History

Reflection of Light

Moving Picture Toys

Action in Pictures

Movies with a Story

The Industry Grows

Coping with Television

Movies Today

Timeline

1960's and 1970's
This period in film history is know as the "reality" years. War was popular subject, but the films didn't glamorize war as earlier films had. movies like M*A*S*H and "The Deer Hunter" showed the horror of war from the persepctive of the people who fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Social issues were also handled differently. Corruption, organized crome, and family breakups were handled with a frank sense of honesty and reality. Films like "The Godfather", "All the President's Men," "Midnight Cowboy," and "The French Connection" were harder-edged than similar films of previous years. It seemed that no subject was too graphic or controversial to be shown on the screen.

Later movies
In recent times, movies have continued to evolve. With the help of computer technology, movies have created even more special effects. With the release of computer-animated movies, the industry has increased on an even larger scale. Motion pictures has persisted in its status as the world's greatest source of entertainment.