Reflection

My goal was to see if people actually look for messages in movies and it looks like that most people don't look for messages according to my survey responses. I really appreciate my classmates, my Lit. Comp teacher(Ms. Shakir), and Ms. Boswell(School technology helper) for all their hard work they did for me to accomplish my goal and if you think I did not reach my goal PLEASE post a comment on my blog explaining why.

THANK YOU

Coclusion

I have come to a conclusion that most people do not follow morals/messages in movies even if its their favorite movie. One of my favorite movies is Law Abiding Citizen because on that movie they clearly state what they want their movie watchers to learn. I really don't want to spoil the movie for the people who have not seen it yet but her it comes! Kurt Wimmer(the writer of the movie) wanted to tell movie watchers that they have to be held accountable for their actions. Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) said, " The Man Who Has Lost Everything is Capable of Anything."

Interperting Data

I was interpreting my survey responses and realized that most people answered on of my questions, When watching for movies, do you ever look for morals?, most people answered sometimes:60.18%, Never:27.43%, Always:12.39%.


As you can see I've as my classmates, How many movies do you think has a moral/message?, most of my classmates answered All:75%, Some:10%, IDK/I don't know:10%, and a small percent answered None:5%.

Bibliography

1. Bakar, Frank W.. TV TAKEOVER COMING DISTRACTIONS. Mankato, Minnesota: Capstone Press, 2007. Print.

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2. GuofangWan. TV Takeover Questioning Television. Mankato, Minnesota: Fact Finders,2007, 2007. Print.

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3. "Movies and Morals." Leadership University. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2010. .

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4. "Subliminal messages in Movies? - Yahoo! Answers." Yahoo! Answers - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. .

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5. "Subliminal messages in movies and media | Choking on Popcorn." Choking on Popcorn - Sweet & Salty Movie Reviews. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. .

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6. Wan, Guofang. TV Takeover: Questioning TV. Mankato: Capstone Press, 2007. Print.
   

Primary Research

1. How often do you go and see a new movie?

• always
• sometimes
• never

2. When was last time you watched a movie?

• 0-6 day
• 1-3 weeks
• 1-3 months
• 13 weeks or more

3. How many movies do you think has a moral or a message?

• none
• some
• all
• I do not know

4. Do you look for morals or messages in movies?

• never
• sometimes
• always

Secondary Research

As I have told you before.... their is a message in all movies. I did some research about subliminal messages in movies and learned that a subliminal message is a message in the form of a sound or picture. this technique is used in movies and advertising to influence media viewers. If you look for messages in movies you will notice that all Disney movies use subliminal messages. The movie industry spends millions of dollars to grab everyones undivided attention. Statistics tell us that the average child spends many hours viewing movies, either in theaters or on video. Is it not reasonable to conclude that such media can affect his or her view of the world? In particular, can their understanding of ethical guidelines be affected? As is true with all media, movies contain someone's ideas about life. The main question we should ask ourself is (Do we watch for morals or messages in movies?)

QUESTIONS ON MESSAGES

1. WHY DO MOVIES HAVE MESSAGES?
2. WHAT IS THE POINT OF ACTION MOVIES HAVING MESSAGES?
3. WHY LOOK FOR MESSAGES?