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    Social change plays a major role in the world today. Social change happens when a group of people improve themselves‚ or an outside force comes in to the society to change the way group feels and acts. In the 19th century many European forces were going into Africa. The book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe gives a good example of how social change had a huge impact on the point of view of the Ibo’s. European colonialism caused many changes to the African people. Social change affects things in

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    Social Changes The biggest social changes are Urbanization‚ Americanization‚ New beliefs‚ acceptances‚ behaviors‚ and mass production. These ideas changed the way society thinks‚ acts‚ and relate to one another. The changes in society called Urbanization means that the people who normally lives spreading out through the country now move to live in the city more to find a job. They stop doing agriculture because it is long and difficult task and turn to work in the industry in the city. That

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    Distinctively visuals are created in the movie ‘Pleasantville’ directed by Gary Ross to form meaning and impact the audiences through the use of various cinematic techniques. Gary Ross creates distinctive visuals by using particular camera angles/shots also effectively using colours to create symbolic meanings within the movie. Like so in the scene ‘The Trial’ it is presented in a long shot or an establishment shot to present to the audience of the settings and context of the scene. The scene is

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    Pleasantville paper In the movie Pleasantville‚ the people in the town were very much afraid of change. When being in an environment you are used to‚ change is something you would be prejudice about. Bud went to Pleasantville with the attitude of not wanting to change what they thought on things of life. Mary went to Pleasantville wanting to change the town as fast as she could to the modern life. An example of this is when the town would just go to lover’s lane to hangout and socialize. When Mary

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    The film Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross is about two modern teenagers‚ David and his sister Jennifer‚ somehow being transported into the television‚ ending up in Pleasantville‚ a 1950s black and white sitcom. The two are trapped as Bud and Mary Sue in a radically different dimension and make some huge changes to the bland lives of the citizens of Pleasantville‚ with the use of the director’s cinematic techniques. Ross cleverly uses cinematic techniques such as colour‚ mise-en-scene‚ camera shots

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    Pleasantville The film “Pleasantville” directed by Gary Ross demonstrates the change of perspective through the realisation of one’s potential. It is the discovery of this potential that in turn changes ones outlook on the world around them and in turn the perspective of the people around them. The character Betty is a perfect example of alteration of one’s perspective. Betty learns that she has more potential than a housewife. When Betty’s outlook is altered‚ her social role‚ attitudes

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    Describe at least ONE important setting in the text(s). Explain how the setting helped to show the author / creator’s idea(s)‚ supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features. The film Pleasantville written‚ directed and produced by Gary Ross shows a time period in American History where life was more comfortable‚ stable and ‘perfect’ if you would generalise it. However‚ as the film ironically shows‚ this was a time when people were more ignorant‚ racist and most certainly

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    Change can impact not just the way others see you‚ but the way you see yourself Good afternoon class‚ Change is often said to be a welcomed part of one’s life. It has many effects on those who accept and respond to it and is often varied in form. Whether it be positive or negative‚ change alters the way one sees others and how they see themselves. The idea of change is portrayed through the drama Pygmalion through the analysis of social criticism and the relationship between people in different

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    Pleasantville Point of View Assignment In Pleasantville‚ the main two characters were David as Bud and Jennifer as Mary Sue. These two teens are from the 1990s and get taken back to the 1950s sitcom “Pleasantville”. When they are taken back into time‚ the two teens took back with them modern day ways and alter the universe in “Pleasantville”. David and Jennifer didn’t try to stir up things for the town intentionally. David wanted to keep things the same so they can go back home and keep things

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    Pleasantville Essay The film Pleasantville shows us the importance of change. Do you agree? In the film all the characters‚ inside and outside Pleasantville seem satisfied with who they are and have no desire to change‚ but during David and Jennifer’s stay they realize they are unsatisfied. Not knowing change was possible‚ the community of Pleasantville feel as if they need to adjust to this ‘change’ happening around them. Relationships end‚ the weather turns bad‚ choice and risk are introduced

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