Ask Me Help Desk - Hollywood & The Media

bushg says: "So yeah, Excon I believe when pieces are written and produced even drawn, painted that the artist wants to show their views to the world and sometimes the sole purpose is intended to bring about change. What they think needs to be changed.

I will say that it is up to the viewer how they perceive it, but at least the seed has been planted."
Can't rate this, but very well said. So I was thinking about the movie, Ghost Busters, and lots of scifi, have mostly entertainment value; but most movies influence or attempt to influence. I make myself a pest analyzing movies, to the point I don't go see them, anyway. Case in point: I thought Love Story one of the stupidest flicks ever ("Love is never having to say you are sorry"). Still makes me want to barf!

The country song "Stand by Your man" makes me want to slap some sense in her.
I'm sure that song influenced poor women for the worse. I was rasied in the country, I know it did.

George... Aside from those that are attempting to influence.. some movies are just for pure viewing pleasure or to invoke a specific reaction from people. For the movie that you thought was stupid, to someone else... that movie was the BEST love story ever... its all in the perspective of each viewer, reader.. what you find repulsing or vulgar, someone else could see as a fun form of creative entertainment. I think that is the point. What we get out of art and the media is different for all of us, that is why there are so many facets of entertainment. Everyone has a taste for something different.

BUSHG... OHHH and THANKS FOR THE GREENIE... I agree with you also.. WHAT I find fascinating about you is that, not only did your upbringing directly affect your outlook and beliefs, but your exposure to art, media and the entertainment culture, changed your views profoundly. While one person wouldn't have given it a moment's thought, you questioned your own beliefs based on what you viewed, learned and internalized. That is the amazing thing. LOOK at the positive effect that being open and exposed to different kinds of entertainment does, instead of stifle it, we should embrace it. That doesn't mean we will always like what we see, hear, or learn, or that we will agree with it. BUT it gives us the opportunity to learn from it, discuss and debate different issues surrounding each form of entertainmen, as well as, widen the scope of awareness as a culture and as a society that is interconnected with other cultures and societies.

Without differing interests, talents, artistic direction or creative outlets, we would be quite a stale and boring society.
NEEDLESS TO SAY< as screwed up as the media as, as slanted and biased as it has become, its still drama and entertainment and thus, interesting to the masses...

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Originally Posted by shatteredsoul

George... Aside from those that are attempting to influence.. some movies are just for pure viewing pleasure or to invoke a specific reaction from people. For the movie that you thought was stupid, to someone else... that movie was the BEST love story ever...its all in the perspective of each viewer, reader.. what you find repulsing or vulgar, someone else could see as a fun form of creative entertainment. I think that is the point. What we get out of art and the media is different for all of us, that is why there are so many facets of entertainment. Everyone has a taste for something different.
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Without differing interests, talents, artistic direction or creative outlets, we would be quite a stale and boring society.
NEEDLESS TO SAY< as screwed up as the media as, as slanted and biased as it has become, its still drama and entertainment and thus, interesting to the masses...

I'm not quarreling with what is quoted, and quite agree. Excon was making a point about what the movie's creator may be trying to impart. Every story has a point of view; you may agree or not with that point of view. Every story has characters with whom you may identify or not. A movie I've not seen (and there are many in that category) is Pulp Fiction; it must have some horrendous murder in it because several months after its release I recall hearing that there was a copy-cat murder from the movie in my vicinity. A couple movies from years ago that impart messages are Easy Rider and Walking Tall. I agree that whether one is easily led or influenced is a different issue than whether the creators wish to impart a message or thesis.