After reading the introduction chapter to Engaging Cinema, what are your initial thoughts as to studying the subject of film? Are movies a social danger or a social benefit?
After reading the intro to the book we will be using in class, I came to the conclusion that they're are so many different ways to look at film. The intro we read had a lot of information and was tough to process, but a few main points stuck out to me. I like the way the author describes how film can be fictional and put you in a place where you will never be in your lifetime. A great example of a film that does this would be Avatar(2009). I'm really excited to start this class and get into the actual depicting of the movies. I want to see what Hollywood does to a film to make it more entertaining and I want to see if it portrays the real history of the subject or not.
I think movies can both be a social danger and a social benefit at the same time. Movies can be a social danger by telling a story about a crime so detailed, that the crime can be copied and done in the real world. This has occurred in the world before and seems to be getting more popular as time goes on. Movies can also be a social benefit because it brings people together to enjoy entertainment. Movies serve a purpose as to get a better understanding of a subject, such as if you were to watch a war movie in a history class.
It is interesting how you talked about how movies can be a social danger in the sense of crime. I never really thought about it being dangerous in that way. It is scary to think that people have actually copied violence that they saw in a movie.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement "I like the way the author describes how film can be fictional and put you in a place where you will never be in your lifetime". That point also stuck out to me and I found it very interesting. Great blog Jack!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you're statement that movies are a learning tool! I'm glad someone made that point!
ReplyDeleteJack, this is an excellent start to blogging in the class. Citing the work of the author to back up your opinions really gives credit to your post. Be careful when you say things like how crime base on movies is getting more popular unless you are backing that up with factual information. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement about how film can put you in a place where one will ever be able to go. I also strongly agree with your statement about how vividly depicting crimes in movies, could help a person actually go through with it in real life.
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