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Mena Massoud as Ethan Hart in Reprisal (2019-)

Emily’s Questions

Hi all, would really appreciate it if you could answer some of these questions, doesn't need to be super detailed but any answers help!

Question one: Are women really represented as equal in certain film genres?

Question two: If any What film techniques are used to exploit the sexuality of women?

Question three: Finally has film actually developed alongside the development of society as a whole?

FEMINISM IN FILM & THE MALE GAZE | studieswiths0ph

We have all seen films where the male is proposed as a dominant lead / character and the woman are proposed as a submissive character. We have all also seen film posters where the male dominant is at front standing strong, masculine while a woman is standing behind. But why is this, and what is the real purpose?

For centuries women have been viewed as sexual objects and meant for submission. Women were also viewed as a male’s property for centuries until the women’s rights act back in the late 1800s. If you’re wondering what the women’s rights act has anything to do with how women are viewed in films today; here it is.

Before the women’s rights act, women were portrayed as ‘damsel’s in distress’ when it came to toxic situations. For example; Life of an American Fireman, (1903) Edwin S. Porter. By the way, brilliant film- huge fan. One issue.

- Fire at a house and firemen are alerted

- Woman faints in house

- Fireman saves the day and the woman is overjoyed

The fireman saves the day. The male, the lead. That is the issue. Why couldn’t the woman save herself? Was it because she’s a donut? No, it’s because men were seen, and are still seen as heroes. However, are women still seen as damsel’s in distress? Of course not, because now we’ve got Wonder Woman who is a super hero by all means.

I’m just going to quickly throw out there, that the style of the Wonder Woman posters, and her costume is incredible. As badass as she looks, I don’t actually believe that there is anything on show for male pleasure. Except for a bit of legs and shoulders on display. But still, it’s a great poster. Wonder Woman is also the main focus in one of the movie posters while there are males taking up a more submissive form behind her. This goes to show how much cinema has changed over the years.

I don’t necessarily believe that men will someday bow down and let women be bosses for the rest of eternity in all job sectors and I don’t think that they should do that at all. All in all, looking back to Life of an American Fireman, will feminism advocates be sensitive to the fact that a male saves the day instead of the woman saving herself from the fire?

My questions are:

1) Were women viewed as useless but only satisfying for pleasure, only seen as a positive use for pleasure and sexual matter?

2) Do we think that this is still the case in Hollywood today?

3) Did the women’s rights act change film as female leaders in general have increased OR is it just film evolution?

4) Do we want more female leadership in cinema or do we prefer to have male leadership in cinema?

5) Will feminists ask for more and more female leadership in film which could eventually lead to potential issues in the film industry?

Response blog Michael cooper

Lots of great ideas from everyone’s replies.

In this blogpost I'm going to discuss more about stereotypes in films which involve native Americans.

An extremely famous Native American actor at the time Elijah Taramont or “Dark Cloud” was a famous Chief of the Abenaki tribe and was so famous that his daughters were the first Native Americans to ever go to a University in New York.

“Dark Cloud” had a long career that first started off as modelling and then developed into acting but although he appeared in many different films he also made an appearance in the film “The Birth of a Nation” which was praised at the time for its groundbreaking length and gigantic scope with the previous largest film had fewer than 100 shots whereas this film would go on to be made up of a huge 1,544 shots.

But for all it’s groundbreaking use of technology and scope “The Birth of a Nation” is now hugely frowned upon for its abhorrent racism and glorification of the KU KLUX KLAN.

So the argument that I am proposing here is that one of the first famous first nation actors rose to fame for his racist portrayals of his own people.

I figured this relates to my topic as it shows that some Native Americans might show a level of hypocrisy.

REFS

Personal info on dark cloud: https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112711/http://blog.allanellenberger.com/book-flm-news/chief-dark-cloud-at-hollywood-forever/

Birth of a nation info

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Birth-of-a-Nation

Response blog MC

Lots of great ideas from everyone’s replies.

In this blogpost I'm going to discuss more about stereotypes in films which involve native Americans.

But for all it’s groundbreaking use of technology and scope “The Birth of a Nation” is now hugely frowned upon for its abhorrent racism and glorification of the KU KLUX KLAN.

So the argument that I am proposing here is that one of the first famous first nation actors rose to fame for his racist portrayals of his own people.

I figured this relates to my topic as it shows that some Native Americans might show a level of hypocrisy.

