Some inspirations from film
Hortense Powdermaker: Hollywood and the USA
My hypothesis was that the social system in which they are made significantly influences their content and meaning. All art, whether popular, folk, or fine, is conditioned by its particular history and system of production.
1\ Movies are successful largely because they meet some of modern man's deepest needs. i.e.anxiety
2\ Like all drama and literature, movies extend the experiences of the audience vicariously, and translate problems which are common to mankind into specific and personal situations, with which identification is easy.
3\ Man has become increasingly lonely. Although people live in close physical contact, their relationships have become more and more depersonalized.
4\ The greater the cost the more sure the studio feels of success, and hence high costs become one way of reducing anxiety. Actually, money can no more guarantee dramatic values than it can insure accuracy or significance in research.
My hypothesis was that the social system in which they are made significantly influences their content and meaning. All art, whether popular, folk, or fine, is conditioned by its particular history and system of production.
1\ Movies are successful largely because they meet some of modern man's deepest needs. i.e.anxiety
2\ Like all drama and literature, movies extend the experiences of the audience vicariously, and translate problems which are common to mankind into specific and personal situations, with which identification is easy.
3\ Man has become increasingly lonely. Although people live in close physical contact, their relationships have become more and more depersonalized.
4\ The greater the cost the more sure the studio feels of success, and hence high costs become one way of reducing anxiety. Actually, money can no more guarantee dramatic values than it can insure accuracy or significance in research.
