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In the history of film-making, films underwent an abundant of transformation in order to appeal to a wide variety of audiences, whether it was through codes of conduct, or the further development of the movie category. The influence of modern Hollywood films would have not been possible without the elements of the pre-code film. The pre-code era commence around the 1929, where sound started to become popularized, and ended on the first of July in the year of 1934. During this era, there was no limitation of how a director should portray the story in the film, which allow the film to strengthen the story through its creative and well developed performances, and settings. The pre-code films were not only raw in their creativity, and individuality, but also included controversial issues faced during the Jazz Age and the Great Depression. …show more content…

The films became spicier, and the intent of the films was to portray the ugliness and honesty of the state where the films were set in. The production of these films tends to seek out the adult audience, which was the direct result of the concern of the Catholic Community. The large film companies that we grew to watch were emerging around this era, and the coming of sound allow more genres to appear, such as musicals which did not appear during the silent era. The various genres that developed were categorized from gangster films to message pictures. These films permitted people from today's society to feel the horrors, fears, and other emotions of those who lived through the times of the Great Depression, and find the similarities and differences from today’s society and then. The elements of the pre-code films should be exemplified by all films to

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