My Final Proposal

Has media failed women? Or have women failed media?

Movies exist to entertain, so some or most would say that its simply entertainment,  nothing serious about it. Really? We are all guilty of being influenced in some aspects when watching movies. We learn, we question and observe reactions from others in any given circumstance. For this reason, I want to create a blog to inform other women that we are capable of changing these views, that we are strong individuals, we do not by any means have to follow the traditional norms, to be you and stay true to who you are is a wonderful thing.

My idea for this semesters final project is to write a blog, critically analyzing a few short films and movies based on how women’s identity is being perceived. Liberation to fully express that there is an issue when it comes to identifying a women’s potential; what she is known to be capable of based on already existing roles. The list goes on and let’s not forget that women have long seen the portrayal of being a sex symbol…to the extent in which it has ultimately given men the freedom to view women as an object.

I would like to dissect the issues of films that portrayed women a certain way that at first when watching the movies, I didn’t capture the wrongness until now, now that I’ve taken this course. Now I have a better understanding and can see where women are falsely being represented. I say these films have false presentations of women because this cannot just speak for each women living on this planet it would be absurd. As it was brought up during class discussion, I will connect quotes from the readings and use a media outlet to better showcase my ideas such as Tumblr and Facebook.

Sources

Hooks, B. (2004). The will to change: Men, masculinity, and love. Washington Square Pr.

Hooks, B. (2003). The oppositional gaze: black female spectators. The feminism and visual cultural reader, 94-105.

Are We There Yet (2005) Film

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Film