Emily’s Ideas/References

(Using the comments on my last post I have decided to also talk about the positive ways women are represented in films.)

As I’ve mentioned film has developed loads through out the years. And the way minorities are represented has changed with that. In my last post I spoke mainly about the negative portrayals of women in film; mainly being used as sexual objects however, women can also be used in film to empower and inspire women and girls everywhere.

The film 10 Things I Hate About You shows a strong female lead. “Kat is a feminist's dream, She doesn't conform to anyone's standards” The quote speaks for itself- Kat is made to seem like a strong, independent woman.

Superhero films have developed too. Women use to be portrayed as “damsels in distress” however now women have their own strong leading characters. Captain Marvel is a good example of this. It shows a strong female lead fighting crime and not being the damsel in distress. As well as the actual film “captain marvel” she was also represented as extremely strong in “Avengers: Endgame” she comes to help the rest of the Avengers and also manages to save the rest of the galaxy too.

Strong female leads:

Article title: 20 Inspiring Films that Feature a Strong Female Lead

Website title: Her Campus

URL: https://www.hercampus.com/culture/entertainment/20-inspiring-films-feature-strong-female-lead

Would love to hear your feedback and possibly debate more of my ideas!

Max’s Research/Ideas

The Importance of Music and Sound in Film. The sounds in the film - it's the atmosphere.

Without good sound, even a masterpiece movie would be not as good as it could be. Or the opposite effect, the movie could be not too good but the music is saving the film. It's no secret that the sound that the viewer hears in a movie is not what is recorded on the set. All steps, door slamming, rain noise are recorded and added by sound designers during post-production. But music is like a magical tool that breathes life into a film and there are no doubts how this tool is important.

And in this first research, I would like to start with Hans Zimmer one of the greatest composers. It is amazing how his music creates an intense atmosphere and tension in the movies. Hans Zimmer in the last years worked a lot with Christopher Nolan on films such as "Inception" 2010, "Interstellar" 2014 "Dunkirk" 2017. He always creates amazing compositions and backgrounds. There is a lot of different things to talk about each movie, but for now, I would like to focus on "Dunkirk" as an example and how Hans Zimmer has made an incredible tension in that movie using a lot of techniques, but one of the weirdest and interesting one is The Shepard Tone. The Shepard Tone is an audio illusion which tricks your brain and you hear the infinite ascending or descending pitch. The tone sounds really creepy and it could be a very useful tool if you need to create a thrilling feeling, especially for a horror film. Another technique that puts the audience in the right mood is an imitation of clicking clock sounds which Hans Zimmer used a lot in his past works, especially in “Interstellar” and how great it works with “Dunkirk” too. The clicking clock’s representing the time and the time is Christopher Nolan’s favourite element which he uses almost in every his film.

Here is the more about The Shepard Tone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVWTQcZbLgY

Example 1 - The Mole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph9zOe_H2M0

One more example of great sound design and Shepard tone as well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5oOJUUW74

The clean sound of The Shepard Tone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzNzgsAE4F0

The right music in the right scene in the film can give us more understanding of the character: his/her feelings, emotions and thoughts. This is why the composer and director should always keep working really closely, specifically on the development of the main characters.

Another great example of the right usage of music in the awesome movie “Drive” 2011. I like how many electronic soundtracks we can hear in that film, I think it creates such a unique atmosphere because you are not expecting to hear this music in that film genres such as crime/thriller.

Example 1 (the music plays here some kind of juxtaposition role and creates a romantic feeling in face of danger. Also the colour of the scene is working perfectly with a simple ambient melody) - https://youtu.be/0LZh0nrqvIU?t=112

Example 2 (here amazing opening of the film with the cool soundtrack by “Kavisnki - Nightcall” which is already put the audience in the atmosphere) - https://youtu.be/ZHYaj6EHfJg?t=554

About the sound effects. The craziest sound effects I can remember I’ve seen in the film is the Transformer series. Such a complex mix of organic and electronic sounds.

Making the sound of transformers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqIzKZHxSRo

There is so much stuff to speak about in sound effects and music for the films. So this is just the beginning.

Unemployment in Hollywood (Lauren)

The three highest paid actresses in the world in film were Scarlett Johansson, earning $40.5m in 2018, Angelina Jolie on $28m and Jennifer Aniston on $19.5. The three highest paid actors in film during 2018 were George Clooney on $239m, Dwayne Johnson on $124m and Robert Downey Jr. on $81m.

https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/highest-paid-actors-actresses-14806490

The average income for a US family during 2018 was $63,179 - which is nothing compared to what one of the biggest actors or actresses in film earnt.

