Showing posts with label 1967. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1967. Show all posts
Essay: How Bonny and Clyde changed the World
at Sunday, January 16, 20113 comments Labels: 1967, bonnie, clyde, crime, film studies, hollywood, neo classical, new hollywood
In the late 1960s a new type of cinema emerged in Hollywood due to the social, political and industrial changes in America[1]. One of the first new types of films was Bonnie and Clyde (1967), which redefined classical conventions especially for the crime genre that would determine a new way of approaching filmmaking for the next generations. This essay will investigate how the social trends of the 1960s spawned a revolutionary crime film and by closely analysing Bonnie and Clyde’s cinematic devices determine its meanings for the audience of the 1960s.
The period following the Second World War brought changes to Hollywood. Starting with the Paramount Decree in 1948, the US Supreme Court ruled that the major studios must depart from their exhibition sector in order to dismiss their monopoly. Although the economy flourished after the war, audiences declined. The growing middle-class was able to move to the suburbs, which resulted in a tripling of the suburban share of the population until the 1960s[2]. Theatres were less accessible there and other leisure activities were prioritized, as prosperity and more opportunities appeared[3].
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