Cinematic Critique
Cinematic Critique Laura Mulvey and Walter Benjamin are film critics who base theirthoughts on established theory. Ms. Mulvey uses a psychoanalytic approachwhile Benjamin utilizes a political and economic view based on Marxisttheory. In his statement, "If the natural utilization of productive forcesis impeded by the property system, the increase in technical devices, inspeed, and in the sources of energy will press for an unnatural utilization... proof that society has not been mature enough to incorporate technologyas its organ, that technology has not been sufficiently developed to copewith the elemental forces of society" he allows that society utilizes
Mulvey would creditto the director rather than the development of technology. Benjamin callstradition) of those in the audience. The film itself reflects theunconscious needs of the audience, something that Ms. Guided by the cameraman, the cameracontinually changes its position with respect to the performance. Thecinema of today reflects the social conditioning (what Mr. Benjamin wouldargue an economic base. Both would agree that there exists a reflection ofoppressed and oppressor within the cinematic representation. She states, "Although the film isreally being shown, is there to be seen, conditions of screening andnarrative conventions give the spectator an illusion of looking in on aprivate world. The way they interpret film sets them apart, however,the premises by which they interpret is not all that dissimilar. Visual representation is seen as abipolar phenomenon by both. " These two seemingly oppositionally different critics would agree moreoften than expected. Benjamin would argue that technology provides the structure.
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