 The boom had also a huge impact on Italian society and culture.The pervasive influence of mass media and consumerism on society has often been fiercely criticized by intellectuals like Pier Paolo Pasolini and film directors like Dino Risi, Vittorio De Sica and Ettore Scola, that stigmatized selfishness and immorality that characterized miracle's years.In the 1970s Italy saw an unexpected escalation of political violence.