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Social Realism

Social Realism , whether it is on paintings , photography and films became a tool for artist to let its audiences have a glimpse of what is really happening in the world . In many cases , arts such as paintings photography and films are endeavor of the upper end of the society (i .e the socialites . These things are not for the masses who are more concerned on what they will put on their table on their next meal . The strength of social realism lies on

its shortcomings . As we may know , the usual films are bombarded with the casting of huge stars , expensive props and complicated special effects . On the other hand social realists ' works most especially in films features very little change in the original subject . In almost all cases , ordinary peoples are put in to shot rather than the usual big stars . The set or the environment are also maintained to mirror what can we really find in the reality . Rather than romanticizing the world that we lived in , we see the world with our naked eyes without the use of any romanticizing or idealistic spectacles and lenses that other schools of though offer . Injustices biases , corruption are emphasized , all with the goal of educating its audiences to have a real glimpse of what the world really is

Films such as the recent movie , The Hurt Locker ' provide us a realist perspective on what and how it feels to be on the front lines...