Art In Third Cinema

Cinema is a growing medium in which cultures and experiences can be shared visually. It operates as a global medium and is concerned with the patterns of development and interaction of cinematic culture around the world. Through this global cinematic culture, individuals can categorize film in terms of its aesthetic and contextual aim by First, Second, and Third cinema. When discussing Third Cinema, there is a misconception that it is related to Third World Cinema, when in fact, Third Cinema is set within the Third World Cinema aesthetic. This paper aims to further distinguish Third World Cinema from Third Cinema, which goes beyond generic Western films or First and Second cinema, where First cinema embodies Hollywood and Second cinema encapsulates …show more content…
Third Cinema is artistic in terms of its form and its ability to portray their goals. It focuses on how art and purpose embodies what it means to be a Third Cinema film. As stated before, Third Cinema art does not focus on aesthetics, but rather the art of creating a film that has a purpose. Art in Third cinema is self-reflexive such that it becomes self-aware by turning consciousness back on itself. It invites viewers to examine the film and call attention to the film’s factitious constructs. In other words, art in Third Cinema raises issues to make people think. For example, in Ilo Ilo, the issue of what it means to be part of a family is addressed. It presents the case of a mother who is being replaced by another mother in the household and how the attention and love has shifted from someone blood-related to someone brought in from a different country. This shift is important to note because Anthony Chen, the director, artfully constructs the film showing the transition of a mother being the prime female in Jiale, the son’s, life to being just a biological mother, whom emotional ties are lacking, and not an actual mom. In terms of Third Cinema, Chen addresses the issue universal issue of family and what it means to love and be loved in one. This implies a sense that he is keeping the audience in mind by creating a film that is a global and cultural issue. This becomes art because the viewers or spectators become part of the experience by feeling empathy, thus becoming part of the experience – similar to performance art. This makes a global impact insofar as it becomes relatable despite whichever culture is watching as theoretically everyone has a family, but not everyone has parents or guardians. In terms of a Third Cinema film idea, the ideology of family is important to present because it is a concept that is universally similar, but disregarded