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John P. Harris And Harry Davis

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Many Audiences have flooded movie theaters since the early 1900s. In 1905, John P. Harris and Harry Davis opened the first movie theater in Pittsburgh. By the 1930s individuals, political groups, and ideologies began to notice the influence and impact cinema was having on audiences. Political agendas began appearing in films to influence the public on political issues such as feminism, anti-feminism, or communism. As a result, audiences have been unaware and unconsciously persuaded into certain beliefs through entertainment. These issues have been subliminally presented to children because they can be easily influenced than adults. Authors and political groups have also openly admitted to hiding political issues in films and novels. Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as Dr. Seuss openly admitted to hidden political agendas such as Horton Hears a Who, a political statement about democracy and isolationism. Throughout the years’ political agendas have been influencing entertainment and the media about real issues happening in the world. In 1988 TouchStone Pictures released Who framed Roger Rabbit. Though it is a family comedy some might find the film to be quite risqué. However, through the films comedy and brilliantly combining humans and animation into the film there lays a deeper message. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is set in 1947 Hollywood. During the 1940s there was an unrested conflict with an issue of racism infecting America and around the world. The Toons in the film

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