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             and cultural variables have always been and will continue to be highly influential.
             when it comes to making and seeing movies. .
             The political, social and cultural climate in the past fifty years has changed very.
             dramatically and so too has the films that have been produced. From the days of.
             Macarthyism in the fifties when people were black listed by the U.S. Government for .
             supposedly producing films that were communist propaganda, through to early this .
             century, where there is an expectation that films offer more than mainstream rhetoric. .
             Many moviegoers want film makers to challenge the establishment and take.
             full advantage of the democratic principle of freedom of speech. .
             This has changed somewhat since September 11 and some critics and members of .
             the public have called for the ban on "anti-American" films, programs and .
             publications that is very reminiscant of the 1950's. However it is due to this knee-.
             jerk reaction that movies such as "Three Kings"(1999), an action picture that .
             criticized the Gulf War , "Bowling For Columbine"(2001), a film that challenged.
             America's obsession with violence and guns and "Fight Club"(1999), that looks.
             at Western societies love affair with consumerism and lack of spiritual meaning, are .
             so vital. It is also a pertinent example of politics influencing movie-making. .
             As a mark of respect movies that were overtly violent, that involved .
             terrorism or the Twin Towers, such as the film "Collatoral Damage" (2000), were .
             not released in the wake of 9/11. However this appeared to be an obvious economic .
             and somewhat cosmetic reaction and one has to ask the question whether movies like.
             these haven't contributed to the violent nature of the world (or are the movies.
             merely a reflecting the violent world we live in). Either way within months violent .
             movies returned, but those films that asked us to think about where we are as a .
             culture were not as easily accepted. It is doubtful that David Fincher's "Fight Club" .


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