The documentary film Prohibition, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, examines the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution which banned alcohol production and sale, and the consequences of Prohibition. It touches on America's struggle with alcohol abuse among citizens and the large number of crimes committed under the influence of alcohol. The film is praised for its brilliant direction, script, acting, music, and cinematography, creating a masterpiece that explores a difficult topic in an easy yet impactful way through memorable scenes and graceful camerawork.

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2. Prohibition it is an American three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series
directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (Prohibition). The name of the movie has a
slightest relation to 18th Amendment to the Constitution and all of its consequences.
The present level of development of sociological science is characterized by growth of
research interest to a problem of social identity formation. One of the most important
places in a social identity structure is taken by the civil identity which assumes not only
an understanding by the individual of his belonging to a civil community, but also an
acceptance of citizen’s behavioral model. However if the importance of civil identity in
society is weakened, so-called historical diseases (distempers, imposture, economic
desolation, civil wars) usually appear.
Thus, alcohol abuse among citizens has been always a significant problem across the
United States. Thus, “the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the
manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol” (Rosenberg). However, the number of
drug abusing people continued to grow up. Unfortunately, every year the terrifying
quantity of crimes was actually made by persons who are while being under an
alcoholic influence and did not hesitate to drive a car and to deprive of life and health a
large number of innocent people.

3. This movie breaks touches a national nerve and defines the cultural zeitgeist.
Prohibition is a touching and ridiculous movie. Prohibition surprises, pleases, disgusts
and forces to endure the sharp emotions that are shot in bright and at the same time
dark lights. Directors created something special in this film. They managed to show the
most difficult and very serious things in such an easy and natural form. The direction of
movie is brilliant and masterly. Their director’s style has one feature which distinguishes
them from other directors: he is able to shot grotesque masterly. Thus, the direction,
magnificent script, remarkable actors, music of brilliant composer, a soundtrack and fine
intuition of dramatic art helped directors to shot the masterpiece.
The technical part and style of the film Prohibition are extremely interesting. Moreover, it
is wonderfully shot, because it contains a lot of memorable scenes. The scenery is
interesting too. The camerawork is interesting due to extremely faultless and graceful
execution. There are a lot of close shots and fragmentary manner of shooting. …