POL 128 Lecture 1: POL128 Lecture 1: Lecture 1 [Cont] : Ways to Identify Political Film

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 128
• Professor: Hudson Moura

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**propaganda: biased info to promote a political point of view. However, it is not recognized as a genre (a category or group of films about the same subject or same style) because: Political films lack the internal consistence of other film genres. Do not share as many conventions of plots and character as do other genres. Allo(cid:449)s (cid:448)ariatio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith other ge(cid:374)re like (cid:858)politi(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:373)edy(cid:859) or politi(cid:272)al(cid:859) thriller(cid:859). Filmmakers may consciously avoid making politcal films or attempt to depoliticize the ones they do. Political films place emphasis on the political and/or ideological messages they impart. However, many political messages sent by movies are not the result of conscious planning by filmmakers. Common reasons why some films were produced: for entertainment purposes and to make money. Political motives of the creators are irrelevant because: Most hollywood films are result of group filmmaking process. Many scholars and critics of the literary tradition regard cinematic output as a text that must speak for itself.