The buddy comedy Daddy’s Home 2 (Sean Anders, 2017), features two of the biggest faces in Hollywood – Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. This film portrays the difficulties that come with having divorced parents during the holidays. However, behind the main focus of the public eye, this film introduces the overuse of technology and the way our lives revolve around it.
Anders presents his two main characters, Brad Whitaker (Ferrell) and Dusty Mayron (Wahlberg), as two men on the opposite ends of the masculinity spectrum. Mayron, along with his father, are the typical tough-guys, measuring up to society’s image of masculinity. The Mayron’s depend on being dominant, aggressive, and the “alpha-dog.” However, Whitaker and his father contradict the …show more content…
Right off the bat, this film beginnings with a moderator of a school play announce, “Please do not use any mobile device to film this play” and the crowd simultaneously reacts by pulling out their phones and tablets. Anders uses the various devices as condensation to symbolize the negative effects technology may bring. That is, drawing our attention away from reality. For an example – Brad, Dusty, and Sarah collectively agree to have a “together Christmas” so the children do not have to worry about having “two Christmases.” However, during their announcement, every child on the screen is distracted by their mobile device, tablet, and the television. The kids ignore the togetherness of their divided family, to simplify the difficulties of division during the holidays, due to their addiction to …show more content…
One major difference I noticed was how the audience around you may affect your response to the film. When the viewers around you find a scene funny and laugh, you may feel inclined to laugh yourself. This applies to many other emotions that come with the film. Some emotions are synchronized, but the viewers around have an impact. In addition, it is easier to stay focused in a theatre as opposed to at home. Theatres eliminate distracts by lowering the lights and making it unacceptable to bring out your phone, talk, and it is difficult to leave your seat. However, while you’re at home, you have the options of fast-forward, rewind, pause and play. These options allow you to review important aspects of the film that may catch your
Anders presents his two main characters, Brad Whitaker (Ferrell) and Dusty Mayron (Wahlberg), as two men on the opposite ends of the masculinity spectrum. Mayron, along with his father, are the typical tough-guys, measuring up to society’s image of masculinity. The Mayron’s depend on being dominant, aggressive, and the “alpha-dog.” However, Whitaker and his father contradict the …show more content…
Right off the bat, this film beginnings with a moderator of a school play announce, “Please do not use any mobile device to film this play” and the crowd simultaneously reacts by pulling out their phones and tablets. Anders uses the various devices as condensation to symbolize the negative effects technology may bring. That is, drawing our attention away from reality. For an example – Brad, Dusty, and Sarah collectively agree to have a “together Christmas” so the children do not have to worry about having “two Christmases.” However, during their announcement, every child on the screen is distracted by their mobile device, tablet, and the television. The kids ignore the togetherness of their divided family, to simplify the difficulties of division during the holidays, due to their addiction to …show more content…
One major difference I noticed was how the audience around you may affect your response to the film. When the viewers around you find a scene funny and laugh, you may feel inclined to laugh yourself. This applies to many other emotions that come with the film. Some emotions are synchronized, but the viewers around have an impact. In addition, it is easier to stay focused in a theatre as opposed to at home. Theatres eliminate distracts by lowering the lights and making it unacceptable to bring out your phone, talk, and it is difficult to leave your seat. However, while you’re at home, you have the options of fast-forward, rewind, pause and play. These options allow you to review important aspects of the film that may catch your