This is an original investigation of how movies have reflected and helped to shape the values of a generation. From All the President's Men to Wall Street , US films of the 1970s and 80s were a kaleidoscope of shifting values and contrasting moral viewpoints. Knowing that movies mirror the way we think we are - or would like to be - O'Brien focuses on the key values (or their absence) found in films from this period in order to see more clearly what Americans really cherished in life, and how these values have evolved or ...
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This is an original investigation of how movies have reflected and helped to shape the values of a generation. From All the President's Men to Wall Street , US films of the 1970s and 80s were a kaleidoscope of shifting values and contrasting moral viewpoints. Knowing that movies mirror the way we think we are - or would like to be - O'Brien focuses on the key values (or their absence) found in films from this period in order to see more clearly what Americans really cherished in life, and how these values have evolved or changed. Comprehensive and thought provoking, this book addresses how and why movies glamorized and portrayed certain professions; the changing role of women; the targeting of religion for satire; the addressing of environmental issues and film's representation of and engagement with history.
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Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible-Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front free endpage. From the library of political advisor and lobbyist Jack Valenti. Valenti served as Special Assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson and also presided over the Motion Picture Association of America where he created the MPAA film rating. (film, morality, ethics, popular culture)
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