There is hope for a better reality of Americans when the few come together as a group, exposing themselves and others, and the documentaries Tough Guise 2 and Miss Representation speak to men and women and how they can change their bad gender image sold to them by the media. Tough Guise 2 observes men bred by the media to be leaders in America’s violent crimes. Miss Representation observes the role the entertainment industry plays in defining gender roles, but takes a closer look at what women can do to fight gender inequality in political spectrums where their positive example is lacking in areas where males predominate, and therefore attempts to do something about gender representation. Without diverse input from men outside the realm of the most famous, both documentaries miss an opportunity to reach an audience of men that could use their power to stand up against the plight of gender misrepresentation in the media.…
Kellen Knight Mrs. Ardelji Film 4/23/16 American Beauty In American Beauty, there is a clear distinction between appearance and reality behind the white picket fences of suburbia. In the opening scenes the audience gets a feel for who these characters really are. The start of the movie begins with Lester Burnham's daughter, Jane, talking to a camera saying that she wants her father to be killed. No ordinary child of her age would want something of this magnitude done to her parent unless there was something that her father did that was unforgiving.…
In the 2011 Miss Representation documentary, directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, it discusses the limited, but also degrading portrayals of women that mainstream media and culture produce. Newsom graduated from Stanford University with a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is a CEO, actress, filmmaker, and advocate. As a woman and an actress, she presents her belief that media is a huge contributor in making women feel powerless by providing several examples to deliver her message. Newsom effectively convinces the audience of Miss Representation that media under-represents women through the use of emotional appeals, appealing to credibility, and by including a counterargument but then refuting it.…
The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is often compared and contrasted with its 1967 film counterpart, written and directed by François Truffaut. The minor differences between the novel and the film contribute to the way that Bradbury’s message is received by the audience. The novel better conveys Bradbury’s message of the destruction of the individual than the film does because of the way that it portrays Clarisse, its inclusion of the Mechanical Hound, the relationship that it builds between the reader and the characters, and the inclusion of Faber’s character. Clarisse McClellan plays a far more important role in the film adaptation than she does in the novel.…
Hi Julie. I agree with you that pointing out of the three methods of Newton’s work, “Newsom effectively convinces the audience of Miss Representation that the media does not portray women in a sense that women want to heard by including individuals voicing their thoughts, providing useful information, and personal experience.” First, I agree with you that the film has many individual’s negative perspective towards as a member of the society. As you mentioned, it provided plenty of useful information, such as “They showed the process of a model getting ready to get her makeup done to getting the pictures taken and getting photoshopped to the point where the model was unrecognizable.” I think the most effective method that Newsom used was by…
The universe created by this film has an all out war, clearly defined between Man and Machine. But that's not all, this movie shows that we are more like machines than we think and that they are more like us. Many times it is shown that the humans who have been released from the Matrix are as relentlessly driven as the machines that held them captive. Morpheus faith in Neo and the prophecy is unwavering and unquestioning. In almost all situations Neo has a robotic like calm surrounding him.…
Alex Garland’s science-fiction film Ex Machina (2015) focuses around a female-presenting humanoid AI named Ava, her creator, the eccentric and wealthy Nathan, and Caleb, Nathan’s employee who is testing Ava’s capabilities. Due to the sexual nature of Ava and other AIs within the movie, many critics have condemned Garland for perpetuating the sexual exploitation of women. However, critics have also claimed the movie is meant to empower women and support a feminist movement. Due to the criticism of exploitation represented in the character of Kyoko, the weaponized nature of Ava’s forced sexuality, and the depiction historic feminism, Garland creates a feminist film seeking to ultimately empower women. Kyoko is initially introduced…
NAME: Tera Lovelady COURSE: Socio 154 REVIEW #: 10 TITLE : REVIEW – Miss Representation A) ABSTRACT OR THESIS SUMMARY – Miss Representation is a film written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. It began with statistics of average U.S. media consumption, and discussed media's view of women.…
The goals of Matt Damon’s water charity are simple ideas but are more difficult to accomplish. The goals of the charity are to help provide the hundreds of thousands of people with clean water. Accomplishing such a task will allow people to be able to get out of poverty, which would help save lives and help the people to be able to have a brighter future pursuing the life they want to have. Not only that but it also gives woman more time in the day to accomplish things instead of out scavenging to collect water, but for girls the time can be used instead to be able to play.…
Cultural critic Daniel Harris’ “Celebrity Bodies” is a successful informative piece focusing on the impacts of society on Hollywood. Harris is aware of his audience and chooses his diction accordingly adding to the effectiveness of his essay. Evidence presented within the text provides a firm basis which Harris builds his argument upon. The argumentative mode, analytical tone, and use of logos throughout the text makes it successful.…
Angelina Jolie VS Jennifer Aniston “Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.” This famous quote by Walt Disney explains the importance of our day to day movies. Going off of movies, they wouldn’t even be around without the actors/actresses. They come in many, many different shapes and sizes, but the two main ones being discussed are Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston. Though they are very different people, they have astonishing similarities!…
On November 4th, 1969 in the Texas town of Uvalde, Matthew David McConaughey was born to his mother, Mary Kathleen. His father was a Mississippi-born gas station owner who ran an oil pipe supply business. Growing up in Longview, Texas, Matthew had little interest in his father’s oil business. He took a trip to Australia to get a change in scenery and returned with a slight accent. After coming home to Texas, Matthew attended the University of Texas in Austin originally for law, but, then he changed his major to film.…
Many years ago, I had the great pleasure of seeing Denzel Washington and Viola Davis perform the August Wilson play Fences on Broadway. Fast forward a few years later, imagine my surprise (?) when news came out that they would be reprising their roles for the big screen. Of course, the cynical side of me immediately went to this being the ideal awards-bait. This status was further assured when the release date was announced.…
The Entertainment Industry plays a huge role in our culture and society today. It is a tool that can be used to inform, voice opinions, and promote products using hidden advertising and product placement. The entertainment industry is very powerful and influential to its audiences. One obligation that the entertainment industry has failed to provide is the politically correct portrayal of minority actors. It is argued that the dominate race in the entertainment industry is white actors, which poorly represents the racial makeup of our society.…
On the other side he is a personable character who it seems is liked by his co-workers, and people that encounter him in a friendly manner. The director dwells on details like that for…