The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Communication is a part of pretty much everything and in almost every aspect of our lives. One of those aspects where we see communication often is in films. There are multiple different aspects of communication found in movies. This is because movies imitate life and typical human interactions. I am going to break down several aspects of communication within two films and compare elements of culture, gender, and relationships between the movies. The first films I chose to analyze is the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This film is about a young man and woman, Brad and Janet, trying to use a stranger’s phone and instead getting pulled into a crazy evening of events by some very unusual individuals. Their perceptions of themselves…

The rocky horror picture show is more than just a movie, its an interactive experience. As the clock strikes nine, every walk of life in las vegas begins to form a line to wait for the show. Walking down that line, you will come across people pulling up their stockings, adjusting their corsets, wobbling in their 6 inch stilettos, touching up their hair-rising makeup, and some talking with their loved ones. But all share one thing in common- their faces flushed with "antici...pation" waiting for…

This Halloween I observed costumes worn by students on campus and costumes worn by audience members at a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show I attended that day. I assessed that the individuals I saw on campus held the status of a college student because they were from the ages of 18 to 21 and spent the holiday with peers at the IUB college campus. I also determined that they were from low-to-upper middle class families because they had some form of expendable income to spend on Halloween…

Rock musicals (sometimes called jukebox musicals) have become more and more popular in the last few decades, but one could argue that The Rocky Horror Picture Show, originally premiering in 1975, was the first rock musical. Thought it originally flopped, it became a cult hit in the early 1980s, and has since seen several revivals on stage. Mamma Mia (2008), based on the songs of ABBA, and Across the Universe (2007), based on The Beatles, are other examples of excellent rock musicals. You can’t…

After hanging up from talking to my mother, I decided to take her advice. If I have to watch the Rocky Horror Picture Show for class that it would the best if I was to actually experience the show, this culture, this step into the past, instead of just watching the musical on my laptop and thinking this is the strangest musical in the world. I looked up if there was even any showings still of this musical, and lucky there was one this the Nuart Theater, of course the midnight showing. The price…

My absolute favorite movies are The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. I know that these are two vastly different movies but what they have in common is that they are both comedies and musicals. I love musical comedies, mainly because I grew up in the era of High School Musical but also because I love music. Music is one of my passions (even though I can not sing or play an instrument for my life) because it is so expressive. Some of my favorite musicians are Marilyn Manson…

When summarizing Rocky Horry Picture Show, we must not only understand the history of the production- but also the history of the world at the time of its release. RHS is arguably a postmodern masterpiece, although it’s cult following would never claim that title. To proclaim itself a serious postmodern work of art would allow the show to be adopted by the mainstream, whose attributes are usually NOT what the show stands for whatsoever. Rather, the show provides both audience members and…

The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The pinnacle of openmindedess. A place where people of all genders, races, and creeds can safely explore their sexualities without fear of judgment or bullying. Right? To outsiders, absolutely. For those of us in the Rocky Horror Picture Show community, not so much. While we project fun, silliness, and freedom onstage for audiences every Saturday night at midnight, backstage is a completely different story. For my part, I joined my cast of The Rocky Horror…

Like shows that have come before it, Glee has set a precedent as a new type of ‘Gay TV,’ one that foresees an evolution to an even larger scale acceptance of homosexuality. Although it maintains some of the stereotypes of gay men, such as musicality and style choice, it breaks down many of the negative connotations and even relates some of them to the struggles of straight people. Specifically, the relationship between Kurt and Finn is a bond that introduced a new dynamic for gay and straight…

This is not something they are used to seeing especially since Marcus has a very strong headed and assertive wife. So, it is clear that throughout each movie the main characters are confronted with unfamiliar traditions within these strange new cultures they are experiencing. Overall, there are many aspects of these cultures such as traditions, power distance, and in and out groups that are new to them and that they must adjust to throughout their time within them. Lastly, I would like to…