MOVIES INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY, HISTORY, REAL PEOPLE, AND EVENTS
Miguel O'Pastel
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Nimrod wrote in message <37cd3605....@news.earthlink.net>...
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|In what ways have movies specifically influenced actual events,
|people, and changes in society, for good or bad? For example, I'm
|talking about things like....
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|John Hinkley is so obsessed with Jodie Foster in the movie TAXI DRIVER
|that he takes pot-shots with his pistol at President Reagan---all to
|impress his favorite movie star.
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|Protestors in foreign countries wave signs saying WAG THE DOG
|in an attempt to erode support of President Clinton's air strikes.
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|In 1976, Black Muslim terrorists hold a Washington D.C. B'nai B'rith
|building and its employees hostage, threatening to kill everyone
|unless the film premiere of MOHAMMED, MESSENGER OF GOD
|is canceled.
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|Coonskin caps become all the rage for little boys in the 1950's due to
|the overwhelming success of Disney's DAVY CROCKETT, KING OF
|THE WILD FRONTIER.
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|In 1954, after being revved up by the film ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK,
|over 3,000 Teddy Boys leave the theatre to stage one of the biggest
|riots in British history.
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|There's a sharp increase in the killing of harmless sharks and loads
|of summertime beachgoers are suddenly afraid of the water in
|the months following the release of JAWS.
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|Powell & Pressburger's magnificent film, THE RED SHOES has been
|cited again and again as the prime motivation for generations of
|little girls going on to be ballet dancers.
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|Humphrey Bogart and scads of movie stars make smoking look cool,
|before dying of lung cancer....along with so many others killed by
|cigarettes who wanted to look as cool as their favorite movie stars.
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ValJon
>>In what ways have movies specifically influenced actual events,
>>people, and changes in society, for good or bad?
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>Well, one of the more famous examples is probably Clark Gable's taking off his
>shirt in It Happened One Night showing the audience that he was wearing no
>undershirt. It's well documented that sales of undershirts took a dive in 1934
>because of men wanting to have something in common with Clark Gable.
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Wow, I'd forgotten about that. You're right!
vj
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Medieval Knievel
It's well documented that sales of undershirts took a dive in 1934
>>because of men wanting to have something in common with Clark Gable.
How about the Forrest Gump haircut briefly popular after its initial
release?
Then there are all the catch phrases that become part of the language, like
"make my day." There are thousands of these, I'd say.
Mr. Tambourine Man
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>In what ways have movies specifically influenced actual events,
Yellow Dog
nim...@earthlink.net (Nimrod) wrote:
>In what ways have movies specifically influenced actual events,
>people, and changes in society, for good or bad? For example, I'm
>talking about things like....
[snip]
>More....?
"Forrest Gump" inspires Dan Quayle to become a presidential candidate.
Sod Enfopol98
Sat, 22 May 1999 23:52:31 GMT. In doing so, they felt we would all
like to know:
>Star Wars prompts millions of people to buy little plastic toys, flashlight
>lightsabers, and stunning amounts of other cultural kitsch, and unleashes a
>whole new word on the American (and world) public:
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>Ancillary.
Unless my spelling is totally atrocious, it has only unleashed a new
word on America...
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> In what ways have movies specifically influenced actual events,
> people, and changes in society, for good or bad? For example, I'm
> talking about things like....
Language. Catch phrases from movies have become immensely popular. Great
ones include "May the Force be with you" and "There can be only one", and
"They may take our lives but they can never take our freedom!". No prizes
for guessing which movies they come from. People have also adopted methods
of speaking (tone, accent, style, etc) that have appeared in movies.
Stereotyped surfer slang and speech have been on the lips of many, and
also people trying to imitate a dowdy 70-for-his-IQ fellow speak about his
mama's chocolates.
Clothes and related items are also an indication. Trenchcoats and square
shades have become immensely popular after the release of "The Matrix".
Favourite colour of such accessories include black, ebony, and jet.
Fishbowl haircuts and nerd fashion enjoyed a renewal after the release of
"Dumb and dumber". Buck-toothed fellows now have no problem being accepted
in society.
If you want to dig deeper, though, some teenagers with advanced
psychological disorders often compare themselves with their favourite
movie characters, thus adopting their idiosyncrasies and habits.