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Chapter 7 Main Points
Movies
- Starting back in the late 1800's, American films had a huge social and cultural impact on society.
- Throughout the 20th century films helped moviegoers sort through experiences that either affirmed or deviated from their own values. These movies outlined the boundaries between the "permitted and forbidden."
- Although the production of a fim can take a year or two, the movie industry reacts quickly to social events and cultural shifts (for example: The September 11th attacks).
- In the late 1910's the movie industry had three basic economic divisions: production, distribution and exhibition.
- Starting in 1946 and for the next seven years the movie industry had a hard time. Over fifty theaters shut down in New York City alone. The 90 million people that went to see movies weekly in 1946 came to less than 25million by 1963.
- The mid 1950's had some large cultural and social changes with the wide availability of television.
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Despite the fact that movie attendance dropped off in the 40's and 50's, film certainly has made a come back. It's a multi million dollar industry now and, despite the current cost of going to the movies, big titles pack theatres to capacity weeks after they're first released. Not only that, the film industry is becoming more international. Although foreign films are usually only shown in select theatres, subtitled movies are fairly popular across the board. It is often easier to rent foreign titles than it is to watch them in the theatres.
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