Movies that have changed socio-political stances of movies to come

wolf · 11-24-2003, 09:59 AM

You pups.

Movies do not change society, but society changes movies as well as any form of storytelling, whether the fire lights the speakers face in haunting ways, or shines through the celluloid to put the image on the screen.

Midnight Cowboy

To Sir, with Love

Blackboard Jungle

The Defiant Ones

I Want to Live

(and to get briefly more recent ... one of my favorites: Falling Down)

These are just a couple meager examples of older movies that really speak to societal change. In fact nearly every movie carries with it some aspect of this (yes, even those lame-ass costume dramas that get shown frequently on the Turner Classic Movies).

11-24-2003, 09:59 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You pups. Movies do not change society, but society changes movies as well as any form of storytelling, whether the fire lights the speakers face in haunting ways, or shines through the celluloid to put the image on the screen. Midnight Cowboy To Sir, with Love Blackboard Jungle The Defiant Ones I Want to Live (and to get briefly more recent ... one of my favorites: Falling Down) These are just a couple meager examples of older movies that really speak to societal change. In fact nearly every movie carries with it some aspect of this (yes, even those lame-ass costume dramas that get shown frequently on the Turner Classic Movies). __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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