The wilson book states

" frequently challenges society and is sometimes on the leading edge of history, appearing to forecast the future. more often than not, however, such art simply recognizes what is already present in society but has not yet surfaced."

what is your opinion of this statement. do theatre and films merely reflect changes in society or do they change society, forcing society to push past its limits?

I think that theater and film change society

Explanation:

movies are some of the most inpactful actions ever taken. Take WALL-E for example. The 2008 Pixar movie showed a robot made to clean up all trash on planet Earth while Humans live in a ship in space due to the toxication of the trash killing out all trees. Causing Earth to have no oxygen for people to breathe from. People we stunned by the visualization of our planet dead. Many people saw it as a wake up call to everyone, saying that the end is near, and we need to change. Soon after the movies releasing, people changed nearly everything to eco.