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ReplyDeleteFilms play a huge role in the teaching of students in terms of the ability that they have to engage. The visual imagery along with vigorous audio can employ students in ways that textbooks and lectures simply cannot. Films not only have the ability to engage but also display the ability to immerse audiences on a global scale. Not everyone can fly to Paris and climb the Eiffel tower, or be able to grasp various aspects of West African cultures but it is through film that these concepts are universally accessible and thereafter leave students with a lasting impact on the topic/concept being displayed. Nonetheless, what makes these films so attractive is the use of cutting edge technology and the shift of perspectives in contrast to the past. This usually results in students accepting these stories as the truth. As we progress into the future, films such as Fruitvale Station and Straight outta Compton have aided an enormous amount of students in learning about chunks of history that they would otherwise have limited knowledge of. Films such as Selma, The Door and Middle of Nowhere by Ava DuVernay have personally taught me to take a deeper, more analytic approach into film and to refrain from getting so caught up with medias wide use of cutting edge technology.
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ReplyDeleteI feel like films play an important role in teaching us things. I agree with Awa not everybody can go to the extragavant places and all the things that they want to. So with films showing people these things they will see the things they want to. The film The Butler was a great movie that I think everybody should watch especially during this time with all the racial acts going on. The movies that we have been watching lately definitely have taught lessons. I watched a documentary just the other day showing how a man had lost weight and how he was going around the world telling people about what had happened. By me and my roommate watching that it taught a lesson because my roommate then wanted to go out and lose weight the way he did. All films can teach us a lesson we just have to be willing to receive that lesson.
ReplyDeleteFilms teach us a lot of different things, they are a key factor in our learning about issues that we might not be aware of if it was not for films. Watching fims provide an outer body experience to see things, and travel to places that you would never be able to see without them. As students, we won't always pick up a book to learn about our history, but will watch a movie to learn about our past. Films like Selma, The Butler, Straight Out of Compton and The Help; provide us with historical knowledge. We learn to look deeper into things and not always judge off an initial appearance by watching and studying films in class.
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ReplyDeleteFilms like "Middle of Nowhere" and other indie films teach me many things. I believe that most people, myself included, are more receptive to the message in indie films because they are watching it out of genuine interest. When you go to the movies now you are most likely attracted to the hype behind it or the celebrities that are playing in it. You are more interested in all the effects and outfits, how hot the stars are, how funny they are. I know personally that in the midst of all the hype i many-a-time left the movie theater without getting anything from it. In indie films all that extra stuff is cut out and you get the raw message without all of the confusion and distractions. These films teach me that less is more, i notice in these films that the littlest things hold a lot of significance and tie the whole movie together. Little details give you hints. Also indie films break the Hollywood mold and they tend to be more creative in plot and structure. It teaches me that the making of movies is an art.
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Films can play a many different major roles and teach many different lessons.In particular, Indie films really can show you the real life of what filmmakers go through and what they have to deal with just to produce a film. In class, we discussed black films and how they are more truthful, being that you can get the exact point the director wanted to get across. Watching films have really taught me to look at things from a outer prospective. Meaning they leave a different perspective, for they are going to give you the truth without any sugar coating. With Ava films, she teaches us the importance of detail. For example, in The door, you have to really pay close attention to lots of details to really get the meanings. In this clip of "The Door", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNM0ha87eU0, it teaches that through all phases and obstacles in life, you still have to keep pushing. This film has deep teaching moments just like many other films.
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ReplyDeleteFilms teaches us how others may view their society and life in general. Films can make you feel a certain way such as cry or become emotional. The producer of the films portrays different outlooks depending on their skin color. Ava DuVernay is African American so her writing or productions may be appealing or more understandable towards black people. In the movie "middle of nowhere" the wife is struggling with trusting her husband and waiting on him while he is incarcerated. That struggle to me is so realistic because my family members have been in the wife shoes before . Another movie such as "The Butler" taught me that our society of blacks would not be where we are today if our old generation didn't keep fighting for equal pay and their rights. Mr. Butler was denied so many times when he asked his boss to get paid the same as the whites. Eventually his wish was granted and they gave blacks the same rights . On another note films show us places that we probably would never see such as Ireland and Paris. Films also teaches us different languages I use to love "Spanglish" when I was younger it taught me Spanish and how two totally didn't cultural merge as one .
