In The Context Of The Relationship Between Cinema, Ideology And Music Genre: A Review On The 42nd Street Movie

Abstract

The word ideology is a concept used to describe the collective production of thought and meaning. In this case, various views are retained or created. The thought effects of the dominant ideology are broadcast to people on various channels. One of them is the mass media. Mass media have been and continue to be used to form the views of the ruling class used for this purpose. At the beginning of this mass media, 20. There is cinema, which appeared in the century and was seen as a kind of illusion. While Cinema time has become a popular medium, it is also positioned as a tool of ideology. Released along with developing technology, cinema became monopolized over time and became a device that allowed the monopoly to reach people in different parts of the world. In addition, the physical characteristics, silence and charm of the cinemas allowed the audience to take an interest in the cinema. After the economic depression of 1929, Franklin Roosevelt, who wanted to use this power, wanted to subvert people's negative views through musical films, a popular genre, and build on the spirit of unity that his new policy needed. The main purpose of this study, which applies the content analysis method, is 1933 " 42. Street " describes how musicals support the film's dominant ideology and create new ideologies. At the end of the study, it was found that the dominant ideology in tracking communication messages using musical films encouraged sympathy and support.