Aidan Morris
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Aidan Morris
@iitsaidan.bsky.social
Film Major at GMU!
We all love mindlessly watching a movie, but do we ever think about how these films are commenting on the political landscape of the world around us? While watching our favorite movies is entertaining, films can carry political themes that sneak by audiences. #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This article provides some reasons as to why and how film are incorporating politics into their stories. #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social

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Politics in Film: An Inevitable Presence – RenderQ
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November 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This DW article highlights how films immerse audiences and shape political attitudes. @cfuchstv.bsky.social #304F25 www.dw.com/en/how-watch...
How watching movies can change political views – DW – 10/23/2024
Watching a biopic about a wrongly convicted man boosted empathy towards incarcerated people and increased support for reforms to the US criminal justice system, according to a new scientific study.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The Hollywood Reporter article shows how Hollywood balances entertainment and politics. Studios often avoid controversy, but films still reflect societal tensions through storytelling, narrative, and character dilemmas. @cfuchstv.bsky.social #304F25 www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
Shut Up and Entertain: The Long Push to Keep Politics Out of Hollywood
For decades, studios veered between "make-no-waves" and occasional preachiness, but for most of Hollywood history what helped filmmakers gauge the political temperature of moviegoers was that the two ...
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October 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Alex Garland’s Civil War reflects America’s political divides. This BBC article explains how the film portrays polarization, extremism, and civic distrust through its storytelling, showing how movies can mirror real-world political tensions.
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How Alex Garland's Civil War offers a warning about the US political divide
The action film imagining a near future in which the US has descended into chaos is the year's most controversial film so far – and the polarised response is just as interesting.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This short video discusses the process and outcome of filmmakers outwardly commenting on the political powers in other countries. Will this trend continue even if filmmakers make their commentary subtle within their films?
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Jimmy Kimmel’s sidelining is a familiar script for other countries | CNN Politics
Some have been drawing comparison between President Donald Trump’s anti-media campaign, along with the decision to take Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show off the air, and how media has been silenced...
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September 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This article talks about the different ways filmmakers are able to discuss social, ethical, and political issues through their art. #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social
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How Film brings attention to major social, ethical, or political issues.
Matias Ng, 12/06/
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September 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Hello Film Forms class! My topic will be how films reflect today’s political landscape through allegory and theme @cfuchstv.bsky.social #304F25
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM