Wow! It is already time to blog. Man, my time seems to be finite in high school, because it feels like I just blogged last week. I finished Forbes Greatest Technology Stories last week which was about 350 pages worth of great insight on being a successful inventor and entrepreneur. I started a new book called American Lightning, by Howard Blum. I'm 170 pages in, and I can say the story is quite intriguing. As of now, I have half the book read and will finish it up this week to meet my reading goal of a book per two weeks.
American Lightning is a non-fiction --a thriller more like--that accounts the crime committed in California and the birth of the film industry. The book divides the perspectives of the filmmakers, detectives, and attorneys during the 1900's …show more content…
Then, there was D.W. Griffith, a man who pioneered modern filming techniques and became to be known as the "Inventor of Hollywood." Reel films were extremely popular during the time as nickelodeons, a theater that costs a nickel to enter, were set up all over the country. Griffith produced a couple of films per week to meet the popular surge of demanding customers. This brought fame to the actors, and it brought out the greed of people. Many people in California were there mainly to find a fortune, but in order to do so they become selfish and take advantage of people. Mary Pickford, the first actress to become well-known, was blinded by the fame that she amassed after filming several times with Griffith, and she "began to realize that her growing celebrity brought with it a commercial power" (68). She demanded more money, but it wasn't enough for her and felt that Griffith was limiting her fame status. Fame can corrupt people's minds as they feel like they have a higher authority due to their popularity. They easily forget their morality and their humble beginnings as they become full of themselves thirsting for more
American Lightning is a non-fiction --a thriller more like--that accounts the crime committed in California and the birth of the film industry. The book divides the perspectives of the filmmakers, detectives, and attorneys during the 1900's …show more content…
Then, there was D.W. Griffith, a man who pioneered modern filming techniques and became to be known as the "Inventor of Hollywood." Reel films were extremely popular during the time as nickelodeons, a theater that costs a nickel to enter, were set up all over the country. Griffith produced a couple of films per week to meet the popular surge of demanding customers. This brought fame to the actors, and it brought out the greed of people. Many people in California were there mainly to find a fortune, but in order to do so they become selfish and take advantage of people. Mary Pickford, the first actress to become well-known, was blinded by the fame that she amassed after filming several times with Griffith, and she "began to realize that her growing celebrity brought with it a commercial power" (68). She demanded more money, but it wasn't enough for her and felt that Griffith was limiting her fame status. Fame can corrupt people's minds as they feel like they have a higher authority due to their popularity. They easily forget their morality and their humble beginnings as they become full of themselves thirsting for more