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    A Decade in Movies

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    THEATER‚ FILM‚ & TELEVISION In 1981‚ VCR sales rose 72% in 12 months. By 1989‚ 60 percent of American households with televisions received cable service.  Huge or memorable movies of the decade included On Golden Pond‚ Tootsie‚ Arthur‚  Stephen Spielberg Movies  like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial‚ The Big Chill‚  Flashdance‚ Beverly Hills Cop‚ Out of Africa‚ Back to the Future‚ Cocoon‚ The Breakfast Club‚Platoon‚Star Trek‚ Good Morning Vietnam‚ Fatal Attraction‚ Rain Man‚ and Driving Miss Daisy

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    into a stereotype that has been developed of every race and how everyone within that race acts/or is. Stereotyping is an issue that affects all races and gender. If someone were to ask what is a women supposed to do when they grow up‚ is the typical response still to get married‚ be a stay at home wife and mother‚ while the father figure of the family goes to work to support the family? What about the women who don’t want to stay at home‚ the women who want to go and have a career? Stereotypes are present

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    disadvantages of modern movies that made huge effects on people. In general‚ we watch movies for relaxation from stress‚ entertainment‚ and learning or reinforcing one’s linguistic skills in relative languages. There are many advantages by watching a movie compared to disadvantages‚ in my opinion disadvantages depend upon a person’s perception. There are many types of movies. Some examples are horror‚ comedy‚ mystery‚ drama‚ action‚ science-fiction‚ and romance. Some movies are good in changing people

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    to NYPD Officers” by Sam Levin have pointed out evidences and their solutions to stereotyping. Not only Asian being treated as a victim of stereotype‚ Latinos and Black people are even worse. Najera shows in “The Hollywood Lens on Latinos is Out of Focus” that Latinos only plays the role of drug lords‚ gangster‚ maid‚ or “illegal immigrants” in Hollywood movies. And in “Cops…‚” Sam Levin proves a fact based on a recent report from the New York Civil Liberties Union‚ ‘Last year‚ the NYPD stopped and

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    WATCHING SCARY MOVIES PROVE THE GENRE CAN HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT. There are people who do not want to watch scary movies. Aside from the fact that they can soil their pants; they don’t want to get scared‚ period. They just don’t get the idea that being scared and entertained can occupy the same zip code. Surprise‚ surprise‚ surprise! Watching a scary movie has its benefits; more than just being entertained it can have a positive effect on your health and well-being‚ READ ON. **SCARY MOVIES CAN MAKE YOU

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    the brain. I. What causes people to watch horror movies? A. People watch horror movies to fulfill a need for excitement. B. People tend to live through the movie and forget their duty-bound lives. C. People are attracted to the known and the predictability in movies. II. What are the effects of horror films on people? A. One person’s thrill and interest is another’s demise. B. Research has shown that the brain can perceive such movies negatively. BOOOO!

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    Racism in the Movies

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    Spike Lee’s‚ Do The Right Thing is a comtemporary look at racism in a ordinary city urban neighborhood. The movie is seen through the eyes of the main character‚ Mookey‚ we are shown the multiple relationships and often typical stereotypes of racial groups. This movies is filled with symbolism and imagery that feeds to the story’s plot. Throughout the movie‚ the scorching heat is always being refereed to. As the movie goes on ‚ the heat rises. I think this is done to represent the increasing racial

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    Effects Of Watching Horror Movies It is a proven fact that people love to be scared by horror movies. Some of the most horrified faces are portrayed in the best horror films of Hollywood‚ which are much liked by people. They simply love to watch the repulsive aliens and the blood dripping down the horrifying face. Watching such scary flicks‚ just for entertainment‚ is quiet acceptable‚ provided you do not empathize the suations depicted in what you have watched. This is a sign of caution‚ as you

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    IMPACT OF MOVIES THE THREE BIG LIES The three lies that often movies and movie makers say ….. 1. “It’s only entertainment. It does not influence anybody.” 2. “We just reflect reality. Don’t blame us; blame the society.” 3. “We give the public what it wants. If people don’t like it they can always turn it off.” IMPACT OF Among all media‚ movies play a major role in impacting the thinking pattern of the society. The question is whether the influence is positive or negative? As we all know if

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    importance and the different parties will have different ideas about it. However‚ over the long term it is clear that the results of war are not positive on the human society. While there are many discussions on the war based on the movies‚ it is clear not all the movies depict war in the same light. This indicates the different points of views that the people have on the wars. This is very much the case on the context of Unites States. The country is no doubt the most powerful nation in the world

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