Typically, in musicals women are depicted as skinny, attractive, well-mannered people who live up to the “ideal” expectations of society’s standards. This concept is constantly propelled in the public’s face because many actresses have a similar physique, petite and attractive. Usually, we will not see women who are overweight, acne ridden, or blessed with a raspy voice because these types of actors are not the model people company executives want to present to their audience. Instead, movies look to exploit women’s flaws and then find a solution using “beauty products,” lavish clothes, or singing and acting lessons to perfect their faults. Movies such as Easter Parade (1948), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), and My Fair Lady (1964) take the
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The segment talks about how Garland looked gorgeous and that her beauty did not go unnoticed. Next to the brief section is an ad for April Showers Talc, which talks about how this powder is “luxurious” and is the “fragrance of youth .” On the opposing page is an ad for Odorono Cream that reads, “dance and still be sweet and appealing when the orchestra plays” to convey to people that this powder will keep them feeling fresh for endless hours . To add to these irresistible ads is a picture of an actor that uses their product and cannot go a day without using their powder or cream. This creates the idea that people should buy their product because it will make them beautiful and will fix the flaws that someone might have. The media takes actors who do extraordinary scenes in movies, puts their face on a product, and labels it as if they will magically become just like the star they …show more content…
The studio would play Nixon’s track on a loop and Doolittle had to give her best effort at matching the melody that Nixon had set. She would spend hours working on this song because of the importance the studio placed on its accuracy. The studio wanted recording to be as unaltered as possible so it did not ruin Doolittle’s image. This was extremely tough considering the amount of dancing that Doolittle had to do while also singing. However, Hepburn strived to keep her image as pure as it could be because she wanted to live up to the expectation of the model
The segment talks about how Garland looked gorgeous and that her beauty did not go unnoticed. Next to the brief section is an ad for April Showers Talc, which talks about how this powder is “luxurious” and is the “fragrance of youth .” On the opposing page is an ad for Odorono Cream that reads, “dance and still be sweet and appealing when the orchestra plays” to convey to people that this powder will keep them feeling fresh for endless hours . To add to these irresistible ads is a picture of an actor that uses their product and cannot go a day without using their powder or cream. This creates the idea that people should buy their product because it will make them beautiful and will fix the flaws that someone might have. The media takes actors who do extraordinary scenes in movies, puts their face on a product, and labels it as if they will magically become just like the star they …show more content…
The studio would play Nixon’s track on a loop and Doolittle had to give her best effort at matching the melody that Nixon had set. She would spend hours working on this song because of the importance the studio placed on its accuracy. The studio wanted recording to be as unaltered as possible so it did not ruin Doolittle’s image. This was extremely tough considering the amount of dancing that Doolittle had to do while also singing. However, Hepburn strived to keep her image as pure as it could be because she wanted to live up to the expectation of the model