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Films teach us a lot about life and the culture that we live in. Although mainstream Hollywood movies are amazing, Independent films carry more substance. When watching Hollywood films, you are easily distracted by the special effects and big budget cast. However, indie film’s force you to really listen and understand what you are watching. Indie films like Middle of Nowhere, speak on the real problems that African Americans face everyday. Indie films are a reflection and a direct response to the social, political, and economic problems we face today. For instance, the movie Dear White People, was a commentary on the black face parties that took place at a variety of mostly all white college institutions in 2014. Independent film advocates and brings awareness to most things people tend to overlook or ignore.
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There is so much that we can learn from Indie film’s. Unlike Hollywood, Indie filmmakers have more freedom and are not afraid to take risk. Their movies are daring and talk about controversial subjects. They tell the stories that most Hollywood films are afraid to tell. Indie films teaches us about life and tells us how it is. For instance, Ava Devanney’s movie Middle of Nowhere talks about the struggles that black women go through when their male counterparts are thrown into prison. No one ever tells their side of the story and the obstacles they face. In addition, movies such as Dope, talk about the black experiences of a youth which is practically never talked about in mainstream movies. Indie films teaches us to think and take a minute to reflect on what is around us.
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ReplyDeleteHollywood got the message more than two decades ago that it should feature more roles for black people but still hadn’t quite figured out how to do this. The two possible approaches were: to cast blacks in roles written for whites; or to create roles especially for them and to tell stories about them or which at least take them into account.
ReplyDeleteAva DuVernay’s films emphasize and teach the importance of owning not only who you are as an artist but as a person. DuVernay is creating an identity for herself as a black woman filmmaker, which is pivotal considering this industry was designed not only to appeal and tell stories that portrayed blacks in a negative light and subservient roles but, was never thought to ever consider woman as filmmakers or directors. A black Compton-born film publicist turned director is creating films that teaches blacks, most importantly black woman, that being defined as not only a woman in the industry but as a black woman filmmaker is more than doable and its perfectly acceptable if that’s the lens through which you’re working. It is something to be proud of. Ava DuVernay teaches us that we do not have to fit into the dominant culture; you can say and be proud of what you are.
I believe films in general teach us a lot about interacting with people in situations we may or may not be face. Films create a hypothetical world of possibilities that paint humanity and culture. From action films to romantic films we all live bi-curiously through these characters that are given a role in these films. Whether we agree or disagree with the actions of the actor we all adapt and live in this world the director creates for us for the time being. Films help us justify what is unacceptable, righteous, beautiful, dangerous, and unruly. Movies are the visual representation of different outcomes created as we take on the world. Also films always tend to have lessons instilled in them. For example films that glorify a drug lord could teach its audience to appreciate hard earned money. From another lens it can fill a void and inspire those that want the finer things to not accept this systematic oppression . Films give us the permission to be who we only dare and dream to be. It allows us to be in the presence of experience and chance.Films provide a lens through other lives writers have chose to bring forth.Films lastly mirror the culture around us which is consistently changing.
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DeleteFilms tend to teach us valuable life lessons and they allows us to see certain things from a different perspective. Every time that I watch a film, I always learn something that I can take away from it. I feel as though films not only teach us, but the directors teach us as well. They have to research information and brainstorm ideas that ultimately makes up their film. That’s something that I think is wonderful. Films, primarily African-American films, have taught me how to keep an open mind and be aware of the things that not only go in the world, but in our own community as well. Black independent films are my favorite because they draw you in on the different situations that take place in the movie. They tend to show the raw and uncut situations that many mainstream films choose not to dwell on. One of the things that I learned from Ava DuVernay’s film, Middle of Nowhere, was that marriage is not as sacred as it seems to be. Like, you can hold someone down in prison financially, emotionally, mentally, and still get screwed over. I love how Ava’s film focuses on the aspect of how time waits for no one and removing oneself from toxic relationships are vital. They not only bring you down, but also the people that are associated with you. Another film that really opened my eyes to the appalling things that take place within the black community was Tina Mabry’s film, Mississippi Damned. This film taught me so much and impacted me in a major way. I loved how Mabry wasn’t afraid to implement the events that happened to her growing up in Mississippi into her film. Her work taught me that molestation, within and outside of the family, domestic violence, alcoholism, and mental illness are really present in our community, but it’s just overlooked. Whether it’s on purpose or not, it’s always overlooked. From personal experience, I could relate to Tessa Thompson’s character, Kari, because of how much she loves her family despite their issues and how she doesn’t want to be a financial burden on them. This film taught me that if you don’t make up your mind to get out of a situation and settle, you’’ never muster up the strength to leave. Just like how Kari left Mississippi, I left Virginia. Films tend to teach us lessons that the media lacks. They allows us to expand our minds and visually process the information that is placed in front of us. Films like Selma, Straight Outta Compton, Mississippi Damned, Middle of Nowhere, I Will Follow, The Door, etc. all have a different message and meaning behind them. Whether it’s historical or not, they all tend to teach us a lesson. That’s what’s important.
