Critique Offspring, a stylistically fresh Australian drama explores the chaos and joys of a Modern family. Produced by Southern Star Entertainment and created by Debra Oswald, Offspring first aired on August 15th 2010 on the Channel 10 network. Since then this life-affirming series has developed 5 successful series and connected with audiences’ worldwide. Following the vibrant journey of the Proudman family in Melbourne’s Fitzroy suburb, Offspring includes themes of love, fulfilment and the value of relationships. With a talented cast, Asher Keddie (Nina Proudman) and Kat Stewart (Billie Proudman) Offspring has achieved a plethora of television awards and reached fans on multiple transmedia platforms. All in all, Offspring skilfully epitomizes …show more content…
However Offspring has not been afraid to incorporate characters which don’t always replicay the ‘perfect’ lifestyle. Instead, the show displays flawed characteristics which help to depict and thus connect with the average person (Hunt, 2014). In particular the show is targeted at mature females as it follows the journey of Nina and her struggles in the workplace, finding love and the uncertainty of her family. While Nina’s character delves into the deeper issues of life, she also displays a confident and intelligent persona. This characteristic is observable throughout all of the series as Nina performs her duty as an obstetrician at St Vincent’s Hospital. Nina’s optimistic approach to her workplace helps to defeat the stereotype often portrayed in mainstream Australian television that women are clueless and incapable individuals (Hunt, …show more content…
The show’s extensive and talented production team has allowed each scene the ability to capture the emotion and integrity of the narrative. Costume designer for Offspring, Michael Chisolm has crafted each character with unique attire, complementing their own personal identity which is being presented. In particular Nina’s unique and affordable outfits allow the show to continue to remain a realistic representation of the average Australian without putting pressure on viewers to feel obliged to conform to the expected normality of wealth. For this reason as published on the site Cinemazzi consumers begin to see themselves in variations of the character’s (Marie,
Parenthood Film Family Analysis Paper Introduction The Parenthood film depicts average families that are changing life course which is the building block of many families. We have the father and mother with marital disfigurations of attachments, and lack of attachment between themselves and the relationships involving their four adult children and grandchildren. Furthermore, in this paper a description of accepting the shift generational roles and Structural Theory is analyzed and discussed by in an article moreover, the Buckman’s family members accept financial responsibility for self and their families. Lastly, the subsystem chosen for the analysis speculation is Larry.
Sitcoms." Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers 7.2 (2009): 114-39. Print. 17 April 2014.
At a birds eye glance into the film Au Revoir Les Enfants, it is seen to be within the world war 2 ridden time period of 1944. Further more, the film follows Louis Malle's recounts of his childhood memories, while staying at a Roman Catholic boarding school. The memories explicated though the directors lens, are rather somber and lethargic. For instance, the scene shown between the main characters, Julien Quentin and Jean Bonnet in the eery and desolate woods of Fontainebleau show the harsh cold and foggy elements that cloud sunlight and liberation, and place a perpetual dreary and dark winter. Thus effecting the actions and moods of the children and teachers of the school. Specifically, the war and winter vastly
Throughout the evolution of television, there have always been TV shows of childless television couples, such as The Honeymooners or King of Queens. As television has changed throughout the decades, so have television’s childless couples.
The series demonstrates this through Jane’s unexpected parenthood, her relationship issues with Rafael, and finally choosing the career path she wants to pursue. The series also applies the developmental theories and concepts from developmental psychology in a way that can easily be related to real life situations. From family planning not going as expected, to parenthood difficulties, to relationship issues with significant others, to choosing a field to have a career in, many people face these issues and overcome them. Many couples have unplanned children that temporarily throw their lives out of balance, as well as having issues in relationships or being indecisive with career options. Though society plays a role in how people decide to live their lives, ultimately, young adulthood is a time of individual discovery and
Nurse Jackie is a television series that is set in a hospital environment. Within the hospital there is an interdisciplinary approach which focuses more on the work the nurses perform. Jackie is the main character who we follow and is an emergency department (ED) nurse. Jackie is a hard working nurse who is experiencing severe back pack pain thus causing her to use narcotics to control the pain. That said, this paper will explore how nursing and Jackie’s character is portrayed in the show as well as how Jackie can be seen as a leader (Austin, 2009).
