class project

1. 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

2. Art and Literature
• 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

3. Art and Literature

4. Art and Literature
cont.
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)

5. Art and Literature
cont.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebFhFGw-Eu4

6. Art and Literature
cont.
The first 3D Film
“AVATAR”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ

7. Trends and Popular Culture
2000s