The Washington Post had this tidbit around the time of the Oscars, asking about whether or not Hollywood makes any impact when making films about social issues. While Christian films are frequently labeled "propoganda," I have seldom heard that term applied to Hollywood films. But make no mistake, there is a thread of Hollywood that doesn't want to just make escapist film.... they want to make escapist films that influence the viewers. Just about every picture is a "message picture," and anyone who thinks otherwise is either naive or lying to you.
"What is motivating filmmakers and voters in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? In a director's roundtable published by Newsweek, Spielberg said: 'I just feel that filmmakers are much more proactive since the second Bush administration. I think that everybody is trying to declare their independence and state their case for things that we believe in. No one is really representing us, so we're representing our own feelings, and we're trying to strike back.'"
And This Year's Oscar Goes to Social Issues
