Nowadays, we are surrounded by information. Audiences are easily affected by all kinds of information due to the readability and intuition of the media itself. This means that these information channels have gradually become a very effective means of political persuasion for politicians. In fact, the influence of politics on everything from advertising to movies to games is almost everywhere. In addition, it is often difficult for people to realize this because the content contained in these media is very obscure and easy to accept.
Therefore, some creators will hide their political goals in the story. A good example is that in Transformers, there are scenes of the close friendship between the U.S. military and local children in the Middle East, as well as scenes of the U.S. military fighting side-by-side with Arab militias and helping villagers evacuate with camels. Military films such as the Battle of Midway, Tora! Tora! Tora! Saving Private Ryan and TOP FLY has been quite successful in beautifying the image of the U.S. military. Secondly, certain directors will compromise for some political correctness. For example, there seems to be a “hidden rule” in the American film industry: it stipulates that every film must have a black and decent character caused many weird phenomena: in the film Thor: Ragnarok, it is clearly a Nordic myth, but there is a black female warrior god; There are black nobles in Beauty and the Beast.
Of course, it does not mean that adding some political to the media must be a bad thing. When a director or screenwriter narrates a story, he will inevitably have some personal political positions. It can also make the audience more empathetic, resonate with the plot or role, and be more readily accepted. All in all, however, the modify is the key. As viewers, we need to keep a clear mind, and it is essential to have critical thinking.
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