Fifth Blog Post

A source that ties in with my topic is Melodrama and Modernity a book written by Ben Singer. In the introduction part of the book he speaks about how Hollywood was criticized before the 90's for showing the same kind of Melodramatic film. The films during earlier times spoke about the typical traditional problems a women might face when it comes to issues present in their lives. In chapter 6 of this book which is titled Ten-Twenty-Thirty Melodrama: Boom and Bust it talks about technology has had a effect on melodramatic movies. During the early 1900's is when action filled movies came out and this was all because of technology. This chapter is relevant to me because it speaks of the nonverbal aspects of melodrama. Scenes that are filled with action these scenes are then interpreted by the audience without further interpretation. This book talks about how Melodrama and Modernity are combines and relevant to films. It speaks about the changes that occurred in Melodramatic films overtime and how peoples perception on melodrama has changed as well over the course of time. This source is useful to me because I am focusing on the nonverbal aspects on my essay. This source is objective it gets the point across while stating opposite views of writers such as David Bordwell.