Since ancient times, critics have spoken of the dual function of art: to teach and to entertain. Some films emphasize the function of softening the guide. How? The most obvious ones are selling merchandise like a mission, like a TV commercial or selling propaganda, like "October" or "Triumph of the Will." At the opposite extreme are abstract avant-garde films, which seem to have nothing to do with moral values because they have nothing but pure form. The purpose? To provide pleasure.
While traditional classical cinema eschews extreme teaching and pure abstraction, even the slightest entertainment carries value judgments. Critic Daniel Davan said: "Classical cinema is the mouthpiece of ideology. After all, who is arranging the images? For what? Absorb these awareness consciously, as in Pretty Woman.
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