Western Cinema

Question 1

approaching popular cinema- formal analysis

Answer 1

form and narrative, audience pleasures, evaluation criteria, cultural perception

Question 2

form and narrative

Answer 2

popular uses invisible editing, linear narratives and realist aesthetics.

Question 3

audience pleasures

Answer 3

romance, comedy, melodrama- expressions of heightened emotional states, spectacle- visual and sensory elements to captive the audience, pleasurable displeasures- elements that evoke suspense, shock and horror.

Question 4

evaluation criteria

Answer 4

the balance between narrative demands and the invocation of audience pleasures.

Question 5

cultural perception

Answer 5

connects with a broad audience and evoke strong emotional responses

Question 6

approaching popular cinema- contextual analysis

Answer 6

nation/region, stars, ideology, genres

Question 7

nation/region

Answer 7

reflects their unique preferences, expresses their national identity