A Face In The Crowd Film Analysis

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The movie A Face In the Crowd depicts the rise and fall of the character Lonesome Rhodes. Which we see play out on the very thing that gave him power and identity, the television and radio. Lonesome started out in a corner of a jail and rose to the top of the world, what we call today the rags to riches story. From his time in the jail to his first day on the radio you could tell he had the potential to be a star due to his charisma, charm, talent, voice and ability to relate to the people. When he received his first start on the KGHK radio station of Marcia uncle. He captured your attention by his appeal to things women were going through at this time; his funny stories and feel good songs. As he becomes increasing popular through television and advertising he realized how much power and influence he has over people. In return, he uses this to his advantage and gains the keys into the poltical world. We also see this same situation unfolding in recent presidents, which J. Jeffrey Auer discusses. He says “we should be troubled today by the degree to which actors and acting have influenced contemporary political speaking” (Auer 93) example, Ronald Reagan. If presidents like Ronald had the charisma, the voice and ability to relate to the people similar to Rhodes he controlled his own destiny. Lonesome was able to conquer the hearts and minds of many Americans through all forms of mass media radio, television and advertisement which also benefited the political rim as well.

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