PT152.S3.P2.Q9

PrepTest 152 - Section 3 - Passage 2 - Question 9

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Film scholar David Bordwell refers to the years 1917–1960 as the classical era of filmmaking in Hollywood. ███

Intro Topic · Hollywood's classical era according to Bordwell
Early- to mid-1900s
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Bordwell's view · Era's style focused on straightforward, realistic narratives
Filmmaking techniques were used to immerse the viewer in a realistic story
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Exception to Bordwell · Musical films of the 30s
They don't just focus on plot-driven narrative; they also have musical sequences
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Example of exception · Musical sequence in Berkeley film
Unrealistic ("fanciful") sequence departs from film's plot
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Author's view · Musical filmmaking techniques serve other, non-narrative goals
Telling a realistic story is not the priority in musical sequences
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Key question · Can musicals fit Bordwell's definition of the classical era of Hollywood?
Or do musicals contradict Bordwell's view?
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Bordwell's answer · Yes, musicals are still realistic in their own way
Musical audiences expect breaks from the plot, so including those breaks is "realistic"
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Author's criticism · Bordwell's explanation is wrong
Even though audiences expect breaks from the plot, those breaks are still a departure from the "reality" portrayed in the film
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expand criticism · Bordwell's view is too narrow
Too focused on fitting film styles into definitions while ignoring how audiences engage with films
Passage Style
Critique or debate
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the quality that ██████ ███ █████████ █████████ ██ ██████ ███ █████ █████ ████ ██ ███ ████

This is not how the author uses the word “realistic.” Instead, the author uses the world “realistic” to show that the world of the story is similar to the real world.

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b

the quality that ██████ ███ █████ ██ ███ █████ ████ ██ ███ ████ ██ ████████ ██████ ████

The author describes a “realistic story” as one with a world that is recognizable to our own world. We know that the author uses the word “realistic” to show that the story’s world resembles actual life.

78%
c

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This is not how the author uses the word “realistic.” Instead, the author uses the world “realistic” to show that the world of the story is similar to the real world. In this passage, “realistic” describes the world of the story, not the technical elements of filmmaking.

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d

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This is not how the author uses the word “realistic.” Instead, the author uses the world “realistic” to show that the world of the story is similar to the real world. In this passage, “realistic” describes the world of the story, not the categorization of films into genres.

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e

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This is not how the author uses the word “realistic.” Instead, the author uses the world “realistic” to show that the world of the story is similar to the real world.

2%

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