According to the Actor’s Equity Association, the unemployment for actors is currently at 90%. Struggling actors are consistently out of work, and when they are in work it is only for a few days or weeks at a time, and then are back to being unemployed. According to statistics, only 2% of actors are making a decent living from it. This is mostly the same 2% everytime, meaning the same 98% of actors are out of work at one time.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/unemployment-is-a-lifesty_b_1183841

https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2019/jun/05/only-2-per-cent-of-actors-make-a-living-how-do-you-become-one-of-them

So why do casting directors favour casting well established actors, who are already living comfortably from what they’ve earnt, in comparison to taking a risk and casting someone who is unemployed.

Many are talented, many have attended acting school and go to auditions, so why is there such a high unemployment rate?

Stephen Follows who runs the Film Data and Education website thinks it depends on which genre of film it is. He analysed 1000 films, and just under 40%, 388 of them, had a famous actor or actress in it. The independent film industry is more likely to give a chance to an unknown actor, in comparison to a big action film where big names are constantly cast. Studio films were also analysed, and 103 out of 123 had a big name in them. These include super hero, action and comedy films.

Having a bigger name in a film compared to someone who isn’t a big name in Hollywood can affect things like if a film gets a theatrical release or not, as a big name can bring people into the cinema to watch a film, therefore if it does not this could effect this. Another could be the promotion of a film, if a famous name is promoting the film around the world on chat shows and interviews, more people may listen and give the film a chance.

https://stephenfollows.com/do-you-need-a-famous-actor-to-get-your-film-into-cinemas/

Does the actor in a film help influence if you watch a film or not???

to answer this q, yes it does. especially when it's my favourite actors playing someone different than they already do. Timothée chamalat in lady bird vs the king! - glorija

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How the breakdown of the hayes code changed film

Hayes code or The Motion Picture Production Code was the set of rules American filmmakers had to follow. It was introduced in 1930 but wasn’t heavily enforced until ‘34.

Link to the Production Code

https://www.asu.edu/courses/fms200s/total-readings/MotionPictureProductionCode.pdf

Some of the rules enforced were:

“Brutal killings are not to be presented in detail”

“The use of firearms should be restricted to essentials”

“Sex hygiene and venereal diseases are not subjects for motion pictures”

"at least one foot on the floor" - anytime two people are on a bed.

No interracial relationships

No white slavery

No lustful kissing

Etc.

https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-hays-code-rules/rebecca-shortall

When the breakdown of the Hayes code begun is argued but 1968 is when it completely stopped.

Casablanca (1942) was made during the time where the Hayes code began to breakdown and there are many things in the film that make it very different from any other studio system film - adultery with Rick and Ilsa, ‘anti-hero’, rebellion against governments.

Bonnie & Clyde (1967) was very shocking and new to audiences who were used to the strict rules and regulation of film before.

Bonnie & Clyde would have broken many of the rules including which confusions of sexuality, allured oral sex and sexual intercourse, passionate horizontal kissing on a bed with no foot on the ground. As well as Arthur Penn’s auteur stamp of anti-heroes, showing a film where the protagonists are outlaws, glamourisation of crime, excessive use of firearms and seeing someone get shot.

I still have a lot more to write about but didn’t wanna bore u all

ALICE’S RESEARCH: Conspiracies within Television and Film (Part One)

OKAY LADS HERE WE GO!!!!

So a bit of an introduction to my research: The first topic I decided to research was conspiracies within movies. I performed research for both on screen and offscreen (for example marketing) and I found some pretty juicy information. I love a good conspiracy theory, as a lot of you probably know by now, so the idea of me being able to link this into my Historical and Contextual studies is brilliant! Would love to hear your comments and feedback! :)

Little bit of audio material for you to enjoy whilst you read this research - makes it an immersive experience lads!