The concept of family in modern society is highly valued while in the world state, it is looked down upon as an obscenity. In the hatchery, the director claimed, “For you must remember that in those days of gross viviparous reproduction, children were always brought up by their parents and not in the State Conditioning Centres,” (pg. 15). Citizens of the world state are conditioned to view parents as obscene
Jane the virgin is a show about a woman who had her life planned out the way she wanted until it made a spiraling turn due to unfortunate events. When Jane was a young girl, she had made a promise to her grandma that she would save her virginity until marriage. Unfortunately, during a doctor's check up she was artificially inseminated. After she agreed to keep the baby her relationship with her finance when down the hill. Keeping the baby also caused her school work to be a little harder for her. An examination of Jane the virgin will demonstrate the concepts of process of listening, the benefits of power and being in denial.
The Hunger Games was a critically acclaimed movie when it came out; however, some critics would argue that the movie can be sometimes too violent for its intended audience. In this essay I would dissert Brian Bethune’s essay “Dystopia Now” in order to find its weaknesses and compare the movie Battle Royale with his essay.
In the 19th century play, FASHION, Anna Mowatt develops the character plot as a contrast and comparison between being “natural” and “artificial in a world becoming preoccupied with fashion, and being fashionable. In the head notes, it was stated that Daniel Havens said FASHION is “the ugly image of the American Dream gone sour.” (Watt and Richardson) Fashion has a complex definition. The word ‘fashion’ can mean anything from the type of clothes you wear, how you communicate with others, the place you live, how you present yourself, or who you associate yourself with. In FASHION, Mowatt took a comical yet sober look at the definitions of “fashion,” applied it to real life in 1845, and through her characters, provides a mirror with which an audience/reader can evaluate themselves. I do not believe updating this play would be difficult because America has continued down the fast and destructive path in an effort to keep up with the “fashions” of the day.
For one woman, this vision of childbirth is not the norm. Ana Rhodes is a midwife, and she is one of the only birth attendants available to...
Have you ever judged someone by their outside appearance? Writer Kate Chopin takes us on a journey that will make us think twice about prejudging a person. This story is called Desiree’s baby. The main charters in the store are Desiree, Armand and their baby boy Armand. Desiree is the adopted daughter of a wealthy French couple in the slave days of Louisiana. She then meets Armand who also comes from a well know French family. They get married and have a child. In Desiree’s Baby judging a book by its cover takes on a whole different aspect in life.
This essay covers information over the course of prenatal development. I will also discuss teratology and hazards to the prenatal development, those such as, caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and opioids. Additionally, I will discuss how maternal factors such as maternal diet and nutrition, maternal age, emotional states and stress, and paternal factors, may influence prenatal development.
Köln: Taschen, 2006. Print. The. Mackenzie, Mairi. .isms: Understanding Fashion.
Fashion and film are art forms that have coexisted for decades, and although they are different, they also possess similar qualities. Pamela Church Gibson wrote in her book Film and Celebrity Culture that “film had a greater influence on fashion than any other form of visual culture” (Gibson 55). Fashion is an important part of film as it aids directors and writers in bringing characters and their personalities to life. Simultaneously, fashion has also benefited from films, as films are a popular source of inspiration for designers, who can be inspired by anything from storylines to characters. In an article, titled Film and Fashion: Just Friends, for the New York Times, Ruth La Ferla wrote that “wittingly or not, those viewers take in colors, subtle tactile impressions or an overall atmosphere that can linger in the mind for years, part of a vast store of images that may surface at any time” (La Ferla).