Movies have shifted since 1965 from outright digs towards social biases and discrimination to more subtly expressive films that hint at condemnation of society’s actions. By the same token, films have stayed similar to those since that time in the film industry’s continued willingness to periodically challenge audiences. Throughout time movies have been made…
Author: Elise Settle
Society and Technology Reflected in Avatar and Inception
The writers and directors of Avatar and Inception, James Cameron and Christopher Nolan respectively, each created a film true to their ever-present styles, using technology and society to amaze audiences all over the world. The film Inception claims for itself the category of mainstream film in no uncertain terms. It’s easy to follow storyline, big…
Gender roles in Eat Drink Man Woman and The Terminator
The films Eat Drink Man Woman and The Terminator take two very different approaches to women’s roles within society. While The Terminator urges women to realize their own strength, Eat Drink Man Woman focuses on a traditional view that women belong in the home. The Terminator toppled the Hollywood cliché of a damsel in distress…
Rocky
Rocky was a New American Cinema masterpiece, which audiences adored and critics appreciated. Sylvester Stallone went from an unknown, struggling actor to a Hollywood sensation almost overnight, with the release of Rocky to theaters in 1976. Roger Ebert in his critical reveiew of Rocky states, “[i]t’s about heroism and realizing your potential, about taking your…
Blazing Saddles
The TCM film review of Blazing Saddles written by Emily Soares declares that “…whatever the opinion, Blazing Saddles has staked its claim in film history as a one-of-a-kind take on the American West.” The Philip Auter and Donald Davis research article titled “When Characters Speak Directly to Viewers: Breaking the Fourth Wall in Television” states that…
Head
Head reveals the manner in which society impacted the making and inception of the film. The film critic Roger Ebert in his 1971 review simply titled “Head” made the statement: “I suppose it flopped in 1968 because Monkees fans were offended by it, and non-Monkees fans (i.e., anyone over 14, in either age or IQ)…
Journey to Italy
Film critics have in the past and continue to hold Journey to Italy in high esteem. A. O. Scott in his 2013 Review featured in the New York Times said of the movie: “Some of us will never tire of those soirees, with their black-tied gloom and elegant suffering, and will therefore relish the beauty…
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Watching Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as a child was vivid. The cast was exquisitely formed, creating a film that has survived the passing of decades and is, sadly, still relevant to society today. The characters in the film who displayed racist tendencies throughout were shocking. Growing up in an environment so different, with such…
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