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201020724 Sun-wook, Na
Have you ever heard the famous phrase Carpe diem which is a shorten
version of the original Latin phrase Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero
meaning Seize the day in your life? We might hear this sentence when we watched
a special movie, Dead Poets Society that released in 1989 and gave many people a
huge lesson to help them live their life well. It is not too difficult to find people who
were inspired by this movie and phrase and we are convinced that it had influence
us in our way of thinking, point of views, goals of life and etc. According to BBC
news, some people became teachers after being inspired by the role of Mr. Keating
who allowed his students to experience their way into knowledge. (Townsend, BBC
news) As we noticed, the movie has a powerful effect on our mind and can change
our way of thinking in positive and negative ways and even to our society.
Films are produced on every topic of life, classic, action, suspense, thrill,
history, romance, mystery, biography, research-based, animals, and others. Some
topics of films have a positive influence to the audience. A romantic movie will give
us romantic influence. It may give us some tips on how to persuade and please our
partner or the person we love. It may give us a hint about doing sex or some
affectionate scenes that couples or even youngsters may emulate once they saw it.
(Yaun, 2nd paragraph) Also, a lot of movie directors shoot a film to disclose some
sensitive issues; these kind of movies contain political or health-care issues. Sicko,
recognize that movie characters who are smoking convey the message that smoking
serves particular desires, such as wanting facilitate social interaction or reduce
negative feelings.(RAND health study) As a result, it increases adolescents
smoking rate and, According to World Health Organization (WHO), 37 percent of
American teenagers start their smoking after watching the specific movies that has a
specific scene so it has identified adolescent exposure to smoking in movies as a
significant global health concern.(Garwood 6 th paragraph)
As we can see, we can be affected by the movies in various ways; we can
get a lot of information while we are watching the movies and be interested in
political or health issues. We also can be influenced in negative ways like copying
the scenes of films indiscriminately. Because the movie can influence an individuals
way of thinking or attitude, we should be careful when we watch the movies.
Citation
(Townsend, Lucy. "The Real Teachers Inspired by Dead Poets Society." BBC News.
N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2016.)
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28756375
(Loranne Yaun, How Movies Affect Peoples Life Academia.edu - Share Research.
N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.)
https://www.academia.edu/1611473/How_Movies_Affect_Peoples_Lives
( KathleenDefever. "Insurance Movie Sicko Did It Cause
Obamacare?" MisInsured. N.p., 22 Jan. 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2016.)
https://kathleendefever.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/insurance-movie-sicko-did-itcause-obamacare/
( Paul Garwood , "Films Showing Smoking Scenes Should Be Rated to Protect
Children from Tobacco Addiction." World Health Organization. World Health
Organization, n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2016.)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2016/protect-children-fromtobacco/en/
( RAND health study , "How Do Movie Characters' Motives for Smoking Affect
Adolescents?" How Do Movie Characters' Motives for Smoking Affect Adolescents? |
RAND. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2016)
http://www.rand.org/health/feature/movie-smoking-motives.html