American films, as one of the greatest parts of the world motion picture production, cannot be completely understood without mentioning their historical, cultural, generic and social contexts. Hollywood movies have become not only the source of recreation and money, but also the idiomatic reflection of each particular era from the Golden Age till the modern Hollywood. In order to illustrate the connection between movies and their various contexts, the author will observe the most significant features
Analysis of the myth of Tupac’s Death Tupac Amaru Shakur was an American born rapper and actor (Angel 77). Born on 16 th June 1971, Angel (73) explains that he sold over 75 million records not only in America but globally. The number of records makes him the best-selling music artists of the period when he lived. From the sales, it can be deduced that, he had very many fans. On the night of 7th September 1996, Tupac was involved in an altercation leading to a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. During
There is nothing more amazing than the enormous power exercised by the media and the influence that it can have on the development of nationalism. In the case of Cuban journalist and novelist Leonardo Padura nationalism as an ideology it’s manifested by soaking the readers into the heart of his country Cuba throughout the novel Havana Fever. A book that acts as a time machine between past and present with features of Cuba yesterday and today. Cuba today is different than the Cuba before and after
As different values and perceptions are being shaped by watching movies and TV shows, video games also have an effect on youth identity and development. As the world’s fastest growing industry, video games are a very popular free-time activity among youth, seen as a prominent role in youth culture, shaping their identities. It’s a widely chosen medium for entertainment among adolescents and young adults. There are various reasons why video games are being played, it might be for ‘escaping’ the real