I wanted to inform everyone that Marvel's Jessica Jones is one of the most uncomfortable shows I've ever viewed. That's not to diminish its quality, in fact, it's one of the best superhero-related things I've seen as well, right up there with the gritty noir of Marvel's Daredevil. The two series share more than a few things in common, by design I'm sure. What appalled me was the utter darkness. The show conjured a villain from the recesses of the lungs of Hell, from the psychological terror of real life, often stranger than fiction. There are those out there who are recovering from the trauma of a stalker or a sexual assault...no show I've ever seen, not the SVU's or the Hannibals have quite unearthed or portrayed the ubiquitous doom and despair
The passage, Hawaii Ironman: An Irongirl’s Story, is about Greta, a triathlete. The passage explains what her journey to qualifying and then competing in the Hawaiian triathlon was like. The passage informs us on all of the training, determination, and perseverance Greta had. The passage then explained what running the Hawaiian Ironman was like. A race that consisted of swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and running 26.2 miles all in the hot, Hawaiian heat. The author uses details from the journey she went through in order to qualify for the race, her thoughts and feelings while competing in the race, and Greta’s feeling and mindset when she finishes the race to develop the theme that to finish is to win.
Many people say they want to avoid drama, and this is due to the fact that drama emits certain dark emotions, like sadness and fear. These emotions are prevalent in everyone’s reality. In reality, the issue of race is drama filled and serious, and this is how these issue should be portrayed on TV shows. People need to realize that racial conflict is not a joking matter, because it causes pain for many people in society. One drama TV show that accurately portrays the struggle of race is Luke Cage. The setting of this TV show is dark, mainly due to what the show wants to accomplish. The show is trying to put its audience in the situation of a struggling black male, and this informs the audience of the severity of his issues. This show inspires people to speak out against race, because on the powerful words the show displays. For example, the shows use of the word ni**er brings up a certain nuance not between white people and black people, but within the black community. The use of this word is exactly the power drama shows have over comedy shows, because drama shows can portray these nuances, while comedy show portray a general
The character of Jessica Jones all started out with her debut in the comic Alias by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos in November 2001, one of the first launch comics of Marvel’s new, R-Rated comics but her Alias began with Jessica not as a private investigator, but a superhero, working around the fringe of New York’s superhero scene and solving cases. Some overview about how Jessica Jones evolved as a character throughout the series. She had a very rough childhood when her birth parents were killed in an accident and a result of that accident she gained superhuman powers. Some of the powers she gained from this car accident were superhuman strength, flight which she uses to jump from place to place, and also her limited invulnerability from getting too attached to things or other people which gave her the ability to stick to herself and trust no one else. During the accident there was a chemical spill which induced her into a coma for months then later orphaned and taken in by the
Throughout the physical research of this study I have found out a lot more about this show than could have ever crossed minds before, one example being that this show has be premiered and marketed so well to the point that the viewer have almost no resistance to not believe what the show is trying to instill into our minds. These shows also categorize the characters, some are “good” guys and others are bad guys, but who is actually decided these labels? Are the categories fair? Many would say yes based off the plot line of the show, but some wonder if the bad guys have an equal amount of air time to defend themselves. These factors bring up a conflict of narration weather or not every character is portrayed in a way that they could be like-able which not the case in The Blacklist is. This “good” guy, bad guy routine is commonly used in crime shows and movies, but is not a true example of real life that these shows depict to do. In a sense these real-life shows are the complete opposite not giving the audience a real conclusion o...
In recent years, there has been a gender shift in crime dramas on television. In the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, the viewer saw the lead characters to be heavily male dominated with a woman thrown in for mostly sex appeal. The shift from the stereotypical nuclear family, with a stay-at-home mom, has impacted many genres of television programing and exemplified in Paul Cantor’s “The Simpson: Atomistic Politics and the Nuclear Family,” when referring to the deviation from a historic ideal family “in fact [the breakdown] should be regarded as a form of liberation from an image of the family that may have been good enough for the 1950’s but is no longer valid in the 1990’s” (737). Popular television has extracted “women” from their “household” and fitting her with a pair of trousers in lieu of a kitchen apron. Nowadays, most crime dramas are either gender balanced or even female dominated. As this shift has occurred, many new issues began to spawn. Having female lead characters in these types of dramas allow younger female viewers to see that females are capable of working in a usually male dominated workplace and hold positions of power and leadership. The shifting of power roles in crime dramas provide young female viewers with prominent role models, through unrealistic character portrayal by lead actresses, often undermining the realities of the motherhood.
NBC’s Hannibal’s first episode, Aperitif aired on April 4th, 2013 to 4.36 million viewers. The show is based on the acclaimed crime, horror, and drama books by Thomas Harris. The NBC series stands as a reboot for the cinematic Hannibal franchise, which became popular after the success of the 1991 cinematic adaption of Silence of the Lambs in which Anthony Hopkins famously portrayed the character of Hannibal Lecter, although the first Hannibal film was actually the 1986 film Manhunter, an adaption of Harris' Red Dragon. While the first three episodes enjoyed rating of around 4 to 3 million, the rest of the season’s rating hung around the low 2 million mark. Ratings this low combined with the show’s unusual subject matter and brutality almost guaranteed the show would be not be renewed for a second season. However, the show was renewed due to a strong fan reaction on the Internet, specifically from fans on the blog site Tumblr. While the show may not be attracting a large audience, it has an incredibly loyal and outspoken fan base. This is partially why I chose to do this show for this essay. I’ve been watching the show since day one, and there is something about it, the atmosphere, the cinematography, the dialogue, but most importantly the chemistry between Hugh Dancy’s Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen’s Hannibal Lecter. Everything comes together so perfectly it was apparent from the first episode that Hannibal is show that will develop a loyal following of fans who will fight for its survival. What makes Hannibal unique is that it is a show that should exist on a premium cable network such as HBO or Showtime, however it exists and survives on NBC. Secondly, the show has gathered a large following on Tumblr, a site that is ...
