Questions about Film
Aka chapters 3&4 of our book. Chapter 3: 1. Cinema has often reinforced the dominant ideology through its stories and messages. With casting and writing about the American dream and heteronormative ideas film has often been used as a way to push ideas onto people. It is only when film started pushing back against those ideas that things became more normalized. The moment we stopped seeing only straight couples in movies and shows is the moment people began to see this as normal. 2. Counter cinema is what pushes us forward it is what drives us as a society. Cinema is such a powerful tool to push social change if we let it. Yet cinema most of the time is used to push the same narrative. White family mom, dad, 2 1/2 kids, and a dog. Counter cinema challenges that and brings us new exciting stories that push our societal standards. 3. Theorists draw attention to how groups are represented because it affects how people are treated. Cinema is one of the most powerful mediums and the...
