Movies

I think that Bernay's is correct that movies are an incredibly powerful carrier of propaganda. He also says that if you can change the minds of a few, then you also influence the people who they influence. That being said, movies made now reflect the interests of society, if they didn't then nobody would go see them. Since 9/11 for example there have been an outrageous amount of patriotic movies that pull at the heart strings. People are going to go see them now, in 20 years, who knows. Since the film makers know that these movies will be seen, they are definately going to try and persuade audiences to believe things like they do, or see events in a different light. If they convince at least some of their audience to think this way, they will be able to influence the masses through them. Movies are a great way to use Propaganda to enact change because they are so far reaching and entertaining, that they will reach an enormous amount of people like no other meduim could.