Hey what’s up you guys, yes. Welcome back to the blog and today I am going to be talking about conspiracy theories within film and television. These days, conspiracy theories are a major thing - especially when it comes the younger generations. In fact, conspiracy theories (along with memes and clearly a few shots of vodka) are what started the idea and the commencement of the Area 51 Raid. There are so many conspiracy theories spiralling around these days - whether they’re about the government, aliens, the Mandela effect - each conspiracy has it’s own way of shocking those who find out, and they all spark their own debates. My essay in particular will, of course, be focussing on conspiracies within movies and television shows, and the ideology behind them. So, let’s go see them theories - they can’t stop all of us. First of all I’d like to talk about the Headless Women of Hollywood. Posters are a huge part of the marketing process when it comes to advertising and distributing a film. You see them everywhere - whether it be online behind the screen or smack bang in your face on billboards in public. Surely there can’t be any ideology hidden behind posters though, right? Wrong. Take a look at these movie posters here:

Each movie poster has a woman clearly present, and it can be seen that all of these women share multiple things in common. A ‘desirable’ part of their body seems to be centred and in some instances there are men framing the women. However all of these ladies have one major thing in common - and that is the fact that you cannot see their faces. The same thing happens with modelling agencies. When a female model is modelling clothes, a lot of the time the agencies won’t show her face. Why? Because they don’t have to pay her as much money if she’s unidentifiable. So, instead, they just objectify the models. Male stars rarely ever seem to have their heads cut off in movie posters, and this all leads back to the ideology of feminism and sexism. A comedian named Marcia Belsky noticed this and she made her own social media accounts to discuss the subject. An article was made about the subject, and a particular quote from this article caught my attention - “Accompanied by hilarious captions, the post draws attention to how viewers are made to believe that a women’s head – “the first and foremost the thinking part of the human body”, as the website says – is dispensable in a work of art.”. Overall the Headless Women of Hollywood movie posters are taking away the identities of these ladies and objectifying them instead. I will go into much more detail with this in my overall essay. In PART TWO of my research, I will be talking about how suicide and mental health is portrayed as a somewhat positive thing in children’s cartoons that are shown within films and television shows.

In PART THREE of my research, I will be talking about the literal Matrix and how people think we could be living in a simulation. Putting all jokes aside I will link this back to our real life government and how it connects to Plato’s Cave and William Blake.

REFERENCES Headless Women of Hollywood: 1) https://youtu.be/RbwR_uHhiI0?t=2010 - Shane Dawson Video (33:30) 2) https://scroll.in/reel/872522/headless-women-of-hollywood-a-social-media-project-highlights-the-faceless-women-in-movie-posters - Marcia Belsky 3) https://www.google.com/search?q=headless+women+of+hollywood&sxsrf=ACYBGNQ4_CF_vBQWCPjk71zhi5ms1n2DDQ:1574519746175&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfkqaRx4DmAhUHUcAKHWoaAYYQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1440&bih=821#imgrc=9EEd9aHxFzRecM - Image One

FEEDBACK NOTES FOR ME TO LOOK BACK AT 1) Emily - A League of Their Own (Google this and link it into the essay) 2) Glorija - Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking (Simulation/Life is a hologram). 15 Irrefutable Reasons Why We Might Be Living in a Simulation (https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/15-irrefutable-reasons-we-might-be-living-in-a-simulation.html). People convinced we live in the Matrix (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/computer-simulation-world-matrix-scientists-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-ai-a7347526.html). 3) Caitlin - Comedies (The Headless Women of Hollywood), could compare this to other genres.

#alice #alice work #alice research

Louise ideas for essay

People tend to always relate to the protagonist in their favourite novel or film,they find a connection to a main character. Their flaws,their backstory ir just a personality trait that seems like their own. Films that make you feel.this way tend to end up in your top picks when listing you favourite ones. But I would like to look into and even possible experiment with the idea that there is underlining reason and a common link to why you love the films you do. Liking films from different genres and different decades , you would.think they sont have a link. Some examples of my top 3 films are milos formans one flew over the cuckoo's nest, on the basis of this films you see a guy trying to get out of jail by pleading insanity and making trouble in the mental institution. But look deeper, this man refusing to.cornform to the rules and regulations of society ends up finding himself and realising and making others around him realise you can just be you and that's ok and you are not insane for that. My next favourite is the classic my fair lady which many people find narssasist and Male dominated. I.think it's a great story of a person who has been hard done by the class system of Britain and Rises and sees it's not what she can become to.fit in but mabey so that you dont have to.fit in and you was ok just the way you was. Do you see the connection already? Ok third and final one con air, a 90s dumb action flick with a bit of romance and over acting by good old Nicolas cage. Well here I am to.dissagree and say this man was wrongly treated by the justice system and doesn't want to be a bad person just wants to get through life and shows throughout that you can still be a nice person whilst doing what you gotta do to survive. My 3 films to me are my own experiences and they link to personal experience in my own life and 3 films from 3 different types of movie makers all have a common denominator, someone who rises from a bad situation that socity8has placed them in.

