The Movie Mcluhan’s Wake is a film that is both confusing and complex. Through understanding his speeches and his life, Marshall Mcluhan’s impact on the communication realm is clear. The four ideas presented in this film are ones that are held true today. By understanding these, we can better understand how the world interacts. One that I’d like to focus on is how he talks about stopping the growth of modern technology.
By following Mcluhan’s plan, ending mass media would stop negative human interaction. This, however, would not solve the problem. The core issue here is what individuals do with media. The politics of production are the most influential level of media literacy involved here and express that we cannot give up mass media simply for the sake of what some people are using it in a negative manner for. Instead of regulation and censoring media, we should only encourage individuals to produce their own media, which is why the internet is so influential.
Mcluhan only saw the beginnings of what was to come. If he was able to see today’s communication world, he would understand that things have worked out for the better and that the global society in which we live today is positive and encouraging.
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