'A film has one purpose- to entertain.' Using examples, consider this view.
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More often than not, films are perceived as a source of entertainment, where one indulges one to two hours of his or her life to unwind after a long day at work, or perhaps just to kill time. However, are films really meant to entertain, and only entertain alone? Indeed, early films were meant to entertain. Some examples include those of the late Charlie Chaplin- one of the most prominent and influential personalities of the silent- film era. It would be safe to say that most, if not all, of his films were meant to provide comic relief for the mass audiences. In recent years, however, films have been increasingly utilized, whether consciously or unconsciously, to influence mankind, thus rejecting the idea that the sole purpose of a film is to entertain.
In modern society, films are not only used to entertain, but also to educate, inform, and in some cases, indoctrinate society. Film makers are continually tapping into the influential film industry to change mankind, and a good example of it would be An Inconvenient Truth, a 2006 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim, addressing the sensitive issue of climate change. In this case, a film was made, supposedly to educate, but upon further examination, one realises that a film can do so much more than just educate or entertain.
In early 2007 the government of the United Kingdom sent copies of An Inconvenient Truth to secondary schools in England, Wales and Scotland, thus indoctrinating some students with the belief that the world would end if they didn't do anything about it. Mitchell Kriegman, creator of a PBS program, “It’s a Big Big World,” which educates children about Earth's environmental issues, acknowledged the fact that children nowadays are 'hypersensitive' to adult issues like Global Warming. In this case, people who saw the film, students in particular, were being indoctrinated, not educated. An Inconvenient Truth has done more than just educate- it harnessed the fear of these students and thus molded their thoughts and beliefs to match those of extremist environmentalists through exaggeration of the risks of Global Warming- so how can one say that the sole purpose of a film is to entertain?
HuiMin
More often than not, films are perceived as a source of entertainment, where one indulges one to two hours of his or her life to unwind after a long day at work, or perhaps just to kill time. However, are films really meant to entertain, and only entertain alone? Indeed, early films were meant to entertain. Some examples include those of the late Charlie Chaplin- one of the most prominent and influential personalities of the silent- film era. It would be safe to say that most, if not all, of his films were meant to provide comic relief for the mass audiences. In recent years, however, films have been increasingly utilized, whether consciously or unconsciously, to influence mankind, thus rejecting the idea that the sole purpose of a film is to entertain.
In modern society, films are not only used to entertain, but also to educate, inform, and in some cases, indoctrinate society. Film makers are continually tapping into the influential film industry to change mankind, and a good example of it would be An Inconvenient Truth, a 2006 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim, addressing the sensitive issue of climate change. In this case, a film was made, supposedly to educate, but upon further examination, one realises that a film can do so much more than just educate or entertain.
In early 2007 the government of the United Kingdom sent copies of An Inconvenient Truth to secondary schools in England, Wales and Scotland, thus indoctrinating some students with the belief that the world would end if they didn't do anything about it. Mitchell Kriegman, creator of a PBS program, “It’s a Big Big World,” which educates children about Earth's environmental issues, acknowledged the fact that children nowadays are 'hypersensitive' to adult issues like Global Warming. In this case, people who saw the film, students in particular, were being indoctrinated, not educated. An Inconvenient Truth has done more than just educate- it harnessed the fear of these students and thus molded their thoughts and beliefs to match those of extremist environmentalists through exaggeration of the risks of Global Warming- so how can one say that the sole purpose of a film is to entertain?
HuiMin
posted by AJC2108 @ 2:13 PM
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