As I read both articles, it made me realize how people today do not get any messages or clues from watching movies since movies today lack something very important, uniqueness.As some movies have a message or point out a form of social change, the viewers and the people do not show any emotion to it, or probably do not get the messages that the makers were trying to convey.
As some students mentioned, Adorno definitely goes straight to the core and talks about the problems of the media in the present day. As he mentioned, all producers and directors care about is money, money, and money. Their concern is not about the quality of the film, but the quantity of the profits. Back in the days movies had a feel to it, it had a message, a good point. People were able to connect to it and feel for the characters and
the message of the film.As he stated, “Real life is becoming indistinguishable from the movies. The sound film, far surpassing the theatre of illusion, leaves no room for imagination or reflection on the part
of the audience, who is unable to respond within the structure of the film, yet deviate from its precise detail without losing the thread of the story...” (Adorno). This clearly states the fact that movies today leave no room for imagination whatsoever. What happened to the films where people actually had room for imagination. The movies today are just flooded with stories that contain no story at all which bumps down the stories
which actually do contain good stories. The quick money makers are being replaced with the good films because those in power chose that.
Benjamin on the other hand stated that the good films which does call out for social change are out there in the public for us to watch, but they are rare and hard to get our hands on. In other words, there’s not much choice for us. The film industry/entertainment world are just creating junk for the world which only creates money but no imagination or does not even produce a message of social change. I believe there should way more varieties of films out there for the public to view.
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