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Values Check- Beneficial Propaganda to share

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Values Check- Beneficial Propaganda to share

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Is art entertainment? Music? Is it political? Regarding the subject of the protest, Deane said, “I don’t really care. If they want independence, go become independent. It’s not my problem.”

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Is art entertainment? Music? Is it political? Regarding the subject of the protest, Deane said, “I don’t really care. If they want independence, go become independent. It’s not my problem.”

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https://hyperallergic.com/497428/a-musical-protest-at-the-whitney-museum-focuses-on-puerto-rico/

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This documentary explores the connection between cannabis use by musicians, crime, and racism in the US.

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Are memes entertainment?

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In Wolf Warrior 2, a Chinese film, a special forces operative: Leng Feng, sets up a nice quiet life by the sea in Africa. Feng also protects the town from Somalian pirates. When (Western) rebels appear, it disrupts his once peaceful life. The rebels mission: hunt down a doctor living somewhere in Feng's town,  who is working on a cure for a deadly virus. Feng jumps into action when the Chinese government refuses to help. He heroically fights the rebels, protecting many (African and Chinese) lives while putting himself in danger. Feng manages to fight off and kill all the rebels, getting revenge on behalf of his missing fiancee as well, AND saves the only girl who is carrying the cure for a deadly virus.

Link to Movie Review Below:

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by Dana Louey

There are a few things that draw me to Chinese action movies. My dad has long been an avid fan of Bruce Lee which meant that I grew up watching his films and consequently took an independent liking to the genre. Despite taking an unintentional hiatus from watching such films in order to binge-watch some television series on Netflix in recent times, hearing that the new Chinese blockbuster Wolf Warrior 2 was hitting Melbourne theatres certainly piqued my interest.

However, not long into the movie had my interest dissipated, as I soon realised that the film was little more than a botched attempt to propagate Chinese nationalism, yet dampened by the overlays of an American narrative that was presumably conceived to appeal to Western audiences. The result? A bizarre hybrid of a patriotic Chinese film and over-the-top Hollywood film trying to do too many things at once. Themes of romance and comedy were intertwined with a running patriotic message that lacked tact or subtlety and felt shoved down your throat. Appealing to the masses may have encouraged commercial success, but in this case, came with the loss of the authentic Chinese culture I had hoped to see in the film.

Upon watching the trailer for the first time I was pleased to see an Asian actor in the lead role. Wolf Warrior 2 seemed to come at a perfect time to appease my disappointment after watching the likes of Ghost in the Shell and The Bachelorette. Growing up Australian-born Chinese has led me to become particularly conscious of the lack of diversity in Western film and television. As a child, I would subconsciously find myself searching for a face on the television that reflected my own, but often to no avail. I came to realise that this was a driving factor behind myself and my dad's appreciation for someone like Bruce Lee, who reached an unprecedented status as an Asian leading man in the global cinema landscape. The themes prevalent in his movies, and many other Chinese action films in general, revolve around enforcing justice, sticking-it-to-the-man and proving the underdog can come out victorious. He had the ability to incite empowerment for audiences around the world - anyone who felt marginalised saw Bruce Lee as a force of resistance against oppression. It was his acceptance as a hero by the international and particularly Western community that provided a sense of reassurance for any non-White audience struggling with their identity.

Yet contrary to what I anticipated, Wolf Warrior 2's leading man failed to incite even a shred of this pride, and instead I felt more inclined to cringe at most of his actions and dialogue. Wu Jing, (both director and main actor) plays the hero Lu Feng, who is comparable to Sylvester Stallone's Rambo in his macho characteristics but remains a far cry from the effortlessly cool and resilient Bruce Lee. Feng is excessively violent and has to prove his masculinity - one scene shows him outdrink local Africans by guzzling countless beers before whipping out a bottle of Chinese baiju liquor and effortlessly chugging that down too. We see Feng, China's "Wolf Warrior" soldier, saving Chinese expatriates from Western mercenaries amongst a myriad of other seemingly endless heroic acts that after a while, starts to feel like too much.

