Pop culture encompasses entertainment, politics, sports, fashion, and technology. All these things are connected to society and are influenced by it. The changes in society go on to reflect in pop culture as popular culture changes to match the people’s emotions, opinions, or demands. It is not a cause of social change but a result of social change.
As new things are integrated into culture and bring change to society, pop culture changes to mirror society's new views. This development even goes back to WW1 when movie makers made propaganda films to increase spirit and support for the war. This reflected the feel of patriotism in America that was already present at that time. People wanted to feel excited, they liked the feeling of winning, …show more content…
Denby asks “Do genre films really reflect reality?” while discussing cliche teen movies. The answer is no but that question also defines the reason for its popularity. People who are looking for an escape from “other teens...and the social system” or maybe life in general want that cliche so that they can ignore reality. After 9/11 people were shocked and that shock led to patriotic songs that matched the mood of America but that is not that case now. We still remember that day but it’s not the backbone of songs. Between 9/11 and now society decided that they did not want to wallow around in sadness and wanted to leave the reality of a possible threat. “So what does it say that we go from blessing America to wallowing in the great depression to feeling invincible but desperately in need of escape?” (Wiltz) It says that society needs to be distracted from the bad happenings in life and pop culture responds to that. When you think about about it most sad movies contain romance, people rarely go see a sad movie without romance. What would be the point? A sad romance is still a romance that’s why so many people watch Romeo and Juliet. Society creates pop culture to distract them and excite them at the same …show more content…
All sorts of media reflects that.YouTubers all across the world are living proof of that. Some youtubers have rose up from the bottom of the social system and are now spreading encouraging messages while bringing laughs at the same time. The feminist movement has also increased in strength and many women artists go on to support it. Rihanna sings about working in the dirt while Beyonce sings about girls running the world. Pretty much every female artist, especially R&B artist, has some empowering song to increase self-esteem. That’s what society wants, society wants to be accepted for who it is. Furthermore, society believes in making an effort in life to achieve your goals, “no pain no gain”. Movies like Soul Surfer that shows a girl who was beaten down stand back up or movies like Whiplash where the protagonist almost reaches insanity to get to the top reflect this. Today's society believes in hard work and being the best you can be. Pop culture continues to create aspirations that match those
As new things are integrated into culture and bring change to society, pop culture changes to mirror society's new views. This development even goes back to WW1 when movie makers made propaganda films to increase spirit and support for the war. This reflected the feel of patriotism in America that was already present at that time. People wanted to feel excited, they liked the feeling of winning, …show more content…
Denby asks “Do genre films really reflect reality?” while discussing cliche teen movies. The answer is no but that question also defines the reason for its popularity. People who are looking for an escape from “other teens...and the social system” or maybe life in general want that cliche so that they can ignore reality. After 9/11 people were shocked and that shock led to patriotic songs that matched the mood of America but that is not that case now. We still remember that day but it’s not the backbone of songs. Between 9/11 and now society decided that they did not want to wallow around in sadness and wanted to leave the reality of a possible threat. “So what does it say that we go from blessing America to wallowing in the great depression to feeling invincible but desperately in need of escape?” (Wiltz) It says that society needs to be distracted from the bad happenings in life and pop culture responds to that. When you think about about it most sad movies contain romance, people rarely go see a sad movie without romance. What would be the point? A sad romance is still a romance that’s why so many people watch Romeo and Juliet. Society creates pop culture to distract them and excite them at the same …show more content…
All sorts of media reflects that.YouTubers all across the world are living proof of that. Some youtubers have rose up from the bottom of the social system and are now spreading encouraging messages while bringing laughs at the same time. The feminist movement has also increased in strength and many women artists go on to support it. Rihanna sings about working in the dirt while Beyonce sings about girls running the world. Pretty much every female artist, especially R&B artist, has some empowering song to increase self-esteem. That’s what society wants, society wants to be accepted for who it is. Furthermore, society believes in making an effort in life to achieve your goals, “no pain no gain”. Movies like Soul Surfer that shows a girl who was beaten down stand back up or movies like Whiplash where the protagonist almost reaches insanity to get to the top reflect this. Today's society believes in hard work and being the best you can be. Pop culture continues to create aspirations that match those