Spare Parts Movie Analysis

I watched the movie Spare Parts because I felt like I would be able to apply a lot of what I learned in class, especially nonverbal communication. Watching the movie and applying these concepts was easy after our practice with our activity in class. In this paper I will explain where I saw self-concept, perception, and nonverbal communication. Adjacent to that, I will explain why I thought I saw those aspects and my definition of them.

Furthermore, I would like to begin with self-concept, an idea of the self constructed, from the beliefs one holds about oneself and the responses of others. In this particular movie all the boys in the club were there to do one certain ‘thing’ they were good at. Oscar was the leader because he began the club and he organized all the details. Christian was the brains, Lorenzo was the builder, and finally there was Hector, the muscle. Before joining the club all the boys self-esteem and efficacy were in the gutter. They didn’t think about themselves as smart or capable in their abilities, it was obvious to me almost immediately. They had all been put down or they hadn’t been challenged to bring out their full potential in school and at home. When they …show more content…
As well as, attributing negative qualities to people simply because we don’t like them, which is the Horn effect. Throughout the movie it’s clear that the Horn effect is everywhere and that everyone does it. An example would be when Oscar thought Lorenzo was not going to be a good person to have in the club because he did not like him. Another great example of a Horn effect was when Fredi went over to Gwen’s house and her daughter didn’t like Fredi because she thought he just wanted to go out with her mom. An example of Halo effect was when Cristian liked the girl from the other school, so he attributed positive attributes about