Feminism in social problem films

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Feminism in Social Problem Films

The film industry acts as a supplement to real life. Occasioned by the various developments in the industry, movie directors and writers have gone an extra mile to incorporate and integrate the various changes that have faced the industry. Previously, most of the produced films aimed at entertaining the targeted audience for that reason they did not meet the educative purposes concerning the social vices affecting the functionality of the society. As a result of the latest developments in the film industry, the majority of the productions are concerned with enlightening the community; thus, educate the society regarding the social issues that affect and influence the well-being of a community. Movie directors for social problem films aim at addressing the current societal issues that hamper the progress of the society[1]. Consequently, most of the social problem films cover very crucial topics, for instance, poverty, abortion, drug abuse, feminism, cloning and racial abuse among other social problems. The development in the film industry has resulted in the movie being produced to focus on providing the real picture of the current community. Films such as “Chi-Raq” and “I want to Live” as social problem films paint the issues of feminism in the current world.

Social problem film

            The production of movies has prioritized the need to portray ideas through the world of cinema by providing a platform that paints the various social problems that affect the society. This has resulted in movie producers and script writers adopting a different approach that has led to the diversification of multiple themes that are reflected upon during the production of movies. Production of social problem films has been inspired by the aim to dramatize the different contentious issue in the society that negatively affected the proper way of life. In consequence, this has resulted in social problem films reflecting on issues for example feminism in a deeper and more analyzed perspective. Besides, social problem films focus towards the production of a movie that focuses on leaving a permanent mark on the viewers by impacting on how they regard the problem encountering the real world. The social problem films can be potentially differentiated from other films in the sense that these movies expound on problems that centrally affect the social well-being of human beings[2]. While on the other hand, the centralized movies explore issues that touch on political movements and so forth.

            Nonetheless, it is imperative to acknowledge that social problem films have a major weakness that can be explained by the failure of the movies to plainly describe the exact issues that affect the society. Ideally, most of the social problem films generalize the social vices affecting the wellbeing of human beings in the current community setup[3]. Social problem films are characterized by the focus on a single theme that is the main priority of the movies; as such, the supporting themes are only realized through a further presentation. The realization by movie producers and scriptwriters that they could efficiently explore issues that affect the society while at the same time producing quality movies that have resulted in the production and popularity of social problem films, for example, Chi-Raq....