FILM 1701 Study Guide - Influence Of Mass Media, Carlos Diegues, Consciousness Raising
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What we should do is take the power that movies have and put fidel castro in the movies instead of tarzan and cheer him on. Put the spectator in a position where the only thing they can see is good guys and bad guys. It s not working at the level of consciousness, it dulls consciousness. Viewers naturally identify with the good guy without knowing what he represents. Always cheering on tarzan because he s the hero. 43, right hand side, top paragraph but what happens when the identification. You surrender your consciousness over to the drama. Sucked into political values of ideology (kkk) Certain emotions are raised you may cry. By the end, your emotions are discharged. If you like the character, than you like his values. In birth of a nation you would find yourself cheering for the kkk. That is what radical art is supposed to do.