How ethnic minorities like Native Americans are treated in Film and TV ,Michael

As the passage of time moves forward our culture has evolved and with that our attitude towards ethnic minorities such as afro- americans has moved forward with films such as Black Panther but my essay plans to focus more on how Native Americans are treated in modern society.

American cinema has its roots deeply intertwined with racism towards native Americans. The first ever film about native Americans “Kidnapping by Indians” was released in 1899 and features “native Americans” scrambling out of some bushes with guns and hatchets played by white people wearing make-up and dancing with knifes dressed in feathers. This film is heralded as one of the first Westerns which says a lot as films with such blatant racism that will go on to set up American cinema and Hollywood.

Fast forward 120 years to 2019 we still see examples of racism towards the Native American people.After 120 years of cultural change that we’ve seen towards other ethnicities you’d hope we could have seen the end of racism towards the people of the first nation but sadly not. In 2019 we see the return of Pennywise the outer space evil clown in “IT chapter 2” . In the scene where the character “Mike” secretly drugs “Bill” we are shown a flashback where we see unnamed native american characters are performing a ritual to defeat Pennywise.The character Mike then goes on to steal the ritual urn from the natives.

This film shows a complete disregard for Native American culture and tradition. Native American culture shouldn’t be treated as a script writers ex machina especially after the American government has tossed them aside and now in film we remember their ancient culture as nothing more than a religion based around tripping on drugs.

Kidnapping by indians

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-kidnapping-by-indians-1899-1899-online

Research notes

https://newrepublic.com/article/155010/it-chapter-two-great-american-tradition-selling-native-spirituality

Caitlin’s Blog Ideas and Sources

Hello! I would love to hear your ideas and feedback on what I have so far!

Opening paragraph (Has to be referenced properly):

Arguably, the most important part of a film is the opening. The scene which makes or break a film, engages the audience or sometimes disengages them. Some of the best openings in film now stand the movies as some of the greatest of all time. ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968) by Stanley Kubrick is considered the greatest movie opening of all time (https://screenrant.com/best-greatest-opening-movie-scenes-ever-all-time). Approximately the opening 20 minutes has no dialogue spoken and focuses a lot on landscapes and early man before a complete contrast to space travel. The audience is confused and also curious about is actually happening on screen, the viewer trying to despiser what the plot and meaning is behind what they are seeing. Audiences of the 60’s would have been completely new to this way and style of filming and in amazement at the skill used to create something which brought SFX to a new level. Costumes and digital landscapes perplexed and brought a new sense of what film is to cinema. It opened viewers eyes to what is possible and what can be achieved by the power of film. The metaphor of how things can be changed fast, they waiting and the pace building keeps the viewer enticed and also questioning. The orchestrated music ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ by Richard Strauss (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(soundtrack)) enticing and luring the viewer into deception yet guiding them through a story with the finale of the composition. This orchestration is accompanied by an amazing transition showing time changing from past to future and the pace is increased vastly.

Sources:

Best film openings of all time:

(https://screenrant.com/best-greatest-opening-movie-scenes-ever-all-time)

2001: A Space Odyssey

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(soundtrack)

Movie 43 - The worst film ever?

(https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/29/movie-43-hollywood-humiliation)

Movie 43 - IMDB

(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333125).

Worst openings to good movies

(https://whatculture.com/film/10-worst-opening-scenes-in-otherwise-perfect-movies?page=3)

More when I do more research!

Trailer Talk

Glorija’s Research: #marketing

How do people identify with a movie to want to watch it?

What attracts you personally to watch a film?

Please Fill in 3.

1.Your favorite actor is in it

2.The story

3.A scene in the trailer you want to see play out

4.Favorite film director

5.The visuals (like Dunkirk, interstellar or Wes Anderson)

6.A strong take away message

7.The poster

8.The reviews, ratings, word of mouth

9.Its original and different

10.The title of the movie

11.The music

12.Other

I find it annoying how trailers spoil everything for you. 30 second teasers should just be enough. Teasing is effective. 2 – 3-minute trailers however show you the whole movie. In the endgame trailer; the editor even slipped in the ending battle scene. I found sources that movie trailers are there to build hype. To get people in the cinemas to watch it only to make a good profit. But should it be people that are going to see the movie because it interests them not because it is popular? I think so.