It's uplifting to hear that a movie produced in China featuring a lead actor of the same descent has received positive world-wide reception; a welcome change to the constant stream of movies that Hollywood spurns out. Reading about the magnitude of Wolf Warrior 2's international acclaim, and its record breaking box office success deceived me into believing it would be an indication of its cinematic quality (it's currently the second film ever in history to reach over 800 million USD within a month after its release, coming second only to Star Wars: The Force Awakens). Yet I couldn't quite understand what parts of the film were so deserving of the widespread adulation it had garnered. Its penchant for incorporating as many jingoistic tropes as possible became somewhat unbearable by the end of the film. The most overt of these was in the final scene which featured an image of a Chinese passport and the message "remember, at your back stands a strong motherland." Far from feeling any empowerment intended by these words, I was sighing and rolling my eyes.

Chinese films generally tend to stay loyal to traditional Chinese values, and while there is no denying that Wolf Warrior 2 is nationalistic it is simultaneously "Hollywoodised." Its narrative has been unabashedly altered to be more palatable for international audiences in a bid to gain larger commercial success - the Chinese production company behind the film had hired the Russo brothers ( Captain America: Civil War) as consultants and their team of stunt directors and composers to co-produce the film. It explains why the movie is littered with so many traces of a Hollywood action blockbuster that appeals to Western audiences, yet fails to fulfil the authentic Chinese action film genre. If a two hour barrage of watered-down Bond-style fight sequences and overzealous propaganda is what you're looking for, then Wolf Warrior 2 won't disappoint. And don't worry, there's even hints of a Wolf Warrior 3 on its way. But I won't be holding my breath.

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Wolf Warrior 2: Chinese propaganda or Hollywood blockbuster? Try both

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by Dana Louey There are a few things that draw me to Chinese action movies. My dad has long been an avid fan of Bruce Lee which meant that I grew up watching his films and consequently took an independent liking to the genre.

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The film Friday the 13th embeds propaganda without even realizing it. They turn feminism into jades that cannot defend for themselves. The film always has the women the first to die. Cracked.com quoted "As one might expect, not everybody was on board with the tremendous changes in gender equality happening in America in the '60s and '70s -- unlike today, when absolutely everyone is on board, everywhere. This general aversion to progress manifested itself in many ways, from electing more conservative politicians, to pushing for a return to "family values" ... to ass-kicking, gore-filled slasher flicks like Friday The 13th," (Breeding).

Reference:
https://www.cracked.com/article_24593_6-movies-you-didnE28099t-know-were-propaganda.html

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So the environment has been a very big concern recently as we see many post each day that we are soon going to reach the point where we will be unable to stop the damage that we have done to the environment. This film released in 2004 showed a scenario that had multiple chain reaction natural disasters due to global warming. I remember being shown this film in my middle school science class. This film is a piece of propaganda to get people more aware of the importance of maintaining a good environment on earth.

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his film created in 1997, follows the starting romance of a Jewish man named Roberto and a woman named Dora in Europe before the Start of Hitlers rein as Dictator in Germany. Years down the road Roberto "Guido" and Dora have a five year old son Joshua. It is 1945 towards the end of the war when Fascist in Italy round up all the Jews in town and ship them to death camps. Guido and Joshua are separated from Dora. Guido tries his best to hide the violence and shield his son being taken at the camp. While the movie highlights Nazi Propaganda and Fascism, the big picture is how Guido portray's the spirit of positivity and humanity to his son while in the camps to shield him from the horrors that are surrounding them.

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This film, entitled Zero Dark Thirty (2012), was part of a string of movies in the early 2000's glorifying or perhaps justifying the war on terror. The movie depicts Seal Team Six of the U.S. Navy Seals, and their manhunt for Osama Bin Laden. Grossing over 130 Million at the box office, I'd say this piece of propaganda was a moderate  success to say the least.

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The movie "The interview" is an example of entertainment propaganda for a few reasons. When it came out there were very high tensions with North Korea and it angered the North Korean Government to the point where they were ready to attack us. Another reason is that it depicts Kim Jong Un in a very satirical way, which is how most people around the world view him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkJA1rb8Nxo

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The music video by the black eyed peas for their song Where is the Love is an example of entertainment propaganda as they are talking about social injustice even showing in the video kids killing kids in a video game

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The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (Official Music Video)

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Detroit takes place during the Detroit riots in 1967 where a group of racist police officers go to a house they expect has a shooter in it and look to get revenge on the black people in the building instead of justice.  The film is showing the horrors of police brutality and racism in America.  Even though it is a true story from 1967, it is still very relevant today with the issues of police brutality and movements such as Black Lives Matter.

