japanese new wave & the economic miracle Flashcards
(34 cards)
textual features of art film often include (2):
ambiguity
open-endedness
content of art film often…
pushes the envelope
industrial position of art film is (2):
isn’t going to make huge profits
is cheaper to make than mainstream films
sexual violence in art film is a [1] phenomenon, but not a [2] one
- international
- universal
both the japanese & french new waves respond to the effects of (2):
colonialism & imperialism
1853:
american govt basically forces japan to open its borders to european trade
many belived that the best way to compete with the west was to..
adopt some of its strategies
what is the Meiji Restoration?
transfer of power to those who were modernizing and industiralizing Japan
one of the early strategies to compete with the west was to..
annex Korea
annexation of korea was formalized in 2 stages:
1895 and 1910
1937-1945:
Second Sino-Japanese war
japan fought on the axis side in ww2 partially because (2):
- distrustful of american forces
- critical of western imperialism in SEA
japan was occupied by american forces until…
1951
Pigs and Battleships deals with japan-american relations in 2 ways:
- the men struggle for livlihood through organized crime
- the women must decide whether to become mistresses to americans/are subject to SV by americans
the US-Japan Security Treaty ended…
american occupation
although the Anpo treaty was decently fair to japan, it also (2):
- allied japan with american military/nuclear programs
- allowed american military bases to remain in the country
the anpo treaty is crucial to understanding the JNW because:
the 1960s opened with this social unrest
what is the New Economic Miracle?
post-war period where depression quickly gave way to massive economic growth
NEM is important to film because:
there was especially massive economic growth coinciding with the period of the JNW
define a film movement:
a group of films made around the same time & that share some features
name two ways that cinema could compete with tv:
- widescreens
- full volor
what is an anamorphic lense?
squishes the film horizontally as it shoots, then the opposite lense is put on the projector to unsquish it
anamorphic lenses allow…
widescreen!
colour didn’t become standard for film until…
tv switched too in the 60s/70s