I think trailers should be run on concept. Maybe just incorporate dialogue of the characters, consuming music etc. Or just shoot original footage to put in the trailer. There is just no need for repetition. I also think that trailers should be short if they're to be kept in the next future. I found a good example on Reddit : https://vimeo.com/343786471 . Whatever genre it must be, it raises questions on what film is about. Film should be about discovering.

What happened to less is more?? There are people who think about their money more than the lesson of the film, if it is worth to watch it. A couple people I know no longer watch the trailers and instead throw themselves into the deep end which is the best decision they have ever made.

What is the point of extended cuts, previews, 3rd, 4th and final trailers?

Will investigate trailers with directors that don’t spoil much and will learn something from them. Like the Christopher Nolan film trailers. King of mindfuck

Mainstream vs independent filmmaking – the difference between their trailers and their audience

fight me

Emily’s Ideas/References

How women are portrayed in films- A comparison.

We all know that film has changed dramatically throughout the years from techniques used to different social groups being used in films. I have decided to focus more on how women are portrayed.

The Wolf of Wall Street is one of my all time favourite films however it faced backlash over the way women were portrayed- some critics said that women in the film were only used as “sexual objects” especially in certain scenes. One stand out scene would be when Leonardo Dicaprio’s character- Jordan Belfort celebrates a successful week by ordering a nearly naked marching band and tons of strippers all for the men of the office to enjoy. This scene was shunned because of the way it portrays women and sex workers, however this all portrays Jordans lavish lifestyle which he actually lived.

Four years later in 2017 DC’s Wonder Woman was released which was is a complete to the drug and sex fuelled film which is The Wolf of Wall Street. It shows a strong independent woman- Wonder Woman portrayed by Gal Gadot, who's half half-god, half-mortal super-creature fighting villains just like her male counterparts and just as well as them too.

The most sexist movies in Hollywood(fan voted):

Article title: Most Sexist Movies - IMDb

Website title: IMDb

URL: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls008466874/

The year’s most misogynistic Blockbuster:

Article title: 'The Wolf of Wall Street' is The Year's Most Misogynist Blockbuster

Website title: Bustle

URL: https://www.bustle.com/articles/10767-the-wolf-of-wall-street-is-the-years-most-misogynist-blockbuster

Wonder Woman references:

Author: Zoe Williams

Article title: Why Wonder Woman is a masterpiece of subversive feminism

Website title: the Guardian

URL: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jun/05/why-wonder-woman-is-a-masterpiece-of-subversive-feminism

I would love to hear peoples responses and if you agree or disagree with me and if you have any suggestions for other films or improvements!

Katies Research/Ideas

Literary adaptations for cinema

- “the connection between the two practices has persisted so adamantly through the years, it seems especially pressing now, at the end of the twentieth century, as an index of why the movies are important, why literature still matters, and what both have to offer a cultural period in which boundaries are continually being redrawn.” Timothy Corrigan

- “literary adaptation creates a new story; it is not the same as the original but takes on a new life” Susan Hayward

-Discussions on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Great Gatsby, American Psycho, Romeo and Juliet, Catch 22, Hands Maid Tale and 1984 literary adaptation for film

- Ideology within the literature and how they were portrayed in the films compared to the books

- arguments on if books are better than the films

- focusing on modern classics

- Power within OFOTCN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYDP3nBh_E4&t=121s

- gender in Gatsby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQHhiZUNM3Q

- Power within Americans Psycho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1nSwpxRuJo

For blog entry focus on Mental Health within OFOTCN, Street car named desire and American pyscho, for 3000 word essay focus on multiple topics.

Final blog topic - Film adaptations of novels based on Mental Health

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_mASr1djMM (electric shock therapy scene)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qizUajHk7r0 (fridge in the head scene)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl0KC3MJxUY&list=PLQhchwnaeHB4OgM4BnwpZu6qHa1YPpwxJ (billy’s suicide)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn_QVDx-TH8&list=PLQhchwnaeHB4OgM4BnwpZu6qHa1YPpwxJ&index=6 (Fishing trip scene)

- “the accuses move around a lot” - OFOTCN p13

-”Chronics are divided into walkers like me, can still get around if you keep them fed, and the wheelers and vegetables” - OFOTCN p14

