CMNS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Phi Phenomenon, Juvenile Delinquency, Studio System
23 Jul 2017
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Cmns 110 - lecture 9 - communication, culture, & cinema. In book the world viewed, cavell observes that the sheer power of film is unlike the powers of the other arts . Movies, unlike paintings/music/tv/novels, have special kind of emotional force setting them apart from other arts. Viewers of films more moved/affected/influenced by film than by other kinds of aesthetic practices. Films often form background of our unimportant, everyday interactions. Also say something about who we are in terms of our preferences. Films are so powerful that they have begun to play part in way we judge nature of real world events. Educative value of films is complex interweaving of themes. Sometimes we learn b/c it is historically accurate & tells us something about the world of past. We learn about human nature from film & how ppl interact. Economic power of massive corporations is controlling force in shaping narratives of mainstream films.
