Movies by Katie Anderson

Movies have had an impact on society for years. However, it has been reformed and investigated on how much of an impact is implied upon audiences. Some say that movies have a direct impact on audiences and cause them to do things due to what they see in a film. On the other hand, some say that movies have no connection to the things that people do. Personally though, I think that movies do have an impact on how the viewers act. Movies also have a rating system that allows viewers to be aware of the material within a film.

Society is influenced by movies in many ways including the way people talk, act, dress, etc. Movie history Gerald mast said, “movies have…been an immensely powerful social and cultural force… They have produced social changes—in ways of dress, patterns of speech, methods of courting. And they have mirrored social changes—in fashion, sexual mores, political principles.” Movies often influence viewers to act like the characters within a film. The downside of this is that most movies include themes such as crime, sex, or love. It has been researched and proven that some acts of violence or immorality have been committed due to a scene that was viewed within a movie. Young people often see movies as a source of ideas about action, romance, and standard of beauty. In essence, they were using the movies to learn how to behave as an adult.

Some people may argue that movies are just like real life and reflect things that are happening in the world. However, movies quite often display extreme situation that are designed to shock audiences, not to reflect the real world. Often times, love movies will display a perfect relationship between a man and a woman. This situation doesn’t always come to be with every couple created. But through movies, people expect to have those situations happen to them. Also, in action packed movies lots of stunts are created. Not only are these stunts performed by professional stuntmen who have practiced, but they also land on a big squishy mat that isn’t seen in the film. Some viewers see these scenes and like to try reenacting them without the mat. This often causes injury or even death. Crime also is often sought after as something cool that the movies do. We need to remember that the movies aren’t real life. They don’t always portray things happening in the world.

It’s nice for parents to be able to know what kind of content is in movies that their children will be going to see. This is why the production code was created. It consisted of the G, PG, and R rating. However, because of movies like Indiana Jones, it has been reformed and the PG-13 rating was added. These ratings allow parents to know what kind of material such as sexual references, violence, language, etc. are contained within the film. I think that this is a great way for not only parents but people like myself who make decisions to be able to know what is in a film before I go spend money to see it. This is a really great tool provided by the movie industry and will help us make better choices when it comes to the movies since they apparently affect us in our daily lives. The ratings of the movies we watch are the ratings of our lives.