Cinema of the United States

A movie entitled The Godfather is chosen as object in this analysis. Don Corleone as one of main character chosen as source data. Regarding utterance from Don Corleone this movie presents a numbered of presupposition in various context. Then relation between presupposition and context obtains a certain meaning of an utterance. As considering, statement from Stalnaker who said that context influences content, while content can creates a context because sometimes word that say has a function not…

Patriotism: Success by the United States’ Film Industry Watching movies in the early twentieth century served as America’s convenient entertainment, but the American film industry also played as an important factor into the initiation of America as a dominant and thriving country. As much of Europe was in distress during World War One, the United States’ decision to stay neutral until the brink of the war (in 1917) allowed room for the American film industry to creatively expand cinema…

The golden legacy of Hollywood birthed such a strong approach to narrative and visual storytelling that it went on to become one of the most dominant styles of filmmaking worldwide. Hollywood’s foundation, however, was contaminated with a strain of racism from the beginning with one of its initial major films, D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation. With the discriminatory portrayal of African Americans, this Hollywood product would become a significant influence of discussion and mindset for…

There exists no parallels somewhere else on the planet for the route in which relations between the organizations of silver screen and governmental issues have developed in post-autonomy India. In two of the four south Indian states, film stars hosted and propelled their own political gatherings and accomplished incredible discretionary triumphs. Even after their end, the gatherings they established have held a mass base and are in a place of quality opposite the national gatherings and other…

Japan attacked the American navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. In response, the United States declared war on Japan. Japan's Axis allies including Nazi Germany, declared war on the United States days after the attack, bringing the United States into World War II. The conflict was a bitter one. Both sides interred enemy aliens. Japanese resistance remained fierce. The Pacific War lasted until September 1, 1945, when Japan surrendered in response to the American atomic bombings…

After the Second World War ended, the Soviet Union (USSR) and United States of America emerged as the super powers of the world. But USSR’s and USA’s ideology was different. USSR was following the communist path while USA was following the capitalist path. So an ideological war was started and the geo-political tensions between these two blocs grew. Both countries were trying to influence their ideology throughout the world. USSR had already occupied Eastern Europe and USA made a pact with other…

distinctive areas such as: political, economic, and cultural exchanges. As bordering countries, the United States and Mexico have comprehensive history of transnationalism. From economic policies, such as the Bracero Program to political policies such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But, what both economic and political policies share is the overwhelming influence that the United States had when determining these policies. Cultural exchanges happen on a micro level and…

countries to Americanization was substantiated by an amalgam of marketing and adoption of elements of American culture, such as film, radio, gramophone records, jazz, advertising, magazines, processed food, etc. as well as an increase of travel to the United States. However, the cultural authorities and intellectuals saw these effects intimidating and dismal, almost like the measure of correlation of de-Europeanization. Essays written by intellectuals such as Denys Thompson and John B. Priestley…

age-changing decade. Roaring 20s is an indicator of political change, as well as dramatic social revolution. The United States of America’s total wealth increased more than double its amount between the 1920 and 1929. This marked an age of an affluent, but original “consumer society.” During this new and profound era that was presented in the nation all across the world, specifically the United States of America, there was a rise of cultural development that was spread expeditiously along the…

Films during 1950's The 1950's was an important era for the United States, an era of economic growth for most of the people. This era is know for many different aspects and creations, time activities growth, modern jazz, credit card, fast food, the advent of television and movies,etc. The 1950's films were one of the biggest movements in that time, films created a positive effect in society, and was also a popular movement. However, how to know is this was a positive or negative if everyone…