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| From unionization to globalization, film has been used throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st Century to dramatize social issues. When it comes to portraying and discussing social issues, film and media have become sort of a dinosaur. Yet, in spite of the cost, limited access, and technological sophistication that makes it available only to the elite, film is still very important for presenting social issues. Of all media, film and movies are still one of the most powerful media for communicating social issues. Why? Because of the power of dramatization, theatrics, perspective, and emotionalism. No other media quite like it has the ability to convey messages of social importance. |
| One of the first movies to be made dealt with poverty and economic injustice. The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), and Gandhi (1982) are among the most memorable movies with a social issues theme. Others are: Toil and Tyranny (1915), The Battleship Potemkin (1925), The Godless Girl (1928), City Lights (1931), The Bicycle Thief (1948), Paths of Glory (1957), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Last Picture Show (1971), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), Breaking Away (1979), Chariots of Fire (1981), Salvador (1986), Mississippi Burning (1988), Lone Star (1996), The Pelican Brief (1993), Philadelphia (1993), In the Name of the Father (1993), Schindler’s List (1993), Mi Vida Loca (1994), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), The Cider House Rules (1999), Erin Brocovich (2000), Training Day (2001), and The Manchurian Candidate (2004). |
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