300 And Frozen Film Analysis

Criticism in movies The three movies Halloween, 300, and Frozen were criticized based on the emphasis of the source or the receiver. Feminist criticism, which is based on the reaction of the receiver, a woman, is seen in the movie Halloween. Biographical criticism, which is based on the background of the source or author is seen in the movies 300 and Frozen. Although, all three films can be seen to have both criticisms previously described, the use of feminism will be seen more in the movie Halloween and the use of biography will be seen more in the movies 300 and Frozen.
Halloween depicts a woman in danger, which is commonly seen in multiple films, except in this film, where she defeats her tormentor. This helped attract attention to the main principle of feminist criticism. “The language and hence the worldview and social formations of our culture, not nature or external archetypes, constructed woman as [inferior]” (Mays 1324). Halloween went against the social norm formed by the world, in a time where women were still fighting against gender discrimination. There is no …show more content…
Biographical criticism accentuates the person who created the book or movie. In “Honest Trailers- Frozen,” the voice over continually mentions Disney, its previous films, and a comparison between the different films. Would Frozen be critiqued differently had it been the first movie Disney had ever produced? That is why “[biographical] critics have supported the idea that the highest literary art is pure form, untouched by gossip or personal emotion” (Mays 1312). If Disney created the best film known to man, any other film would not compare and could never stand against that worldly acclaimed film. Frozen brings up a great point in regards to feminism, but this film is best fit with biographical criticism based on the Honest Trailers critic