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ReplyDeleteFilms teach us about many different cultures and backgrounds and can have a profoundly positive or negative effect on how we view the cultures that we see. Films have the power to portray a certain culture in certain ways. At the beginning of the class we where asked to watch the film birth of a nation by D W Griffin. This film portrayed blacks as hyper sexual, unintelligent, and profoundly violent and an overall danger to the white community. Birth of A Nation presented a format that hollywood has used as far as having stories that are centered around whites that feature black characters who are simply there to serve or aid them. However there are films that can teach us about a more positive aspect of African American culture as well. In the short film the door by Ava Duvernay we see an African American women as our main character who has just experienced the aftermath of a failed relationship. We see her friends help her cope with her depression and try to teach her how to come back to the world. This short film portrays African American women a supportive, caring and nurturing which is a the opposite of how they are portrayed on tv and in the media.
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ReplyDeleteI believe films much like art tell you something about your world you didn't already know. Ava DuVernay's films are all about forward movement and showing life goes on. In the Middle of No Where the main character has put her life on hold for her husband and is literary and figuratively in the middle of nowhere in her life. Then there's blaxploitation films like Sweet Back that expose stereotypes of American and creates the ant-hero. films especially indie films expose the absurdities of the society we live in today and try to bring out a change within the viewer.
ReplyDeleteWhen the question was asked : "What do films teach us ?" , I wasn't really sure how to answer it. But after reading the comments of my peers , I can definitely explain how films teach. When we are occupied living out own personal lives and dealing with our own personal struggles, we forget that there is more to life than what we actually live. Watching a film can show us the lives of other people and how they cope with their issues. We can "live" their lives through film and understand their issues and most importantly, understand that life still goes on , so everyone must move forward. In the video "The Door" by Ava Durbernay, we see a young black woman, Gabrielle Union, living her life inside of her own house. It emphasizes that she was in a failed marriage and is going through a divorce. She's extremely depressed and emotional and it is as if the world does not exist outside of her home. To her , it doesn't seem so bad to block out the rest of the world. This is an example of how people see their own lives. Later in the video , her friends knock on the door many times telling her to get dressed and go out. The friends knocking on the door can represent life outside of her home. No matter how sad , she is , she still has to live life. If her friends dos not come and force her out of the house , she wouldn't realize how her behavior is only effecting her more. In films , we are able to understand the life of the main character, as well as the life that surrounds them. Films can definitely each us more about life.
ReplyDeleteThroughout this semester we have watched many films that I had never seen before. These films were extremely powerful and meaningful to our black community. Ava Duvernay's work hit home because "The Door" was about black women and their struggle with depression. It shows real insight on how many black women try to deal with depression and how our loved one try to help. I have a few women in my life that I love deeply that are going through depression and it's true you have to be there for them because it is a overwhelming feeling.
ReplyDeleteHollywood films do not show "correct black views" and "false black power" they give black people meaningless roles that doesn't interpret the black community at all. I posted a clip of the film Selma because it showed the real struggle, struggle that still continues today. How our voices are still not being heard. How they try to clover the real issues with fabricated fairy tale stories that does not relate to my community, placing a little comedy and a little action thinking this will be enough for their simple minds.
