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A lot of the readings deal with how modern Americans interpret history as it is presented in films, but this article mentions that films can shape how contemporaries see their own times as well. As the author points out, many in 1955 saw "Blackboard Jungle" and "Rebel Without a Cause" as proof that adults could expect nothing but juvenile delinquency from their teenagers and so went about railing against the terrible influences of the culture of the day and the downfall of society. Yet, as we all know, in reality, most young people in the 1950s behaved in ways that hardly resembled those depicted in the movies. The explosive reaction to those films makes Isaac's point a very relevant one- how much do movies shape our history as well as record it? -Mary Ann | A lot of the readings deal with how modern Americans interpret history as it is presented in films, but this article mentions that films can shape how contemporaries see their own times as well. As the author points out, many in 1955 saw "Blackboard Jungle" and "Rebel Without a Cause" as proof that adults could expect nothing but juvenile delinquency from their teenagers and so went about railing against the terrible influences of the culture of the day and the downfall of society. Yet, as we all know, in reality, most young people in the 1950s behaved in ways that hardly resembled those depicted in the movies. The explosive reaction to those films makes Isaac's point a very relevant one- how much do movies shape our history as well as record it? -Mary Ann | ||
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| + | I find it almost amusing that censorship of movies is nearly as old as movies themselves. Something about new forms of mass media seems to scare people. It isn't even just some guy giving a mild warning against a particular film or two, but groups of individuals devoting their time to "protecting the innocent public" from such vile corruption, and it has been going on for as long as movies have been around. I wonder what it is that makes films so powerful that they can frighten people so easily. - Cilla | ||
