Entertainment Industry and Social Media

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Bruce Willis once proclaimed that, “Art imitates life and, sometimes, life imitates art. It is a weird combination of elements.” And weather it be movies, TV shows, or even music, we are all exposed and influenced by the media. However, while the media may be influential to society, it is still a business and a complicated one at that. Everything in entertainment starts as a business and how the public responds/receives it is what makes it social. This business can have both positive and negative effects on society. It all depends on how far the entertainment business pushes the envelope.
The entertainment business only cares about what sells. If scary movies are really popular that’s what they’ll produce. Just like if rap or country music is popular that’s what they’ll play on the radio. Movies such as Noah, Heaven is For Real, God is Not Dead, the Passion, and Son of God are all part of the recent increase in popularity and debate over bible based entertainment. If something is popular and controversial it becomes a smash hit. A great example of a controversial star is Miley Cyrus.
Miley Cyrus is a perfect example of someone who tried one style and when that wasn’t selling, started doing the exact opposite. Miley Cyrus first made it big when she sang pop music as “Hannah Montana.” As she grew up she started to go in a different direction. Miley grew into the country genre and had come out with a few country songs while her fan base however, did not change with her. Miley’s country style was not selling. So, to make money, Miley became what she is today, a crazy and inappropriate controversial star. Miley is a huge sensation right now because of it and is a huge influence on society. Miley is known as the “twerking queen” and...

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...caused a lot of people in Tehran to wake up to the world around them and could very well spark change within the nation. It is these kinds of incidents are what make up the social aspect of the entertainment business.
Society has always mirrored the entertainment industry and I personally find it quite interesting. If you look at the first TV shows, they were very morally sensitive. Married couples were never shown sleeping in the same bed, you never saw divorced couples, and kids were never shown disrespecting their parents. So naturally, society became very morally sensitive as well. Society started to change as the entertainment industry changed. Stars such as Elvis Presley started pushing the envelope and society followed continuing the cycle. Leading us to where we are today. It will be interesting to see how far the envelope gets pushed before it bursts.

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