Ideology
Ideology is an extremely comprehensive subject. Giannetti defines it as “a body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class or culture” (Giannetti 405). Ideology will always be a topic of debate when there are social differences present. The term ideology is also associated with politics and its platforms. In the films: A League of Their Own, The Perfect Game, and 42, different types of beliefs and cultures are examined and emphasized. Essentially everything is ideological. Filmmakers use the sport of baseball perfectly to convey their message to the audience. Baseball plays a major role in the American culture, as it is a national pastime. The effective use of baseball is due to the fact that it resonates deeply with the country’s soul than any other sport. It “mirrors the conflict, instability, anxiety and dysfunction that beset many American families.” (Wood & Pincus 191) The ideological messages throughout …show more content…
Penny Marshall directed the film. It is certainly a great film. The movie contained feelings of struggle, exhilaration, grief, companionship, perseverance and adversity. The plot was based on the females of the baseball teams who worked hard to fulfill their dreams of playing in the All American Girls Baseball League and gain self-assurance in the male dominated society. The message in A League of Their Own is “women can play baseball just as good as men”. Perhaps some men felt threatened by women playing a sport where they seemed to dominate. Baseball is seen as a masculine sport and women’s sports have a stigma of being about beauty. The women in the film actively fight against sexism a common struggle (for all females), due to baseball being seen as an exclusive male dominated sport. Previously in the United States culture women have played minor roles, which was the case until they were needed during the Second World
Ideology is an extremely comprehensive subject. Giannetti defines it as “a body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class or culture” (Giannetti 405). Ideology will always be a topic of debate when there are social differences present. The term ideology is also associated with politics and its platforms. In the films: A League of Their Own, The Perfect Game, and 42, different types of beliefs and cultures are examined and emphasized. Essentially everything is ideological. Filmmakers use the sport of baseball perfectly to convey their message to the audience. Baseball plays a major role in the American culture, as it is a national pastime. The effective use of baseball is due to the fact that it resonates deeply with the country’s soul than any other sport. It “mirrors the conflict, instability, anxiety and dysfunction that beset many American families.” (Wood & Pincus 191) The ideological messages throughout …show more content…
Penny Marshall directed the film. It is certainly a great film. The movie contained feelings of struggle, exhilaration, grief, companionship, perseverance and adversity. The plot was based on the females of the baseball teams who worked hard to fulfill their dreams of playing in the All American Girls Baseball League and gain self-assurance in the male dominated society. The message in A League of Their Own is “women can play baseball just as good as men”. Perhaps some men felt threatened by women playing a sport where they seemed to dominate. Baseball is seen as a masculine sport and women’s sports have a stigma of being about beauty. The women in the film actively fight against sexism a common struggle (for all females), due to baseball being seen as an exclusive male dominated sport. Previously in the United States culture women have played minor roles, which was the case until they were needed during the Second World