Subliminal messaging in movies/ tv tend to make people buy things they would not buy originally, such as popcorn and snacks. You are sitting in the movie theatre and all of a sudden, BAM! You want snacks. Just out of nowhere. That is what subliminal messaging does. Visually, it triggers your subconscious by giving one frame shots of something. For example, say you are sitting in the theatre and you are just minding your own business. Then all of a sudden, you want popcorn. But where did this sudden urge to buy popcorn come from? Well, our eyes can see ten frames per second. So, if the theatre were to just insert one frame of something such as popcorn, then it triggers the subconscious into telling the brain and stomach that it wants to be said popcorn. …show more content…
Brainwashing is to make someone adopt radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible pressure. It can be used in the most innocent of ways and the most sinister. People have used it throughout the mass media to get the attention of those who are watching, causing them to feel a certain way about a subject. Like 9/11 for example. It is said that a lot of cartoons, movies, and commercials had predicted it, basically putting that image in our heads that way we’d eventually be okay with the idea of the two twin towers falling. And with Disney, some of the creators of the children’s films such as “The Little Mermaid” and “The Lion King” have subliminal messaging in it intended for much older audiences. However, subliminal messaging can also be used to influence the opinions of those who see