Globalization‚ Culture‚ and Diversity The impact of the growing film industry It is no secret that the growth in mass media has greatly increased globalization. Advancements in technology allow us to connect with the world in ways we couldn’t before. This globalization has greatly impacted our views on cultural understanding and diversity. Before the internet‚ people had very limited knowledge of other cultures. However‚ with the expansion of mass media‚ people can now‚ not only‚ know
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The thought of how the suffering heroes in the film could one day be her child cautioned her. She feared of the futures uncertainties‚ but while her child is still young she tried to cherish every moment‚ “Why I kissed and kissed and kissed him‚ crooning his name?” (Hooley‚ line 27). The mother also
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Harlan County U.S.A. was evaluated as one of the top 20 documentary films ever by some media‚ and it won the Oscar documentary film in 1976. The director of this movie is Barbara Kopple‚ who had advocated for worker’s rights for her whole life. And she also directed another movie named American dream which also won the Oscar documentary film for her in 1991. In this movie‚ Barbara displayed the great tenacity and unyielding of the miners and their families by the realistic pictures‚ which moved and
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The Interview With Zoe Crosher addresses very important dilemmas within the different genres of photography: Documentary and fiction. Zoe Crosher attempts to do what Joan Didion previously did with her journalism‚ which was to collapse these two genres which are perceived as polar opposites‚ when in reality they intertwine and really have no meaning at all. We previously discussed the issues regarding ethics in documentary filmmaking‚ and how documentary’s aren’t as “real” as we think. We also read
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I watched the film “Mimi and Dona”‚ a documentary that showed an aging mother was caring of her disable daughter. She has an intellectual disabilities that affects her ability to process information‚ plan and problem solve‚ and interact socially. There was a very upsetting moments in the film when Dona moved out of her mother’s house to the community service in order to receive the care she needs. The main reason‚ Mimi is very old mother‚ who is 92 years old‚ and they want to find a secure place
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I found the film Inequality for All troubling. In society we know there has been an income gap between the wealthy‚ middle class‚ and people from different communities such as rural areas. However‚ it is unfortunate to see that the income gap is a greater problem than expected. People with different backgrounds and demographics have all been affected by this economic burden. A burden where they have no control over. Even the most stable middle class working stated‚ “I feel as though I am not middle
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In the movie “What About Bob‚” Bob is a patient under a psychiatrist named Dr. Leo Marvin. The Psychiatrist took on Bob after Bob’s previous therapist dropped him and canceled his practice‚ so Dr. Marvin being a very arrogant and egotistical doctor thinks this will be an easy task. Later on Dr. Marvin goes on to vacation and unbeknownst to him‚ Bob follows him to his vacation home‚ since he needed some extra therapy. This causes some dysfunction become Marvin doesn’t see patients on vacations and
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The HIV/AIDS moral panic. In human societies there will always be issues or problems that occur which cause some form of reaction from those who feel that their values or societal equilibrium is being threatened. Stanley Cohen and Jock Young led the way in explaining the notion of moral panics and how they are formed and their consequences on society. There have been numerous of these moral phenomena over the years‚ which have gripped society in a vice lock of terror and more often than not
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hand in the murders and torture of many people. In the beginning Dr. Lipscomb used to the line “This is the British Isles 400 years ago‚ Mass trails and execution erupted across the country.” The term prologue gives the setting and background of the film or inn this case series‚ it connects the earlier story to the main story. By using the line above‚ she gives the setting of where the trails take place. This goes with the term of prologue but also foreshadowing‚ because most of the prologues uses
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Straight Outta Compton is a must see movie based on a hip-hop group‚ NWA. The Setting took place in in 1986‚ Compton L.A. (Los Angeles). The group included five great new actors‚ playing the main portraying the members from NWA. The movie reflected on how the group started their rap career‚ influencing the people‚ telling them about what was happing in the hood. This movie also included the rise and fall of NWA and it also reveals scenes that included violence in rough neighborhoods. F. Gary Gray
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