The Dominant Images and Motifs of the US Cinema and Its Impact on the Viewer’s Morals
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2024-62-4-126-139
Abstract
The article investigates the psychological impact of American cinema, taking into account some common features. Special attention is paid to the most characteristic attribute of American films, i. e. the use of “a loner-versus-the system” collision. The relationship between this conflict and the peculiarities of American religion and liberalist traditions is analyzed, as well as its connection with the correlation between good and evil, and, accordingly, the nature of its influence on the viewer’s moral codes.
About the Author
M. I. Yanovsky
Donetsk National University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail I. Yanovsky, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
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Yanovsky M.I. The Dominant Images and Motifs of the US Cinema and Its Impact on the Viewer’s Morals. Vestnik VGIK. 2024;16(4(62)):126-139. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2024-62-4-126-139
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