Film Studies 1020E Lecture 4: Film Lecture Notes – September 23rd 2015

• School: Western University
• Department: Film Studies
• Course: Film Studies 1020E
• Professor: Barbara Bruce

Document Summary

All interpretations must be grounded in the film you need. Don"t have vague papers specific details are needed to strengthen your argument. In the wizard of oz we can read that women are strong and powerful: ideological level the film underlies its own implied meaning. There are deeper themes inside the wizard of oz. There are sophisticated meanings on stories for kids. Ideology of the film a way of believing something: a system of culturally and historically specific beliefs about the world, politics, religion. Wizard of oz is a very conservative movie. This film offers a romantic middle sized notion of family and. Implicit level women are strong, can save themselves home able to provide, unified family (romanticized emotion) Films come around to promote the ideas that society needs to grow (wizard of oz, women needed strength during the great depression) Apocalypse occurs: why it has occurred. Apocalyptic scenes washed, grey (most scenes)