The Meta-Story and Worldview of many films is discernible from little more than their first and final shots. Don’t believe it? Watch this video!
Master Shots: First and Final Frames of 55 Films Side-by-Side, by Jacob T. Swinney
All-Time Top Films for Deep Culture Impact
Tonight the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will award the 2015 Best Picture, yet the academy missed most of these “Deep Culture” Impact films. Will this year’s winner one day join this august company?
High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn’t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?
One helpful (if imperfect) way to estimate ‘deep culture’ impact is to look for films that have achieved success what at what Hollywood sometimes calls the “double bottom-line.”
100+ All-Time Top ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films (2014)
Nearly two decades of using film to teach worldview to undergraduate students has resulted in a few surprises in which films have had the deepest cultural impact on a generation. Here’s our list of the top 25 films and our pick for “Best Deep Culture Impact” Film for 2013.
All-Time ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films
Nearly two decades of using film to teach worldview to undergraduate students has resulted in a few surprises in which films have had the deepest cultural impact upon a generation.
High Culture, Pop Culture, What About Films that Impact ‘Deep Culture’?
By necessity I have developed my own informal (and often intuitive) system for finding worldview-shaping films that you might find interesting as you consider your own choice in films.