The "Three Ages" of Cinema
by thenolanfan | created - 5 months ago | updated - 4 months ago | PublicAccording to Dudley Andrew, a journalist, and an expert in cinema from PMLA, there are three ages of cinema:
1) Stone Age
2)The Imperial Age
3)The Present Age
Which of those "Three Ages" marked your passion for cinema the most?
Source: Andrew, Dudley. "The "Three Ages" of Cinema Studies and the Age to Come." PMLA 115, no. 3 (2000): 341-51. Accessed February 13, 2020. doi:10.2307/463455.
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1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
PG | 96 min | Crime, Drama
A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Votes: 662,015 | Gross: $4.36M
Stone Age: Beginning to 1960s Definition: A heroic age with Imperial ambition.
2. Taxi Driver (1976)
18A | 114 min | Crime, Drama
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 696,898 | Gross: $28.26M
The Imperial Age: 1970s to 1990s Definition: A age where artist gained the liberty they wanted during the "Stone Age", but where obeisance was still demanded
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
14A | 201 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,594,271 | Gross: $377.85M
The Present Age: 2000s to Present Definition: A age of development of the diversity in movie style, and recognition of misrepresented social groups.
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