Art is a way to express oneself, providing the space one needs to make a statement not only about themselves, but also of society. In The Punk Singer, a 2013 documentary film directed by Sini Anderson, the viewer follows the feminist punk singer Kathleen Hanna in her journey to empower herself and women like her through performance. The film itself is structured on interviews with several artists, as well as Hanna's bandmates and friends, that expatiate Hanna's history as a punk rock singer and feminist icon of the 90s and early 2000s. Between each interview, we get a clip of Hanna's performance in the band "Bikini Kill". In the first clip, Hanna can be seen ironically dressed with “SLUT” written across her abdomen in black paint. These raw, unfiltered interviews with Hanna and her associates, along with venerable footage from Hanna's performance in these bands, give the audience a clear sense of who she really is: energetic, outspoken, and determined. …show more content…
As a women's rights activist and radical feminist, Hanna addresses sexuality and gender violence. "Girls to the front", Hanna shouts from on stage in a short video clip. With this, the film highlights how Hanna intends to create a safe space for women to enjoy her concerts. Hanna's goal, as revealed by an interview, was how she "wanted to sing directly to women" as her songs are for women. When Hanna is on stage, as many of her bandmates have mentioned in the interviews, an unfamiliar atmosphere is created and women are given a stentorian
The scene where Robby went on a double date. The social structure of class was express through the social construction of posing bonds. Glenn says Robby should look into the bond market business because that is where the money is. Robby shows his income by having a saving bonds worth $25.00 in 1993. The social structure of Masculinity is express through body, when talking Robby and Glenn are talking about the women’s butt as a piece of meat.
Throughout history, music has been the artistic stage of philosphoical output of both ideas, emotions and stories, enducing emotional and cogitational responses from the audience, through it’s representation of ideas and through ‘words in music’. Victor Hugo says- “Music expresses…. that which cannot remain silent” (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885), and is a predominant feature in the early 1990s ‘Riot Grrrl’ movement, in which female-empowerment bands would address modern issues of sexual abuse, racism, and the patriarchy through their underground, punk rock music.
The highly anticipated Tv series Scream Queens, premiered on September 22nd. Scream Queens genre is a horror story with minimal comedy. The storyline takes place on campus at Wallace University, in the Kappa Kappa sorority house. The story revolves around the Kappa Kappa pledges and a serial killer loose on campus. The sorority sisters are in danger and determined to find out who the killer is.
The sub genre “Hood Movies” was first introduced in American movies where most of the movies exposed problems with/by/from black protagonists. The movies from this genre are mostly debunkers portraying problems like drug abuse, racial discrimination with blacks, gang rapes, street gangs, hip hop music, Maras, shattered familial problems, illegal immigration, poverty and etc. Most of the films from this genre, typically have a very similar story line like “An urban Black youth facing problems either with poverty or immediate danger in the neighborhood.” This quality present in any movie depicts Hood Films.
The case is made that woman are more noticed by men when they have the big butts and fake hair. The female actors in the movie do not make much attempt to discredit this accusation, furthermore accepting the rhetoric that all males like the fake girls they see in the magazine and that’s the reason all women do this. This is a seamless example of how popular culture has continued to view woman and how woman continue to fall victim to the stereotypes of popular culture. During the exchange of ideas about the female stereotypes there are references made about famous Hollywood elites such as Beyoncé which places more light on the fact that popular culture plays a huge role in female
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"1991: The Year Punk Broke" is a documentary about the leading punk figures in the nineties such as Sonic Youth and Nirvana. In the continuation of the documentary, the viewer finds Thurstoon Moore of Sonic Youth asking young music enthusiats: “People see rock and roll as youth culture, and when youth culture becomes monopolized by big business, what are the youth to do?". In addition to the question, he states, "I think we should destroy the bogus capitalist process that is destroying youth culture by mass marketing and commercial behavior control and the first step to do is to destroy the record companies.” "The bogus capitalist process" that Moore talks about refers to the aggressive capitalist side of any market, but more
