The Film and You
E A. OLSSEN talking from 1YA in * the Wifiter Course series on "Criticism and the Cinema" pointed out that "you can’t go to the cinema without being a critic," but, as he suggested, you do not need to be a bad critic. The
cinema to-day is not only a_ colossal purveyor of entertainment, but also one of the most influential mediums of propaganda. This is not necessarily blatantly conscious propaganda, but more importantly a subtle moulding of our habits and tastes. By developing our critical powers we can turn the cinema away from the imitation of the fictitious and. illusory, to reflect what we believe to be better things. The rapid rise of film societies, whose members have opportunities of studying some of the best examples of filrn available, is a sign of an awakening consciousness among filmgoers, even if it is not yet much reflected in an awakening conscience among film exhibitors. Mr. Olssen’s talks was a forceful and convincing introduction to the subject of film appreciation,
and it was only a pity that he was not launching a series on that topic, instead of winding up one on the practice and principles of criticism, with which, in_ fact, he did not deal very fully. |
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 371, 2 August 1946, Page 11
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210The Film and You New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 371, 2 August 1946, Page 11
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