Movies As A
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Table Of Contents
1) Introduction 2) How do movies attracts us? 3) How they mold youth? 4) Blind Imitation 5) Conclusion
Main Target : Youth Age group : 12-‐25
Haiku
“Watch , think , judge and conclude And try not to copy all They are not as simple as they show us all.”
Acrostic poem: M: movies are radioactive elements O: omitting V: visual rays I: inBluencing E: effecting S: souls and attributes
“Movies are the most beautiful fraud in the world.”
-‐jean-‐luc
• What are movies? Movies are motion picture . A movie is an electronic signal of moving graphics, pictures, or text used to combine a steady stream of images used for entertainment, education, or other uses.
" Why their main target is youth? " Emotional " Not mature " Next generation " Easy to attract " Easy to Mold " Easy to Distract
Attractive factors?
Elements
Posters
Trailers
Music
Theme
Tip! If you want to laugh, if you want to be scared, if you want to see action and adventure – there are thousands of movies to pick and watch but motive behind every movie is not to entertain you or not to inspire you. there are many other aims behind the creation of a movie which you have to judge by yourself.
Molding Us How
movies mold the youth according to their devastating
aims and target?
Factors that affect us
Cant separate fact from fic:on
Agenda of Wri:ng
Stories control us
Culture
Story in our brain
Survey According to a survey an average child watches 8000 televised murders and 100000 acts of violence before finishing elementary school. The number becomes double reaching at the age of 18.
8000
Acts of Violence Televised Murders
100000
Blind Imitation:
“Imitation is obviously a great form of Dlattery.”
It can also be a way for some to live out an imaginary life in a conventional world, so they blind imitate what they watch, without thinking that its not that simple.
Example:
Smoking: One of the most copied and addictive act spread through movies is smoking. According to a survey, in last few years, rate of smoking in youth increases 40% and the main reason is movies.
Example:
WWE is a professional wrestling television program launched in 1999 in the United States , and is now being broadcast in different nations and air times. The WWE shows have very scripted dialogues and outcomes designed for entertainment meaning the winner of the match has already been decided before the match even begins.
Conclusion “I think we still have a long way, to really learn to think.”
• • • • • •
Control your minds. Boycott negative movies Awareness programs Role of parents Role of teachers Government role
Two sides of a coin:
There are always and there always be ‘Two Sides of a Coin’, similarly there are merits and demerits of Dilms.
“Select the positive side”