What is Cinema Saying?

Nowadays, cinema is more then just pure entertainment. This escapist and pleasurable pastime has transformed into a forum for social, political, and cultural discussion - whether one realizes it or not. Movies today make statements about all aspects of our lives: Remember the Titans, whose white narrator distorts the image of the civil rights movement and integration, Bridesmaids whose slapstick humor and dirty jokes represents a shift in the females role as "the damsel in distress," and The Hurt Locker, a politically charged film directed by a woman and set in a "masculine orientated." But, who is dictating these statements? Is Hollywood distorting the true sentiments of American's through their films or are they representing today's issues through comedy, melodrama, and action? My blog will look at current events through the lens of the consumer and hopefully shed light on the powerful relationship between current events and cinema.