Representing Contemporarty Britain
This article explores ways in which British cinema represents various issues such as; sexuality, class ethnicity and gender. It looks at many different films giving examples of different ways things can be represented. Through this also it explores how films over the decades have influenced eachotherand are also influenced by society and the changes with in it. It also explores how within British cinema there is a big political influence, for example in the section on 'sexuality' it talks about how the representaion of homosexuality reflects the political and societies resposes to it. The article gives many examples of different films over the years and and within this shows trends and patterns of how films represent the different aspects of society. The article is not really criticle but rather observes how representation has changed and how and why.
Richard Curtis Article
This article explores film can represent the ideologies and values of a society. In particular the writer looks at Richard Curtis and his films and the representaion of Britain he beliefs Richard Curtis is trying to create - 'Curtisland'. Everthing written about Curtises films is related back to politics, for example it talks about how the optimisim within Curtises films reflect the mood of Britain at the time. It is criticle of the picture of Britain it claims Curts tries to create - "Britain was suddenly a witty self-deprecating place, a Doris Day film by the Thames in which it was forever Christmas". The article looks at this Richard Curtis trend of films from 'four weddings and a funeral' to 'Briget Jones' and oserves the similarities of the representaion of Britain and relates it back to politics.
Meidia, Pleasure and Identity
This article explores how the media is used for the public to escape from the real world, also how different type of media are interpreted by audiences in different ways.
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