Movie made america is a cultural history of the movies as such it asks deep questions about how movies have altered our desires and conception of reality especially related to consumerism and about the limits of its ability to make alterations especially regarding social class and capitalism looking at movies and directors but also at the business of the film industry and its . Ever since edisons peep shows first captivated urban audiences film has had a revolutionary impact on american society transforming culture from the bottom up radically revising attitudes. Movie made america a cultural history of american movies user review not available book verdict sklar shows that movies not only reflect our society but influence it as well this update advances the study to 1993 films well worth consideration lj 10 1 75 read full review. Movies were the first twentieth century mass medium and largely by chance the first big american movie audiences and moviemakers came from the immigrant working class segments of the population movies therefore became a challenge to american big business and american culture both of which had been controlled by the establishment. This item movie made america a cultural history of american movies by robert sklar paperback 1166 only 1 left in stock order soon ships from and sold by ps books