Additionally, Ariel Levy explains a personal experience that she had with GGW when they were filming on the beach. While the crew is filming, a blonde woman in a bikini wants to take a picture with Girls Gone Wild, but the crew and Mia Leist scream back “we don’t want pictures, we want boobs!” (Levy 15). The crew pressures the girl and her friend to take their clothes off. When people start to circle around the girls on the beach, Levy describes them as “seagulls sensing a family about to abandon their lunch” (16). As a result of Levy using figurative language to explain the behavior of the crowd, she effectively portrays the danger of the situation. An aggressive crowd, who is demanding that they remove their clothes, is cornering these young girls. Consequently, society has become enraged and concerned over the girls’ well being. After about forty people surround the girls, Levy says, “I caught myself hoping the crowd would not start throwing rocks at the girls if they decided the keep their clothes on” (Levy 16). Therefore, Levy proves how GGW inaccurately depicts the willingness of their participants to expose them on camera. By exposing the truth, Levy is hoping to anger her readers and encourage them to reconsider participating in or paying companies like GGW that benefit from commodifying women. Readers can see how raunch culture is influencing young women to do things that can potentially have long-lasting consequences. Levy discusses how one girl eventually took off her bathing suit: “The second girl rose up off her towel, listened to the cheers for a moment, and then spanked her friend to the rhythm of the hooting” (Levy 17). Once the girl’s clothes were off, her friend had no problem providing a little excit...
Unlike the other women, the camera goes directly to her face and is at a level angle, which in cinematology creates the feeling of power or equality for the viewer. Her active female presence continues throughout the video. The next scene she appears in is when Kendrick Lamar and a bigger male are fighting over her, as they fight she stands behind and watches, then eventually interferes while laughing splitting up the fight (TDE Films). Which then leads into her taking Lamar's hand, and them “melting” into the road (TDE Films). This scene demonstrates the power a women holds over a man, and the use of visual effects emphasises the active female’s power.
What if I told you that I know the outcome of your life and where you will end up before you even know it? Wouldn’t you be scared? See for a regular person who has a supporting family around them this question will almost feel almost like a death sentence. Nobody wants anyone to judge them before they even go through life on what they will end up being.
In the movie And the Band Played On, stakeholders’ interests stymied public health efforts to research and implement health policy to control the rapidly emerging disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The stakeholders within the movie, those whose interest would be impacted by policy change, included the affected populations, scientists, state and federal public health officials, and organizations including blood banks. Early in the epidemic, the Center for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were tentative in disclosing vital information – many homosexual men were becoming infected in the bathhouses (Pillsbury, Sanford, & Spottiswoode, 1993). Despite having the supporting evidence of patient zero and a sexual cluster
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
Think about the most laid back, independent, self-sufficient, and wild or extreme music movement. What is it? The answer to that is DIY punk. DIY punk began in the mid 70’s and had a huge impact on that time period. These punk bands were ones that did not follow societal norms and did not necessarily care about making a profit from their music. In the article “Do It Yourself… and the Movement Beyond Capitalism,” Ben Holztman et al states that DIY members were collective individuals going against capitalism (45). They did not want to be involved in that sort of atmosphere. Instead, DIY music addressed value and social relationships (Holtzman et al 45). It was very important for these bands to form new friendships with others that had the same
Sofia Coppola’s movie, The Virgin Suicides, 1999, brings to the forefront the reality of what life is like for five oppressed teenage girls living in suburbia in the mid-70’s. After examining numerous articles, a few of them made an impact on my perspective. The first of many articles is Todd Kennedy’s piece, Off with Hollywood’s Head: Sofia Coppola as Feminine Auteur. Kennedy discusses how Coppola has a tendency to lean toward directing films that cater toward females’ interest, either because of the visual imagery or women’s feelings of connectedness with the characters. The author reveals that The Virgin Suicides portrays women as becoming dominated by the environment surrounding them. The author gives an interesting point of view when he claims, “The film tells a story of the five Lisbon sisters whose identities exist only insofar as they are defined as the objects of the masculine desire” (44). Furthermore, the Kennedy asserts how the film serves as a prolonged exploration into the degree to which female characters are idealized, objectified, and defined by the image that the film- and their society- imposes upon them.
The beloved movie musical ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ is finally getting the remake treatment.