This article focuses on the the 1970s blaxploitation film Blacula and how “its mixture of genres contains the possibility for a double-edged critique”(Hefner). The main motivation for this article was to draw focus to the idea of blackness in contrast with “heteronormative patriarchal whiteness” seen throughout this movie and others. Many of the claims the Hefner made about the stereotypes black and whites portrayed in these films had some truth to them, but the language he chose to explain his ideas could have been better. For example, on page three Hefner gives short synopsis of some other films and uses the phrase “all-black remakes of Hollywood classics”. I understand this academic research, but when he said that it drew a red flag in my
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The idea presented in the article talks about the how on the surface this movies seems uplifting about the desegregation of a city consumed by Jim Crow, but “a deeper analysis of the film reveals a false dichotomy between blackness and whiteness and an emphasis on white heroism.” The motivation behind the article seems to stem from the idea of “white heroism”.An ideal that has perpetuated throughout many films that black can’t do it alone, but thanks to their white hero anything is possible. Many of the claims Schrader made have some validity to them and also go in further with the ideas of blackness and whiteness. The conclusions Schrader presented were a rough in its message, but still had some …show more content…
The ideas presented in the article talk about the “hegemonic representations of whiteness in contemporary Hollywood cinema” (Shome) The main motivation for the creation of this article was to examine the dichotomy between whiteness in the popular culture and the non-white natives in society. Many of the claims and observations presented were very interesting. For example, when Shome goes on to explain the idea of “whiteness” itself : “By whiteness I mean the everyday, invisible, subtle, cultural, and social practices, ideas, and codes that discursively secure the power and privilege of white people, but that strategically remains unmarked, unnamed, and unmapped in contemporary society.” The conclusions Shome drew went right along with the motivations and idea of the
The idea presented in the article talks about the how on the surface this movies seems uplifting about the desegregation of a city consumed by Jim Crow, but “a deeper analysis of the film reveals a false dichotomy between blackness and whiteness and an emphasis on white heroism.” The motivation behind the article seems to stem from the idea of “white heroism”.An ideal that has perpetuated throughout many films that black can’t do it alone, but thanks to their white hero anything is possible. Many of the claims Schrader made have some validity to them and also go in further with the ideas of blackness and whiteness. The conclusions Schrader presented were a rough in its message, but still had some …show more content…
The ideas presented in the article talk about the “hegemonic representations of whiteness in contemporary Hollywood cinema” (Shome) The main motivation for the creation of this article was to examine the dichotomy between whiteness in the popular culture and the non-white natives in society. Many of the claims and observations presented were very interesting. For example, when Shome goes on to explain the idea of “whiteness” itself : “By whiteness I mean the everyday, invisible, subtle, cultural, and social practices, ideas, and codes that discursively secure the power and privilege of white people, but that strategically remains unmarked, unnamed, and unmapped in contemporary society.” The conclusions Shome drew went right along with the motivations and idea of the