Essay Question: Critically discuss and describe the emergence of musical film and its influence on society.
"The musical is one of the most popular film genres among both audiences and film scholars, probably for many of the same reasons - the spectacle, the music and the enjoyable predictability of the outcome weighed against the pleasure of the varied details."
Bill Marshall and Robynn Stilwell
A proverb once claimed that "in life, you are either being entertained or educated. If you aren't having fun, you're probably learning something." Taken from the purest form, this statement explains that in common day occurrences, the people in society are challenged with opportunities that will either help them grow as a person or keep themselves occupied and happy about life. Film directors and writers seem to keep this in mind when creating cinematic representation. They want to constantly integrate the concepts of living and learning in innovative, unconventional ways;......
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