Film Analysis: Baby Mama
1. Introduction
Michael McCullers film “Baby Mama” is based on the idea of infertility and surrogacy. This film was produced in 2008 by Micheal McCullers. Overall, I thought this film was an excellent film because it was comical and kept the audience engaged. However, from a sociological perspective this film left out a lot of important aspects of surrogacy such as the many people who endure endless amounts of boundaries when it comes to infertility treatments which resulted in a lack of realistic component to the film. Throughout this paper I will be critiquing the representation of assisted human reproduction in films by analyzing the movie Baby Mama from a sociological perspective.
2. Summary
This film is based …show more content…
First off, this movie was based off of the perspective of a privileged white woman who does not have a hard time accessing fertility help. Many minority groups have faced endless obstacles when attempting to receive help with infertility. These obstacles are due to stratified reproduction which includes issues like poverty and lack of access to health care (Inhorn, Ceballo, & Nachtigall 194). Baby Mama, does not illustrate that hardship rather it shows that Kate was easily able to access the fertility help she needed because of the money she …show more content…
In this film Micheal McCullers romanticizes the transfer of the eggs into the surrogate’s womb. During this scene, Kate and Angie are seen running into the hospital room from opposite ends while there is dramatic music and movements being made (cite>). Baby Mama does not represent a realistic representation of surrogacy because this was an uncommon case of having gestational surrogacy in the United State. Commercial surrogacy is legal in some states because most states choose to have little legislation on surrogacy (Teman 37). However, it is most common for women to travel overseas for better prices or various other reasons. Kate was one of the ‘rare’ cases to have her surrogacy process happen right in her home for the most
1. Introduction
Michael McCullers film “Baby Mama” is based on the idea of infertility and surrogacy. This film was produced in 2008 by Micheal McCullers. Overall, I thought this film was an excellent film because it was comical and kept the audience engaged. However, from a sociological perspective this film left out a lot of important aspects of surrogacy such as the many people who endure endless amounts of boundaries when it comes to infertility treatments which resulted in a lack of realistic component to the film. Throughout this paper I will be critiquing the representation of assisted human reproduction in films by analyzing the movie Baby Mama from a sociological perspective.
2. Summary
This film is based …show more content…
First off, this movie was based off of the perspective of a privileged white woman who does not have a hard time accessing fertility help. Many minority groups have faced endless obstacles when attempting to receive help with infertility. These obstacles are due to stratified reproduction which includes issues like poverty and lack of access to health care (Inhorn, Ceballo, & Nachtigall 194). Baby Mama, does not illustrate that hardship rather it shows that Kate was easily able to access the fertility help she needed because of the money she …show more content…
In this film Micheal McCullers romanticizes the transfer of the eggs into the surrogate’s womb. During this scene, Kate and Angie are seen running into the hospital room from opposite ends while there is dramatic music and movements being made (cite>). Baby Mama does not represent a realistic representation of surrogacy because this was an uncommon case of having gestational surrogacy in the United State. Commercial surrogacy is legal in some states because most states choose to have little legislation on surrogacy (Teman 37). However, it is most common for women to travel overseas for better prices or various other reasons. Kate was one of the ‘rare’ cases to have her surrogacy process happen right in her home for the most