Ava Duvernay and other alike are greatly appreciated because without them we would not have these black classic films. These films that we can actually see ourselves within the characters. The films that show that we are more than just backup actors but can play and perfect a leading role. We are complex individual that has meaning and purpose behind us too and should be treated as such. Even though we live in our complex self each day these images are just another reminder to not be bitched or belittled by anyone, continue to be re-inventive to make sure we and others know how we are as a people.
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ReplyDeleteFilms essentially play the role of a story teller. They simply tell stories in a different perspective, or even in the same perspective, that we may have. The essence of films, especially Black indie films/indie films in general, is to empower the neglected. To give voice to the voiceless, and to speak truth into society. For me, films re-energize my mindset and myself. I remember watching Selma with some youth in an alternative school, and when they finished the film, they said they were ready to march for anything. This film, Selma, sparked a little fire under them giving them hope. DuVernay does a great job in correlating an event that happened 50 years ago to our society now. That's what films do.
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This article was the first article that popped up when I researched essence of indie films on Google. What stood out is the fact that the #1 reason is about the film, Middle of Nowhere, being one of the best lead roles by a Black Woman in years. This role acknowledged the pain, sacrifice, and sufferings the Black Woman goes through in our modernized society. Sacrifice of dreams, hopes, and family are all made by her in hopes of keeping what she has of a man or what she has of a life together.
Films play a major role in society because they shed light where darkness is. Through the films we've watched, we've seen the issues faced with the Black man and his masculinity, the Black woman and her sexuality, the Black body, and more. Without films, there would be limited visual representations of the story telling of struggles and problems.
Films as such teach us to appreciate the actual art of film making in itself. Independent films especially, have an ability to portray certain aspects of different cultures that mainstream films lack. Ava DuVernay films illustrate forward movement which interacts with the black culture. In the film Middle Of Nowhere, the struggles of life puts a med student's life on hold and she's stuck with the thought of "what to do next?". Finding out her husband has betrayed her while behind bars, she breaks from her slump and starts to live again hence, life goes on. These films teach us that life has it's struggles but forward progress allows us to figure out ourselves, with the the help of a support system, and move on with everyday life.
ReplyDeleteFilms teach because they persuade people to act a certain way, as to fit into the perceived culture of the film. If is to be the culture they live in they (the audience) will try to imitate, even if a fiction, the lifestyle portrayed if it is more appeasing and glorified then there life. My prime example is romanticizing violence and reckless behavior such as drug use. Movies about gangsters were heavy in the movie industry for decades and I think have had a large influence on teaching our young that violence is okay, or the solution. This thought of a quick come up, from exploiting and killing others is a large reason violence in the black community is so large. Every movie, every tv show, and every video game seem to have guns in them. To be exposed to such sights, such as people getting there head blown off, teaches us that not only does that happen in society, but it makes it as if it is normal. Now it seems everybody had a gun or wants one, and I cant help to wonder why. Music now influence people the most but has also been largely influenced by movies. American Gangster was not only a movie about the infamous Frank Lucas but also a rap album by the most wealthy rapper in the game, Jay-z. He did some of the soundtrack for the film. Though he was not throughout the album talking about gang and a drug dealers life past his frequent lines of cooking on the stove, it does not rectify the thousands of other rap songs surrounded around gangs and even more poignantly killing other people. Arguably the most influential rapper of all time also helped with the sound track of The Great Gatsby, another film about a gangster.
ReplyDeleteFilm can teach in a good way as well, but showing people things that can bring real happiness like emphasis on love and community. In "The Doors" the expression of love was overwhelming and you very aggressively get taught that sometime you must sacrifice and stay devoted to those you really love. Showing people better qualities of life, so people want to be it, showing people real love so people want to have it, showing people injustice, so people want to change it, and so much can properly mold people, for there is nothing stronger then visuals.
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Films pose different kinds of life situations and scenarios to the audience, some of which the audience can relate to directly through experience, and others that take the audience out of their comfort zones with unfamiliar topics. Either way, films have the ability to teach. Films can give tangible information as well as moral and ehic insight. Films also shed light on social aspects of different cultures that otherwise, different cultural groups wouldn't be exposed to. Films take you on a tour or a journey into the lives, minds, and living conditions of the characters, and through this method, the audience faces the same adversity as the characters as well.
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