"MTV Aesthetics" at the Movies: Interrogating a Film Criticism Fallacy.

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      The article discusses the impact of music videos on the filmmaking process in the U.S. American film critics had argued that Hollywood films were influenced by the music video form and by Music Television (MTV) in particular. It is stated that the foundational critique of several American films is based on the frequency of using popular songs for a film's soundtrack and the cinematic characteristics of the movie. The author also highlights the substantial flaws of the MTV aesthetics trope which include historical inaccuracy and other misconceptions.