Battleship Potemkin Essay
I do not think that it is the writer’s/filmmaker’s responsibility to address social, environmental, political, humanitarian issues in their work. However, I think that it is important for writers/filmmakers to inspire change through their work by addressing social and personal issues in their work. Writing and filmmaking is a creative process, no one should feel obligated to write or create a story that reflects a social issue. At the end of the day it is the writer’s decision if they want to write stories that address social issues in their work.
All throughout history books and films have been used to inspire change in the world. The film The Battleship Potemkin (1925) directed by Sergei Eisenstein deals with social and political issues in …show more content…
The film Burning Mississippi directed by Alan Parker is based on the FBI investigation about the three civil rights act workers who were murdered in 1964. The film was based on the historical events related to the murder investigation. The film educates generations after the 1960’s about the historical event. It is important to know about the murder investigation because it explains the terror that African Americans had to live in. The film also, illustrates the vast amount of racism, for example, in the first scene there are signs one says “coloured” and the other says “white”, which clearly represents segregation. All throughout the film there is a sense of a hierarchy between both races. I watched this film in high school twice, and of course I learned about the civil rights movement and segregation in history class. However, this film showed me this historical event in a different perspective. Furthermore, the film emphasizes the injustice of the American government from the 1960’s. Yet, still to this day people are discriminated due to their race or color of their skin. The film is important because it makes viewers react to the situation emotionally, which encourages people to keep pushing for change. Like stated before, I do not think writers/filmmakers should have the responsibility to create films that address social, environmental, political, humanitarian issues in their work. However, I do believe it is important for writers/filmmakers to use their creativity and voice to spark change in the
All throughout history books and films have been used to inspire change in the world. The film The Battleship Potemkin (1925) directed by Sergei Eisenstein deals with social and political issues in …show more content…
The film Burning Mississippi directed by Alan Parker is based on the FBI investigation about the three civil rights act workers who were murdered in 1964. The film was based on the historical events related to the murder investigation. The film educates generations after the 1960’s about the historical event. It is important to know about the murder investigation because it explains the terror that African Americans had to live in. The film also, illustrates the vast amount of racism, for example, in the first scene there are signs one says “coloured” and the other says “white”, which clearly represents segregation. All throughout the film there is a sense of a hierarchy between both races. I watched this film in high school twice, and of course I learned about the civil rights movement and segregation in history class. However, this film showed me this historical event in a different perspective. Furthermore, the film emphasizes the injustice of the American government from the 1960’s. Yet, still to this day people are discriminated due to their race or color of their skin. The film is important because it makes viewers react to the situation emotionally, which encourages people to keep pushing for change. Like stated before, I do not think writers/filmmakers should have the responsibility to create films that address social, environmental, political, humanitarian issues in their work. However, I do believe it is important for writers/filmmakers to use their creativity and voice to spark change in the