Ghostbusters

Is Ghostbusters (2016) a racist, sexist movie? While researching the topic of social responsibilities of popular culture creators, I found the ongoing backlash against the rebooted movie Ghostbusters (2016) a vivid example. Long before the official Ghostbusters trailers were released, controversies against its casting, storytelling and production had already been heated on social media. Bringing together two sources in this essay, an review article by John Nolte and the official poster of Ghostbusters (2016), I will present one example of society’s concerns about the movie’s sexism and racism through analyzing rhetorical strategies used in the two sources and how the images presented in the poster was interpreted and responded by Nolte. Writer…

When the original “Ghostbusters” released in 1984, writers Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, as well as producer Ivan Reitman had no doubt that it would be great but had no idea that it would sell a million times over, becoming a famous worldwide franchise. It was the most successful film in America that year and one of the most successful comedies of the eighties (en.wikipedia.org). It is one of the most classic iconic films of its time and that’s probably why there are so many “Ghostbuster” fans…

websites, you've probably noticed that the new Ghostbusters trailer has been posted. I have been pretty indifferent to the whole thing ever since the original cast has pretty much had nothing to do with it. The big thing that will slap everyone that has a criticism about the film is that the new cast is female. That has nothing to do with a movie being good or not. Sure, there are probably those Men's Rights douche bags that will complain that it should be an all male cast, but the thing about…

dominant cultures – within this hegemony the characters on offer are largely white and heterosexual with only few exceptions here and there. With some network shows trying to normalize having people of colour in prominent roles, and displaying natural and neutral queer romances, we are narrowing the gap between these marginalized groups and equal representation, but there is still a lot of ground to cover. Stuart Hall’s take on cultural struggle offers us a great template, through which we can…

The new “Ghostbusters”, released by Columbia Pictures and directed by the comedy expert Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids”, “The Heat”, “Spy”), is now part of those unnecessary remakes adulterated for the worse. The comedy, written by Mr. Feig and Katie Dippold, was adapted from Ivan Reitman’s 1984 original version, which starred Bill Murray (he has a brief appearance here too), Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis as three paranormal savvies whose goal is to keep the Big Apple clean from mischievous ghosts and…

Say what want needs to be said about the original. Does it live up to the hype or is it overrated and its humor was just lost to time? But, if anything bad is said about the remake there could be a swarm of angry feminist ready to disagree with such a sexist statement. Whether or not you believe the 2016 rendition of Ghostbusters was actually a good film has been placed on the back burner for the hotter issue of sexism in modern America. People commonly associate negative feelings towards this…

It’s official, the “Ghostbusters” trailer is out and the reboot looks epic with easter eggs ripe for the taking. It looks like Melissa McCarthy and the rest of the ladies have successfully rebooted the original film. The world has finally seen video footage of Paul Feig’s reboot of the classic “Ghostbusters.” If you’re a fan of the original then this all-girls version could just make the ghost hunting much more sweeter. Easter eggs were all over the place when the video was aired and Feig…

In the 2016 comedy film, Ghostbusters, four unexpected heroines work together to save the world from malevolent paranormal beings. Using science as their weapon, unlikely partners Erin Gilbert, Abby Yates, Jillian Holtzmann, and Patty Tolan join forces to defeat the woefully misunderstood mastermind behind all of the mischief, Rowan. This film has attracted a great deal of attention and controversy, and for what reason? The major stars of the movie are female. Many naysayers are outraged at the…

With superheroes and dinosaurs stomping out all competition at the box office this summer season so far, it is hard to forget about some other promising films that are on the way to theaters over the course of the next year. This is the undisputed time of the sequel in Hollywood, so it's only natural that “Ghostbusters” will be getting in on the act. Well, actually, the new “Ghostbusters” film that is planned for release in the summer of next year will be more of a reboot of the original movie…

Siren wailing all over the neighborhood. Everybody looks like they’re trying out for the new Ghostbusters movie.When my mom pulls into the driveway,a police officer asks her some questions while me and my brother Jack put away the groceries.Then my mom allowed the police officer to ask me some questions.He asked me my age,and then asked me if I knew a boy named Jonas. The next morning I woke up and police officers are still on my street.When I got to school I just couldn’t get the topic off…