7 cult films that changed the world
Although films are primarily entertainment, their power is sometimes underestimated. Really high-quality tapes can influence people’s thinking and even change the world on a certain scale. In this collection you can find 7 films that, at least a little, but managed to influence the current state of affairs and prove that cinema has enormous potential.
Of course, cinema cannot stop wars or feed everyone in need. A film about criminals will not make viewers bloodthirsty maniacs, and touching melodrama will not touch every soul. However, there are paintings that could have a really strong impact on people.
Black Panther
Director: Ryan Coogler
Genre: comics
Year of issue: 2018
Even a comic book lover Marvelwill probably say that “Black Panther” – far from the best movie in the cinematic universe. However, the tape found its audience and collected an impressive box office, so the creators of the picture shouldn’t complain. The main role was played by Chadwick Bosemanwhose life was carried away by a serious illness in the summer 2020 year…
It must be said that Black Panther, despite mixed audience reviews, did much more than entertain fans. She gave a home to a huge number of homeless cats of the corresponding color. V USA people after watching the film literally rush into the shelters, and disassembled almost all black purrs.
In this regard, only one question arises: do you really need a cinematic reason to do a good deed?
Jaws
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: thriller, horror
Year of issue: 1975
ribbon “Jaws” from the very beginning it was not similar to its counterparts, and is truly epoch-making. Summer used to be considered a dead season in terms of cinematography, so the release of the film was sometimes taken with skepticism. However, the picture collected an incredible box office and consolidated the word “blockbuster” in everyday life.
However, the film caused a stir outside the cinema halls. After its premiere, there was a sharp decline in the number of tourists on the beaches. USA… People began to fear sharks more than the actual state of affairs required, and this resulted in the total extermination of toothy marine life. Environmentalists are still trying to explain that the danger posed by this fish is greatly exaggerated.
Philadelphia
Director: Jonathan Demme
Genre: Drama
Year of issue: 1993
In the late eighties AIDS was still a wonder, and the population of the planet really knew little about this terrible disease. When the disease began to spread in the United States at an alarming rate, it embittered people towards infected compatriots, who were openly shunned. Tom Hankswho played Philadelphia a homosexual suffering from a terrible illness, made a great contribution to the mental development of American society.
The picture turned out to be a kind of information bomb. It became clear to many that AIDS is not transmitted through handshakes and other everyday forms of interaction. The tape showed that infected people are no different from the rest, they have their rights, need sympathy and do not deserve condemnation. Philadelphia helped to reduce the incidence of discrimination, and also increased the loyalty of the masses to the sick members of society.
Jurassic Park
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Adventure
Year of issue: 1993
Another creation Steven Spielberg was well received by critics and audiences. Movie “Jurassic Park” covered not the most popular, but exciting the minds of viewers, the theme of dinosaurs. The tape has inevitably increased the level of interest in the history of our planet and has activated talk about the possibility of cloning a creature.
There is one more curious detail – the painting showed an ancient piece of amber with an insect inside. The fans of the film were so impressed by this spectacle that they introduced fashion for such trinkets. Sellers of a specific product literally enriched themselves in the next few years since the release of the picture.
brave Heart
Director: Mel Gibson
Genre: history, drama
Year of issue: 1995
For the Scots, the name William Wallace Is not an empty phrase. Of course Mel Gibson made a lot of historical inaccuracies in the picture, but this does not spoil the impression of watching the tape “Brave Heart”… The British media immediately dubbed the film “harmful” in terms of shaping the image of their country.
However, the story is not subject to free interpretation, and Scottish nationalists became more active, remembering the struggle of their ancestor against the English occupation. Unrest in the political space resulted in a referendum on independence, where the supporters of Wallace’s ideas lost, but the story is not over yet – preparations for a new plebiscite are now in full swing.
Silence of the Lambs
Director: Jonathan Demme
Genre: Thriller
Year of issue: 1991
About the film “Silence of the Lambs” a lot has already been said – the picture is an example of an ideal thriller. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster and Jonathan Demme together they received Oscars, creating a tape that the audience is revising today. All the magnetism of the picture rests on its characters, embodied with incredible skill, worthy of the highest ratings.
After the premiere, the FBI Academy received a huge number of applications from girls who were inspired by the example Clarissa Starling… True, it is not entirely clear why the fair sex was attracted by the prospect of working with especially dangerous criminals.
Fight club
Director: David Fincher
Genre: Drama
Year of issue: 1999
Before us is a picture that influenced the consciousness of people especially strongly and led to certain negative consequences. Tyler Durden performed by Brad Pitt – such an attractive and free personality that his ideas found a response in society. Real fight clubs began to appear all over the world, and there is no guarantee that they are not there now – the number of film fans has hardly decreased over 20 years since the release of the picture.
Project analogues “Defeat” have not grown to the scale shown in the film, and only this can explain the absence of major terrorist attacks. However, law enforcement fans “Fight Club” nevertheless, they planted works in the form of petty crimes and numerous facts of violation of public order.
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