While browsing Tumblr I came across an article from NPR's Fresh Air. This article is an overview of an interview with the Director Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig speaking about the movie Frances Ha.
Listening to the interview I related the material to elements that we've learned about in class having to do with media and our exposure to it.
The movie was filmed in black and white because the director felt that he was seeing the city of New York through new eyes. I picked up on this fact because it seems to me that movies have become so similar to each other and have molded into one another. This film shows a contemporary spin on the rough patch that people tend to go through after college, trying to find themselves as adults and looking for their next steps in life. Many of us college students will have to struggle with this within the next couple of years. The black and white effect shows a nostalgic approach towards the situation and is different from the film techniques that we see everyday.
Our extravagant expectations apply to this idea of not only having to do with new and exciting media, but also with our lives. We expect our media to be constantly changing and improving to different and interesting lengths. We search for the same extravagance in our daily lives, especially outside of college. We expect to be successful and find meaningful jobs that will pay good money and be easy for us to acquire. This is not the case and this is what people face when they are released out into the world after school is over.
I found an article that shows a poll of college expectations that discusses the employment of college graduates.
Does this expectation stem from the media that we are surrounded with? I think it does. Food for thought.
: : heidi zabriskie
