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30 Mind Games Used by TV and Movie Producers to Manipulate Your Mood

January 30, 2024

What, did you think media exists for your entertainment? You sheep! You absolute numbskull! Television and movie producers have one thing on their minds: figuring out how to get into you yours. Here’s how they do it…

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Mr. Robot

CRACKED COM IN MR.ROBOT CHARACTERS ARE OFTEN FRAMED AS IF BEING SUFFOCATED BY NEGATIVE SPACE IN ORDER TO DEPICT THEIR LONELINESS — Source

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In Game of Thrones season 7, Cersei, Dany, and Sansa are all wearing dark, monochrome outfits for a reason. The almost colorless styles reflect the brutal warfare each woman is engaged in - for the Iron Throne, and against the White Walkers - as costume designer Michele Clapton explained. And the severe designs, instead of softer and classically feminine fare, reflect the strength they've all gained. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Chronicles of Narnia

NARNIA THE CHRONICLES AND OF THE LION, THE WITCH THE WARDROBE The White Witch's crown gradually melts throughout the film to show that she's losing her power as her enemies draw nearer. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the casino scene in Black Panther, the colors of the outfits worn by T'challa, Okoye, and Nakia collectively form... The colors found on the Pan-African Flag. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Matrix

CRACKED.COM Reality In The Matrix, the Wachowskis tinted 'real world' scenes blue and The Matrix scenes green. The green tint is inspired by the color of the text in old PCs. Matrix — Source

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The Zodiac killer in David Fincher's 2007 film ZO DIAC was played by 3 different actors based on CRACKED.COM actual descriptions from eye witness testimony. The use of the different actors helped emphasize a sense of mystery about the never identified killer as well as reinforce the film's ambiguous ending. — Source

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Sidney Lumet used subtle camera tricks in 12 Angry Men to keep the audience engaged. CRACKED.COM The film starts with wide angle shots, above eye level. As the tension builds, the camera goes below eye level and focuses more on close-ups, making the setting feel more claustrophobic. — Source

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Tom Hooper

CRACKED.COM Tom Hooper uses a lot of wide-angle close-up shots of his characters, letting his characters' faces deliver the emotional impact. This is why we don't see a lot of shots of backdrops in Les Misérables, where every character's inner struggles are documented clearly without distractions. — Source

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The MILK DRINKING SCENE in GET OUT where ROSE is sipping a tall glass of WHITE MILK through a straw while eating the separated (COLORED) Froot Loops quickly became iconic. The short scene represents ROSE'S immaturity and her PURE EVIL. It shows the psychotic mentality of the WHITE SUPREMACISTS. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rosemary's Baby

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by far, the best-looking attorney general fashionable high heels not a bad-looking lady unflattering look for an otherwise pretty woman modern and glamorous fake, tacky nails Female Politicians suffer a drop in support after the media makes comments about their appearance... even if the comments take the form of compliments. CRACKED.COM — Source

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If claims are repeated over and over again, they generally become accepted. IF CLAIMS ARE RE PEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THEY GENERALLY BECOME ACCEPTE D. If claims are repeated over and over again, they generally become accepted. Many political facts that are accepted in both parties have been ruled inaccurate by politifact and other fact checkers, but as they are repeatedly stated, people continue to believe them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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You know pool reporters really loathe someone when they transcribe bad grammar verbatim, with a scarlet sic (sic erat scriptum). ОНА CRACKED.COM ALASKA Though it's not needed when including Obama's ums and uhs... ...or droppin' Palin's G's. — Source

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If we don't , then the terrorists have won. It is a surefire way to get people to agree with any ideologies that are 'suggested', even though some may have nothing to do with actual war on terrorism. 9/11 has given the media a new phrase to manipulate the masses. ABÁ President William Falsgraf has wisely pointed out that we must not alter fundamental precepts of U.S. law in responding to terrorism. If we do. Falsgraf said, the terrorists have won. carefuly measured. If our First Amendment rights suffer as a result of the awful domestic terrorist attack in Oklahoma — Source

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INTELLIGENCE AGENCY The New York CENTRAL UNITED Times STATES AMERICA OF Operation Mocking Bird: The CIA has invested in multiple media outlets and has trained operatives to pose as journalists since the 1950's. An es timated 400 of these individuals have been employed in the past 25 years. Along with overseas espionage, these reporters spread misinformation and promoted CIA interests. The New York Times was among the most prolific, with ten known operatives having been on their payroll. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED.COM Vagueness can be a form of disinformation: truth is specific, lie is vague. if the picture is not in focus, there must be reasons for it — Source

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GRACKED.COM Attaching themselves to causes we care about - through cause marketing makes brands seem more caring and human than they really are. American Cancer Society Administration, 3.24% NFL, 1.25% American Cancer Society Cancer Research, 8.01% Manufacturer, 37,5% Retailer, 50% as THE DUKE. NFL Wilson | EXPER G SERIES MAY CN AFL CC NFL's pink merchandise, as part of the league's Breast Cancer Awareness initiative, gives only a small amount of the fans' money to cancer research. — Source

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