sound to movies. This created the revenue of the movie industry, as well as created jobs, and added a new aspect to the social lives of families and friends. The color and sound in movies was great was to spend leisure time in a new way! The genre of movies could expand and people could understand the movie more. In general the movies was a great way to spend time with your families. The sound and color added more to the movie and made it more enjoyable.…
Film and television have played a big role in Americans lives since their creation. Americans have seen how it has improved but most importantly what has changed as well. Since the beginning of history, one of the main purposes of television and film has been to entertain people and make them laugh. As quality changed overtime, so did the meaning of it. Modern television shows have now shifted their focus and expanded their purposes of television and film. Today, what is shown on the screen can have great effects on Americans. Television and film can be harmful to Americans by influencing bad behaviors, categorizing people and causing many to be unsatisfied with their lifestyles. As of 2016, it is accurate to say that many of the shows and…
Although the quality of movies is vastly degrading these days, there are still some great family-oriented movies. These are films which can be watched and enjoyed by everyone regardless of age and gender. Watching movies is an exercise that can be best enjoyed with family and even friends where everybody can have fun together and build everlasting memories.…
At a very young age, many children are exposed to movies, whether at the theater or on videos at home. One major producer of children’s movies is the Disney corporation. These animated films are often perceived as innocent and wholesome. Given the influence the Disney ideology has on children, it is imperative for parents, teachers and other adults to understand how such films attract the attention and shape the values of the children who view and buy them.…
“I’m going to make a name for myself. If I fail, you will never hear of me again” Edward James Muggeridge. True to his words he succeeded in making a name for himself and he created the first movie or “motion picture”. Movies are a rollercoaster ride that transcends people into a whole different world fresh out of somebody’s imagination as seen through the genres of horror, drama, and science fiction. The movie business allows people to break through the burden of everyday life. Considering today’s way of life, people would be lying if they did not admit that movies are an influential entity in our culture. Movies have been successful in ingraining values and elements into society. Movies exaggerate, sensationalize and at times even trivialize the matters of society. It has also played a major role in media in positive developments such as fight against racism, fight against gender bias, and spreading awareness about world peace. Author Bill Swanson who wrote the text, “How Films Feed the Mind or When I’m Hungry, I Don’t Want to Eat Candy”, would also agree that movies play a significant role in structuring our society. In his text he explains movies have a big influence to people both physically and physiologically. Swanson states that films are only analogies of the real world that condense time into a two-hour story. Furthermore, Swanson explains movies are part of people’s memories, and many compare and reflect movies into their own personal experience. There are numerous examples in which Swanson refers to movies that are influential and momentous. One of the movies that Swanson proposes is Raging Bull, he quotes that: “Raging bull is the irrational urge to define ourselves by violent acts of control and domination” (Swanson 240). Raging Bull requires viewers to have cultural knowledge in order to fully understand the film. Martin Scorsese presents a movie that many critics would consider a classic. There are many characteristics that make this…
collective nostalgia; harvest the most simple and pure joy while children are more easily in reality intertwined, true magic confuse experience. Countless movies have been produced to serve different life lessons and morals for the audience to take away with them. Since Disney movies have such a huge impact on children of all…
Children's films are especially good at catching the attention of their audience and are far more memorable because kids enjoy watching movies more than enduring the serious reality that is school or church. It allows them to escape into a fantasy world where adventure and excitement are moderated and consumerism can be fully suggested upon them.…
Film is a way to understand and to engage ourselves; to reflect about what is been presented to us through it. An is an engaging source of activating ours thoughts through objective activities and material that will help us understand better our own environments. And it is our main perspective to understand and illustrate how the ideas presented in such a film could empower our minds and make us explore new ways to express our own thoughts. It is a way to reflect and to understand how can we expressed our ideas and concepts and it is a way to speak up about important issues and to argue about them and explore others points of view in a respectful way. It plays a huge role because it is a source that shares information and is a form that promotes…
Movies are a part of regular everyday life. There are different types of movies as well. Comedies, romance, thriller, drama; each of them hold a distinct felling about them. Why is that? There is someone who wrote a lot on how to get that to be real……
Film gives people the power to explore the possibilities of imagination. It is pure entertainment drawn from interesting idea and perspective that has a unique balance of experience, narrative, and depth that people of all ages are able to enjoy. Originating in the early twentieth century, cinema grew and developed to become a major part of American culture, similar to cigarette smoking. While people all over the world had smoked tobacco in pipes and cigars for years, the small and compact cigarettes provided a cheap and quick nicotine-driven experience that grew to become habitual for its many users. In the United States, the turn of the twentieth century saw tobacco industries beginning the mass production of cigarettes and “in the 1930’s,…
The movie industry greatly influenced society during the 20th century, and continues to do so today. When Americans watched motion pictures back in the early part of the 20th century, they saw a very line between an actor’s character and an actor’s true self. Audiences were captivated by the lives of the rich and famous, as many Americans are today, and the celebrity’s lifestyle was revered and changed the way…
Today’s pop culture is infused with various forms of entertainment, designed to keep the masses laughing, crying, singing, believing, and yearning for more. A popular form of entertainment that technology has bestowed upon us, is the art form of cinema, Through movies, television, documentaries and biopics, we are able to view motion pictures that somehow inspire us, make us mad, make us cry, make us feel that the themes at hand relate too closely within our own lives, and make us react. Although different people may feel differing emotions after watching a film, the point is there is always going to be some type of reaction instilled in the audience as the audience may identify with a particular theme that the movie produces. Many films whether…
The movies are a great way to pass some time and escape reality for a couple of hours. People like movies for all sorts of different reasons. Movies usually come out each week on Friday night and on average three to four movies come out a week. That comes out to over two hundred movies a year and that is just mainstream film. One of the decisions people have to make is what movies to watch. The paper will discuss what the writer likes to watch, what he finds enjoyable, and what he does not. There is also the choice to watch in the theater or rent and watch at home. The first choice is more immersive and on a bigger screen while the second choice is less expensive and more intimate.…
this day and age, media is as prevalent as the air we breathe. And like the air that fills our lungs, the influence and message of media silently fills our brain. Film, a type of media, is one of the carriers of these messages. Movies are a big source of entertainment. The film industry spends billions of dollars every year, and generates an even larger profit. In 2014, the U.S film industry generated a revenue of approximately 564 billion U.S dollars . 707 films were produced in the U.S in 2014. A portion of these 707 movies produced traveled into theatres, televisions, cyberspace, supermarkets, and even onto airplanes. This constant accessibility eases the ability of escaping from reality to a fantastic story. It’s a way to submerge one’s…
Cinema and its impact on my life has influenced the world in which I endure in the way that it has molded my perspective on so many diverse objects, places, things, and even ideas. When a person is born they hold deep in their brain a conceptual framework called a schema. This outline is what one uses to provide a basis by which they relate to the events him or her experience (Myers). From the moment I was born Hollywood entered my life in a welcoming light. My mother worked full time and did the entire house work so of course my babysitter became the magical world of Disney. For a few short hours I stared…