The question has been stated, "Do movies reflect reality, or does reality reflect the movies?" In Nathanael West's, "Day of the Locust" he paint the picture of Hollywood being this area where dreams are capture and put on film for all the world to see. Legions of men are described as walk through the streets of the back lot of a film studio, dressed up and ready to fight an imaginary battle for the entertainment of the movie going viewer. That was in the 1930s, but Hollywood still wants to capture us, and our money, with their larger than life display. Hollywood still is the master of fantastic illusions; but now those illusions are seeping of the silver screen and becoming reality.
In order to demonstrate what it is I am trying to portray: we must start at the types of movies that Hollywood is producing. Categorizing the movie list of the local theater into three categories - reality and fantasy - will show which of the areas Hollywood is focusing on the most. Reality is the category of movies where the events could or have happened. These movies do still include an essence of fantasy but are still pretty grounded in reality. Fantasy, although in come cases if you stretch it, are movies where the events are would not happen (like cheerleaders robbing a bank).
The movies that fall into my reality category are as follows:.
Cast Away - A man is marooned on a deserted island.
Save the last Dance - A girl faced with her mother's death has to overcome tradgedy to follow her dreams.
Traffic - Drugs continue to be smuggled into the U.S. as you follow the lives of characters on both sides, good and bad.
Chocolat - A woman opens a chocolate shop in a new conservative town, and is thought of as a radical.
Finding Forester - An athlete in a college has a special gift for writing and he searches out a legendary man to be his mentor.
The Pledge - A killer is on the loose and only one man can track him down.
The term virtual reality is heard more and more these days in the media. ... As technical definition of Virtual Reality, virtual realities are computer-generated worlds, which can be explored in real time. ... First I would like to review what virtual reality is. ... But there was not a revival of 3D movies until the 1950s. ... The technique of simulating three dimensional realities is known as virtual reality. ...
Perhaps, this is mainly because of all the possibilities which virtual reality creates. ... In the past, virtual reality has been nothing more than a small step beyond video games. ... Integrating virtual reality with society is where the majority of problems occur. ... Books and movies depicting technology overwhelming society have been created with much of this idea in mind. ... That is one of the drawbacks of virtual reality. ...
Perhaps, this is mainly because of all the possibilities which virtual reality creates. ... In the past, virtual reality has been nothing more than a small step beyond video games. ... Integrating virtual reality with society is where the majority of problems occur. ... Books and movies depicting technology overwhelming society have been created with much of this idea in mind. ... That is one of the drawbacks of virtual reality. ...
In the past teen pregnancy was not always shown on television or in movies or as frequently talked about. ... Another article that supports the same idea is "Reality Television Shows Glamorize Teen Pregnancy" by Susie Kroll. ... In her article, "Reality Television Gives a Realistic Image of Teen Pregnancy" she talks about watching the show with her daughter. ... The article "Reality Television Shows Reveal the Risks of Teen Pregnancy" talks about the study. ... Movies may have happy ending but that is what people want to see. ...
Movies have created a different career for me though: actually being in them. ... For a lot of movies, you have to watch it a couple of times before everything sinks in, then finding the meaning for the movie is a lot easier. ... Movies fascinate me. ... You escape from reality for a little bit, and find yourself wrapped up in the character, and this is why I want to do something with movies....
People go to the movies instead of moving! ... Movies are dreams. ... Movies live apart of time. ... People are used to watch movies every day on TV. The easiest way to escape from the reality for a while without doing anything is to watch a film. ...
Visual effects in Movies "How do they do that !" ... The science part involves the complete understanding of how the audio-visual sensory part of our body and brain perceive the reality around us, whereas the art part involves the strategic use of this information to deceive the sensory system. ... Since then - actually even before, many directors used visual effects in their movies. ... All visual media such as movies, TV, electronic displays, laser light shows, etc. exploit this phenomenon. That is the basic phenomenon which makes movies including visual effects possible. ...
Another example of symbolism used in The Glass Menagerie is the movies. When Tom decides to leave the apartment, he often goes to the movies. This can be seen when tom says "I go to the movies because–I like adventure. Adventure is something I don't have much of at work, so I go to the movies.... Rather than facing the reality of the uninteresting life he lives, he makes the movies his escape. ...
Many criticize historical events as they are portrayed in the movies. ... The movie clearly conveys the realities of the attack on Fort Wagner (Roquemore 64). ... According to Joseph Roquemore, author of History Goes to the Movies, "Glory" is Hollywood's best film on the Civil War, despite numerous factual slips (Roquemore 65). ... More people are getting their history from the movies rather than in history textbooks (Hattenstone). ...