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This film created in 1997, follows the starting romance of a Jewish man named Roberto and a woman named Dora in Europe before the Start of Hitlers rein as Dictator in Germany. Years down the road Roberto "Guido" and Dora have a five year old son Joshua. It is 1945 towards the end of the war when Fascist in Italy round up all the Jews in town and ship them to death camps. Guido and Joshua are separated from Dora. Guido tries his best to hide the violence and shield his son being taken at the camp. While the movie highlights Nazi Propaganda and Fascism, the big picture is how Guido portray's the spirit of positivity and humanity to his son while in the camps to shield him from the horrors that are surrounding them.

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Orange is the new black is a hit television series on Netflix. This is a portrayal of entertainment propaganda by not accurately depicting life in prison. The way this TV series shows the prisoners and their daily lives is an inaccurate depiction due to a lot of things. One of the main things is the way the prison officials treat the inmates particularly Caputo giving Taystee gifts is a fabrication. If this were to happen in a real prison it would be considered contraband and the official would be punished for breaking prison rules.

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The seventeen magazine is seen in stores everywhere with actress Hayden Panettiere on the front cover. This magazine catches the eye of many young girls who strive to "look like her". The magazine's main focus is on how to look your best and with many ideas to do so.

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The Hunger Games trilogy is centered around a dystopian/futuristic government called Panem. The government is very propagandistic and uses the characters, especially Katniss, to influence the people and send them a message. The marketing for the second film, Mockingjay, was deliberated made to resemble propaganda.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/06/25/the-hunger-games-releases-propaganda-trailer-posters-for-mockingjay/#5ba4db7028ab

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Zohan Dvir is Israel's first line of defence against terrorism, but despite his prowess as a soldier, he dreams of just one thing for his whole life becoming a hair stylist in New York. With Paul Mitchell as his muse. It completely is a political satire comedy based on what rivalry in the middle east is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQDoqRly83o here is a review of the movie

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The whole show is an anti-male, feminist, political piece to the extreme. It's basically a warning us what the future could be like if we don't change the social norms of today.

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This film is heavily overrun with propaganda, and not a good kind. This film represents the cannabis plant as an evil thing that ruins teen lives, when we all know that this is completely false. This film was created to try and influence people not to use marijuana by showing these negative stereotypes of people that use it, which are also completely false. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/reefer-madness

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This film is a political satire comedy based on a fictional dictator from the Middle East.
In many ways the humor crosses many lines and pokes fun at Arabs. The story revolves around real life issues, such as nuclear weaponry.
https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Dictator--Racist-War-by-Joe-Giambrone-120519-49.html

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This film makes fun of the leader of North Korea and uses juvenile humor based on the humor involved in an assassination plan.
https://youtu.be/DkJA1rb8Nxo

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The template production for the Military-Entertainment industry, this US Naval flyboy flick, made in conjunction with the Pentagon, actually had Navy recruiter tables set up in theater lobbies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/25-years-later-remembering-how-top-gun-changed-americas-feelings-about-war/2011/08/15/gIQAU6qJgJ_story.html?utm_term=.36154f19de95

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This film centers around the october revolution in the soviet union. The director Sergei Eisenstein was under strict surveillance during the production of the film. The film depicts the ruling class as heartless and violent while the working class workers supported by the people are noble and brave.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/battleship_potemkin/reviews/?page=4&type=user

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The Purge, a film series created by James DeMonaco, used entertainment propaganda heavily in their advertisements for the first movie which aired in June of 2013. The ad's word choice included "Reminder law enforcement services will be suspended for a 12-hour period during the purge", implying the ideas of real government shut downs in order to view this film.

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Clint Eastwood's film glorifies American soldiers and demonizes Iraqis. "Chris Kyle kills Iraqi women and children because they are trying to kill his buddies. He feels awful afterwards, but that just shows what a good guy he is." https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/what-war-propaganda-like-8220-american-sniper-8221-reveals-about-us/