The Concept Of Social I, Daniel Blake

How did society affect this film (i.e., what currents in society led to the creation of the film)?

The notion of Sociological beliefs and values has been spread by various different historians, scientists, companies, etc. One notable example of this is modern cinema. Many films in history have contained numerous examples of sociological themes and beliefs to play off as central themes of its core story and characters within. In terms of a particular movie such as the John Hughes’ film titled “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, it has come to stand as such an essential and social icon of the 1980’s for various reasons; mainly because of its various sociological overtones of Marxism, social deviance, and norms and values.

How did society affect this film (i.e., what currents in society led to the creation of the film)?

The 1998 film, Pleasantville, written, produced, and directed by Gary Ross is a “swell” example of the three perspectives of sociology. Two 1990 teenagers get trapped in the blue-sky world of a 1950’s sitcom. While spending time with the people in the small town of Pleasantville, the teens begin to drastically change the the bland ways of the townspeople and alter their world completely. Throughout these events, viewers can find examples of the functionalist perspective, interactionist perspective, and conflict perspective.

Most of the actors are wearing darker clothing as well which makes their faces stand out even more. This lighting style also adds to the tension and the mystery of the scene. It makes the audience on edge. The contrast filled lighting of film noir is also effective at bringing out the extremes of emotions and thought. The darkness of the genre makes anything that goes wrong seem less taboo, because the lighting of the genre sets up the norms for the world that the film lives in—and in that world, bad things happen. The lighting of the film helps the audience understand the world that the characters are in.

Realism begun in the nineteenth-century by depicting hard working conditions of the lower classes in society. This genre served to reflect upon the unrealistic, extravagant tones of the Romantic artists and poets. Naturalism related to realism to depict everyday life with emphasis on human interaction with the environment. Both areas described the harshness of conditions such as loss, violence and

Realism wishes to “revolt against the exotic subject matter… and for this reason it is also commonly referred as bourgeois realism.” One finds this aspect of realism as well in “The Lady with the Dog” in which

This movie is a great example of social groups, leadership, culture, norms, society, nature and nurture, and social lives. This movie represents how the American culture chooses our social class in society. Some sociologists believed that lifestyle choices are an important influence on our social class position (Giddens, 209). Our class position is the way we dress, where we eat, where we sleep, and how we relax (Giddens,

Sociologists concern themselves with social relations among individuals and groups within a particular society (Luton, 2015), so a sociologist would find this movie interesting because when analyzed through a sociological point of view it provides various examples of socialization,

Realism occurs everyday, one may not know but its the reason why know not everyone gets to live their lives to a happy ending, its the reason why sometimes you can't get everything you want in your life. Realism is the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly. Realism is a trend which takes place in the nineteenth century during which literature depicted life "as is," and focuses on real life. This literary movement frequently depicted everyday life; it follows the rule of a phenomenal world and that nothing is added to your life. It is the reverse job of what a filter would do to all the troubles that one may encounter later in life. Realism is

Class is a major part of Realism. In the 19th century, society began to change as social structures and classes were being transformed. Because of industrialization and the rise of capitalism, the lower class could eventually become wealthy. Realism reflected these changes.

The story is based on a child named Emily that has a physical disability. Emily lived in a family of five children. "She always had a reason why we should stay home" (Olsen 601). Emily is lonely. When she was a toddler, she was left in a day care so Emily's mom could bring income to the house. Emily is a child that, as many others, grew up mostly on day care. Emily was

Social realism can be quite a broad genre which has come to reflect and examine a range of social issues and situations. Social realism developed and spread in all streams of art including poetry, painting, novels and television. This new movement came about as a result of issues that were going on at the time. Writers and directors who were interested in social realism threw away the Hollywood rule book of film making and craved the simplicity and freshness of the more observation of everyday life and reality. After World War Two television drama really took off and began its own Golden Age. As more and more people began to own a television set in their home, a wider audience was available. From the 1950’s and 1960’s onwards, broadcasters

The political elements of the movie are shown through the politics of violence. The movie focuses on masculinity, violence and gender. It resembles the pathology of individual and institutional violence that fills America, ranging from hate crimes to criminal subcultures. Violence functions mostly through the politics of denial, insulation, disinterest and inability to criticize with self-consiousness. This is the violence that represents society today.

They are filmed almost entirely on location, for the most part in poor neighbourhoods or the countryside. Its subject matter usually consists entirely of or involves life among the poor and the working classes. Realism is emphasized and performances are mainly constructed from scenes of people performing fairly mundane day to day activities and tasks, whilst remaining completely devoid of the self-consciousness that amateur acting usually incorporates. Neo-realist films also generally feature children in major roles, though these roles are often more observational than participatory parts.