FILM 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Soviet Montage Theory, Kuleshov Effect, 50Th United States Congress
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Film, when got popular, started to be used for political purposes. By the beginning of the twentieth century, everything was changing. There was psychology, mass produced products, movements within the society, labour unions. The film has only long shots but it does move indoors and outdoors. There was no cross cutting, but one shot after another (scene a scene b . At the time of the release of this film, realism was the order of the day. People were taking realistic photos, writing realistic plays and books. Newspapers were getting popular at that time so people knew about politics, gangs, corruption, and social issues. People became aware of gangs and crime, and that started showing in the films too. It shows a man getting smacked on the head by someone; the man takes everything he has. Then another man comes and sees him lying, he takes his stuff too. Depicts corruption in the society in just 25 seconds.
