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2. The critical consensus of realism
is that it is the authoritative way
of expression. It sparked
questions and debates between
those involved in a creative
medium, forcing interpretations
of the texts to be shown “how it
really is.”
The challenges faced with using a
term like “social realism” is that it
can be used reciprocally in other
terms such as “working class”
realism. With this, the true
meaning of “social realism” is
distorted, leading to a lack of
understanding with the term.
REALISM OR ‘REALISM’
Within the infrastructure of
society, a social change began to
emerge, forced by the
introduction of communist and
socialist views. Their purpose was
to create an answer for those
effected from the industrial
revolution, growing scientific
breakthroughs and categorization
of their home countries.
Literature was a prime fixation of
where many discussions and
debates lied. In these debates, the
phrased term, “critical realism”
elaborated increasingly.
Carroll suggested that the term
should be used in addition to
what is being stated. The term
defines key points in history,
answering questions like ‘what’
and ‘when’ and is unique to each
individual so is therefore
temperamental.
“It sparked questions and debates
between those involved in a creative
medium,”
Above: literature was an important turning point
for the definition of realism

3. During the nineteenth century,
new forms of expression such as
literature, theatre and fine arts
which all began to outline an
ideology that engaged new
technology and style.
REALISMAND THE CINEMA
The development of photography
and film unlocked a new
perception on realism as it
adequately captured life in a two
dimensional form. Film added
more excessive layers of realism as
audiences were able to witness
their familiarities on screen in a
moving picture.
Despite the evolution of devices
used to capture realism, the
principal of all creators remained
the same; to capture reality and
the ‘truth’.
The definition of truth is widely
complicated to decode as the truth
can be perceived in many different
ways; connotations of the truth
are contrasting to others. This
therefore makes the truth an
unrealisable source to base a
conclusion or a piece of work on.
Kracauer believed that realism
could be successfully captured
through the medium of film but
must use minimal complex
devices, which would create a
precise view on realism. His view
is similar to that of Emile Zola,
who believed in naturalism.
Naturalism is a creative form,
developed by Zola in literature. He
concluded that expressions of life
should have the purpose to
examine, observe and document
communication and occurrences.
Therefore, an accurate account of
realism was necessary.
Gerhardie believed that the main
aim of naturalism was to revitalize
a full deception of realism using
sources from everyday life.
Bazin argued that audiences
should be allowed to discover their
own form of realism amongst
realistic film and literature. He
stated that shot depth and longs
takes allows room for debate on
realistic properties of text. He also
argues that there is no singular
realism; there is many. Each
realism has its own specific
creative structure in order to
capture it effectively.
“..newtechnology and style.”

4. The following approaches all have
a common quest, to express and
show the truth in the most
realistic way possible. It is not
combative to challenge that
realism has been the authoritative
method of expression in Western
cinema. In Hollywood media
realism is altered to a be more
extravagant however, is still a
degree of realistic as they include
real life themes.
Branston and Stafford argued that
for a piece of media, most
preferably film, to achieve realism,
one of two attributes must be
demonstrated. Firstly, the content
creator must have the set
objective to capture what actually
happens. Secondly, they must
incorporate internal logic into
their storyline that has been
integrated with what was
captured.
Films such as ‘The Fantastic Four’
can however be used as an
example of a film striving to be
realistic but is not a realist text.
This is because it has believable
aspects such as location and
effective camera shots, depicting
typical every-day scenarios but
has the main plotline that the four
protagonists developed super
power, an unrealistic event.
“…the content creatormust have the set objective to capture what actually has happened.”

5. DEFINING SOCIAL REALISM
Social realism is complicated to
define as the structure of society is
constantly adapting.
Hill stated that realist texts are
based on what has happened
previously in the past but does so
in a way that revitalizes the
encounter, making another form of
reality.
Samantha Lay explains that a key
feature of a realist text is how
character and locations interlock
to represent form of reality and
life, following principals from
naturalism.
Hallam and Marshment explain
that this is an attribute that
jumps from topic to topic and
forms a descriptions of films that
used locational aspects and the
overall development of people
intertwined into narrative to stress
the theme.
Lowenstein sees social realism as
a collection of social disasters.
Raymond Williams’ criteria for
defining realists texts firstly
includes hat the texts have to be of
a materialistic nature. This is
because the universe has
progressed away from ontologism
and more to logic which
establishes two different type of
texts; what depicts the facts and
what depicts the supposed facts.
Secondly, aspects such as setting,
character and social development
are created so they are as brutal
real is possible. Thirdly, the text
develops characteristics of the
story to the point od social
extension. Lastly, the fourth
criteria is the intent of the artist.
This is because the works created
can be socially influenced by the
artists own personal views.