Art and Literature

• Changes in art & literature reflected issues of the early 2000s by starting to reject traditions & stand up for artistic freedom.

• Globalization, which had intensified in the post-Cold War 1990s, continued to influence the world in the 2000s.

• The growth of the Internet was one of the prime contributors to globalization during the decade, making it possible for people to interact with other people, express ideas

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• Introduce others to different cultures and backgrounds, use goods and services, sell and buy online, research and learn about anything, along with experiencing the whole world without having to leave home.

• The decade saw further expansion of LGBT rights

• Climate change and global warming became household words in the 2000s

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2000’s in film

• Usage of computer-generated imagery became more widespread in films during the 2000s.

• Documentary and mockumentary films, such as March of the Penguins and Super Size Me, were popular in the 2000s

• Oscar winners: Gladiator (2000), A Beautiful Mind(2001), Chicago (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Crash (2005), The Departed (2006), No Country for Old Men (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), The Hurt Locker (2009)

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The first 3D Film

“AVATAR”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ

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