Hollywood’s diversity problem is well-known; however, the extent might be surprising to most Americans. According to a 2014 report by the Center for the Study of Women in Television, Film & New Media, found that females comprised only 30% of all speaking characters among the top grossing films of 2013. (Lauzen, 2014) However, minority women faired far worse than their Caucasian counterparts. As a matter of fact, if one looks at the numbers even female characters from other world’s were as better represented in film than some minority women; the numbers are as follow for women: Caucasian (73%), African American (14%), Latina (5%), Asian and other world tied (3%). (Lauzen, 2014) If the lack of representation were not enough consider a 2009 study which found that when minority groups are portrayed on television the portrayal tends to be negative. (Alexandrin, 2009) A study by Busselle and Crandall (2009) found that the manner in which African-Americans are portrayed, often as unemployed criminals, tends to have an influence on the way the public perceives African-American’s lack of economic success. Furthermore, the news media does an equally poor job in the ways that African-American’s are presented; according to the same study while 27% of Americans were considered “poor” in 1996 the images of America’s “poor” being presented by news media was heavily Black (63%). (Busselle & Crandall, 2002) Today, this can be seen in the way that African-American victims of police brutality are depicted in the media. Even when African-Americans are murdered at the hands of police for minor and non-violent offenses (e.g. Mike Brown, Eric Gardner, and Tamir Rice) they are often portrayed as thugs, criminals, and vandals. What’s more, seve...
Superman gives hope to the people. Superman was created by two Jewish immigrant teenagers during the Great Depression, who believed in the American dream. Superman reflects a time of depression.
He hit televisions around the world in 1952. After becoming a huge hit on tv, he had his first movie. “Richard Donner’s 1978 film version of the comic book saga, self-sacrifice suddenly became part of Supermans appeal.”(Paul Harris/the Guardian). Superman is still popular to this day. “Superman changes with remarkable rapidity and yet manages to paradoxically project an idea of unchanging virtue,” said by Professor Benjamin Saunders of the University of Oregon.(Paul Harris/the
Unfortunately, violence has been a main part of humanity evolving. Violence has become an ordinary thing in the world despite the age group of viewers and what it may lead to. Critics say that violence on television is “a contributing cause to violence” in society. Although, the studies conducted by psychologist George Gerbner of the University of Pennsylvania led him to believe that television violence led him to believe that what happens on the screen is one way of preserving social order in real life. Audience crave violence in television and that is why more of these shows are made. They control the dial and chooses a show of their choice, leading more children accidentally or volunteeringly watch materials made for adult viewers. Violence has become ordinary in television that we have become desensitized enough to not become bothered to see several murderers in a week. Children cartoons is also an example of this fact, “Each week, the Road Runner eludes the Coyote, who is smashed with anvils, thrown by catapults, burned with blow torches, hit with rocks, shot with arrows, and generally beaten up. (Crawford). Human nature has it’s strengths and weaknesses. Trust being one of it’s strengths. While that being one of the strengths, it also does not mean people do not try to do the opposite and cause doubt. In the short story Grace by Vicki L. Sears, Jodi-Ann and Billie Jim started off
To be Superman for a day, I feel would benefit me significantly. But not for the reasons you might think. Superman has morals, patience, and compassion.
Would you believe that much of your entertainment is filled to the brim with encouragement for the use of drugs, sexist behavior, and even slavery. It is important to recognize the hidden subtexts in our entertainment because many of them have very dark hidden meanings that may be subliminally sneaking into your conscious if you are not aware of it. For example Scooby Doo, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and even Shakespeare's classic play A Midsummer Night's Dream are all examples of media with hidden subtexts.
Through movies, talk shows, cartoons and more, our television screens have plainly become littered with violence. According to The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (2008) “61 percent of television programs contain some violence, and only 4 percent of television programs with violent content feature an ‘antiviolence’ theme” (para. 1).
There have been numerous superheroes throughout the course of comic book and movie history. Many great names have come and gone: Superman, Iron Man, Spiderman. The list could go on indefinitely. However, there is one superhero that is, without question, the greatest of all time. Some may know him as Bruce Wayne, but Batman is by far the most superior superhero of our time. Several reasons that contribute to this are: his intense and thorough scientifically based detective skills, his intelligence and academic prowess, and he is expertly trained to handle any physical altercation.
In an everyday context, it is incredibly easy to allow oneself to be exposed to a multitude of media sources that broadcast potentially harmful messages of all sorts. In fact, most times we don’t even have a choice. These types of things are routinely shoved in our faces on TV, in magazines, and even pop up internet ads. This repeated exposure has turned into widespread desensitization and thus it is not as easy to realize that something is truly amiss in this situation, no matter how overtly bold the representation might be.