- “All the other Acutes leave what they’ve been doing and ease up close to see what new sort this fellow is. Nobody like him’s ever been on the ward before.” OFOTCN

- “You’re safe as long as you keep control. As long as you don’t lose your temper and give her actual reason to request the restriction of the Disturbed Ward, or the therapeutic benefits of Electro Shock, you are safe. But that entails first and foremost keeping one’s temper. And you? With your red hair and black record? Why delude yourself?” ONFOTCN

- “She’s carrying her woven wicker bag like the ones the Umpqua tribe sells out along the hot August highway, a bag shape of a tool box with a hemp handle. She’s had it all the years I been here. It’s a loose weave and I can see inside it; there’s no compact or lipstick or woman stuff, she’s got that bag full of a thousand parts she aims to use in her duties today—wheels and gears, cogs polished to a hard glitter, tiny pills that gleam like porcelain, needles, forceps, watchmakers’ piers, rolls of copper wire” - OFOTCN p4

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNDO3z-4opM Streetcar Names Desire (Blanches partners Death)

- “He was a boy, just a boy, when I was a very young girl. When I was sixteen, I made the discovery–love. All at once and much, much too completely. It was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been half in shadow, that’s how it struck the world for me. But I was unlucky. Deluded. There was something different about the boy, anervousness, a softness and tenderness which wasn’t like a man’s, although he wasn’t the least biteffeminate looking–still–that thing was there…. He came to me for help. I didn’t know that. I didn’t find out anything till after our marriage when we’d run away and come back and all I knew was I’d failed him in some mysterious way and wasn’t able to give the help he needed but couldn’t speak of! He was in the quicksands and clutching at me–but I wasn’t holding him out, I was slipping in with him! I didn’t know that. I didn’t know anything except I loved him unendurably but without being able to help him or help myself. Then I found out. In the worst of all possible ways. By coming suddenly into a room that I thought was empty–which wasn’t empty, but had two people in it… the boy I had married and an older man who had been his friend for years…. [A locomotive is heard approaching outside. She claps her hands to her ears and crouches over.The headlight of the locomotive glares into the room as it thunders past. As the noise recedes she straightens slowly and continues speaking.] Afterwards we pretended that nothing had been discovered. Yes, the three of us drove out to Moon Lake Casino, very drunk and laughing all the way. [Polka music sounds. In a minor key faint with distance.] We danced the Varsouviana! Suddenly in the middle of the dance the boy I had married broke away from me and ran out of the casino. A few moments later–a shot! [The polka stops abruptly. Blanche rises stiffly. Then, the polka resumes in a major key.] I ran out–all did!–all ran and gathered about the terrible thing at the edge of the lake! I couldn’t get near for the crowding. Then somebody caught my arm. “Don’t go any closer! Come back! You don’t want to see!” See? See what! Then I heard voices say–Allan! Allan! The Grey boy! He’d stuck the revolver into his mouth, and fired–so that the back of his head had been–blown away! [She sways and covers her face.] It was because–on the dance-floor–unable to stop myself–I’d suddenly said–“I saw! I know! You disgust me…” And then the searchlight which had been turned on the world was turned off again and never for one moment since has there been any light that’s stronger than this–kitchen– candle… [Mitch gets up awkwardly and moves toward her a little. The polka music increases. Mitch stands beside her.]” - Street car names desire, blanches monologue

Katie - Great ideas and sources, well wrote out. Maybe write why you have chosen these sources. Cool ideas! Like the 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' idea to! A lot to be discussed with this! - Caitlin

Job Roles:

Alice - Influence/Lessons Films teach us, scriptwriting, historical accuracy, conspiracies within movies.

Caitlin - Establishing the overall mood of a movie in the opening moments, Classsic horror make up/sfx and the progression to now, Cinematography with Movie locations, Classic conventions of genre.

Lewis - why companies choose nostalgia over originality.

Emily - How women are represented in film especially as superhero’s and as “damsels in distress”.

Michael - How Ethnic minorities are represented in film / might dabble in what the heck is going on with Native American people in film.

Katie - the adaptation of classic literature being made for film

Louise - Profiling people based on their top film picks.

Glorija - addressing the fact that nowadays film trailers rob and reveal too much for its audiences. What happened? What now?

Sophie - feminism in film and the male gaze

Lauren - Unemployment in Hollywood (actors)

Max - the importance of music and sound in film

Jack -

Maya - how the breakdown of the hayes code changed film

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