Are movies affected by pop culture?

[Falaskan]

While this is part of a class project I want to know: Do you think movies are affected (as in, how they are written/set-up) by pop culture. This extends to other forms of entertainment as well (books, tv, etc.)

[L.J.]

Think they are a lot. Specially when it comes to comedy and horror.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

While this is part of a class project I want to know: Do you think movies are affected (as in, how they are written/set-up) by pop culture. This extends to other forms of entertainment as well (books, tv, etc.)

Films are a part of pop culture, and they do change with the times. If they weren't, we'd all still be watching 1890s silent shorts about bodybuilding. We also wouldn't have had such radical shifts decade to decade in film styles--20s expressionism, 40s film noir, 50s sci-fi and colorful musicals, 60s new wave, 70s New Hollywood, 80s blockbusters, modern indie films.

I also think that films often drive pop culture because, as a form of theatrical arts, they become culturally iconic through performances, visual impressions, and with the best-scripted movies, profound storytelling. They find ways to worm into the audience's collective consciousness and stay there for years, to the point of defining stereotypes and cliches and altering the way we perceive the world. The Internet further immortalizes film in memes, gifs, references, and other forms that freezes nostalgia and ensures that films aren't as easily forgotten or lost as they were in the early years.

[Himmel]

Movies account for one of the largest American exports, and arguably the major export of American pop culture. Movies are a universal commonality, they are a way to bond with people, movies lay bare everything from our technological breakthroughs to our hopes, wishes, nightmares, and dreams. Collectively, they represent the vivid imagination and potential of any culture. We connect with them and we make them our own. From childhood favorites to new releases—we are drawn to these stories. They inspire a sense of wonder and enable us see new worlds or view our own world in new ways. They allow us to discover things about ourselves.

[Canada]

Originally Posted by Himmel

Movies account for one of the largest American exports, and arguably the major export of American pop culture. Movies are a universal commonality, they are a way to bond with people, movies lay bare everything from our technological breakthroughs to our hopes, wishes, nightmares, and dreams. Collectively, they represent the vivid imagination and potential of any culture. We connect with them and we make them our own. From childhood favorites to new releases—we are drawn to these stories. They inspire a sense of wonder and enable us see new worlds or view our own world in new ways. They allow us to discover things about ourselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFEu80VEPHU

God, I miss Roger Ebert

[DR Herbert West]

Of course they are.

[thecooldud]

Duh.