Discussion - The Searchers



Discussion - The Searchers

Introduction

The films in 1960s uncovered racial discrimination taking place in the society. Their movement faced extreme opposition and they were depicted as college going students who are confused in their acts and are moved by the notions of activism in politics and raise their voices against sex and inexpensive excitement. The Searcher verifies that it has all of the characteristics that should be required of a Western and hence can be classified easily as a Western.

Discussion

The Ways Hollywood Attempted to Retain Their Audience in the Face of the Challenge from Television

The biggest change in the television and cinema, occur at the end of 1940s and with the beginning of 1950s Hollywood enter into the new era of cinematography under the flag of Warner Bros. It was the time when audiences were more inclined towards the Television. This creates a challenge for film industry to get the audience. By that time advertisement were also become part of commercial utilization of television. Apart from this development of broadcast system also brings advancements to this system. The big banners of Hollywood faced difficulty economically as well as socially to get the audience, Paramount pictures and Warner Bros. tried to capture the audience attention by their effort in film making which resulted in extraordinary and everlasting classic movies of all time. It is also become difficult especially during and after the world war that the audience were also under the impact of war. The beginning of 1950s brought new trends in the world of cinema with the advancement of technology and other social and political changes moved the audience towards cinema.

Lifestyle, Technological, and Social Changes that Occurred In the Fifties

As in 1950 the society in United States of America is growing in number, also advancements were made to deal with the increase of population. A lot of Americans bought new houses and new cars and decorated their homes with the best quality televisions and electrical appliances but due to the rise on population the job and employment were scarce. The youngsters were increasing become stressed and were forced to live a miserable life which is affected by the number of choices available but did not have enough money to have them.

American Economical and Political System and Impact of Cold War on Hollywood

One of the major political changes of that time is the post world war effect that resulted in the cold war between the Western world and Soviet Union. Germany was also under the Nazis and the communities were facing political social and economical crises. There was unemployment, as after the World War it was the major concern of all the countries. Apart from this, the effect of war has also affected each individual's psychology. This was the time when audience moved to cinemas and its consequences were the block buster movies.

What attitude towards the American economic and political system did Hollywood espouse before the Cold War?

Before 1950s the economy and population were in the ...