Cinema of the United States

culture that could lend itself to the ability to transfer customs to other countries through the arts. The people of this time could not have thought about the increased popular culture output by the United States through many media outlets that the US created such as the television, the internet, and the cinema. This aspects of culture especially our movies play heavily well overseas especially in our growing globalized society and helps get our modern culture spread around the world.…

The first settlers in American History known as the Native American has long lived in the United States long before the arrival of the Europeans. Their depiction throughout films has shaped how many Americans in this society perceives native Americans. In this film Reel Injun, a documentary was a refreshing light finally shed on those who have the potential to contribute most to our corrupt society; indigenous people. Neil Diamond, the director, used this film to not only uncover the truth…

1895 The radio is now wireless. People can now listen to the radio without using a long piece of wire to listen. 1897 The Klondike Gold Rush began in Alaska. 1898 The US declared war on Spain. 1899 Southern states pass a law to disenfranchise blacks people 1890- Battle of Wounded Knee; killing over 200 people. 1893 Thomas Edison just finished building his motion picture studio. People will pay 5 cent to watch a 20 second to 30 second video. 1897 The nation…

oppress African Americans, so they developed the Jim Crow Laws. The Jim Crow Laws were laws that discriminated against African Americans with concern to attendance in public schools and the use of facilities such as restaurants, theaters, hotels, cinemas and public baths. Jim Crow Laws not only affected African Americans but also it was also against young people, females, mentally retarded people, anyone who was not Christian, and basically anyone who was not white. The Jim Crow Laws were laws…

ideas openly can be found in, for example, in the European Convention on Human Rights and in the American Convention on Human Rights. Despite this fact there is no such fact as the complete freedom of speech. Even if the legal documents source and state the freedom of speech as the right of every citizen in a perticular country, there will always be limitations of it. The country of observation plays a huge role in the freedom of speech. The boarders of permission vary from…

During this year ceremony of Oscars Chris Rocky, who was leading the gala, said, “It`s the 88th Academy Award which means this whole black no nominees thing has happened at least 71 other times.” Like the American cult the American cinema changed its portrayal treatment of persons of color. However, racism has not been fully eradicated. One of the areas where it is clearly seen is the Oscars. Chris Rock`s words raised a controversy in the media as it is not a new but still unresolved problem…

tradition of the place to which he moves to. The traditions of the natives of that place can also be altered if they embrace the lifestyle of this newcomers. Britain for example boasts of a very rich tradition involving around architecture, football, cinema, literature and history and British food. Over the years, Britain has received immigrants who have different traditions to the British ones. This is common to immigrants of Asian origin. (Annett Handle, 2016). There is also a group of…

Underground Railroad documentary, directed by Jeff Lengyel for the History Channel, uncovered many factoids about an important period of United States history from the 17th Century thru to the Emancipation Proclamation which has been misinterpreted for decades. This misinterpretation has been fostered by history text books, teachers, lecturers and the modern day cinema. It is ironic that the same medium used to produce these misconceptions will be same medium by which to correct them. This…

“My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.” Quoted from former President of the United States Ronald Reagan talking about hard work. In modern day America, there are so many ideologies thrown around, one that is very important to this country is “Bootstrap” Americanism. The core concept of “Bootstrap” Americanism, well noted by Reagan, is how strong values and hard work can…

discourse of Chaplin, but the movie also identifies institutional and cultural contexts that informed Chaplin and his movies. For example, the film features scenes of Chaplin’s transition from vaudeville to cinema, as he joins Mack Sennett’s film production studio. During these scenes, the role of cinema as entertainment and business is highlighted, and for the most part identifies their contributions to Chaplin’s move towards producing his artistically significant works. The institutional…