In the documentary ‘Bra Boys: Blood is thicker than Water’, the harsh violent scenes of the surf gang, contrast with the beautiful Sydney beaches, showing no parallel whatsoever. The documentary leaves audiences shocked and disgusted at the brutality displayed by the gang, suggesting that Sunny Abberton did more harm than good in his documentary. The documentary was made in 2007, with 200 plus notorious surf members including Sunny’s brothers, Koby, Jai and Dakota Abberton. It shows the cultural evolution of the inner-Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra, a depressed suburban community East of Sydney, riddled with drugs, crime, street violence and broken families. All four boys passionately surf which helps them to cope with a disfunctional …show more content…
After the release of the documentary, Jai had a bust up with Sunny and he ended up removing the tattoo of Sunnys name from his arm. What type of brotherhood is this? In addition, where was Koby when his brother was getting out of jail? He was surfing, not supporting his brother one bit. Self-centered and spiteful. Sensible people know that the Bra Boys are everything but a brotherhood. The use of gaps and silences and down playing the murder of Tony Hines, a member of the brotherhood, is shown throughout the documentary. Although, the documentary did not state that Hines was shot 3 times in the back of the head, information deliberately silenced to justified actions of Jai. If Jai truly respected him would he have murdered him in cold blood and dumped his body naked over the cliff? Abberton’s documentary is showing how they valorise mateship with their tattoos, handshake and their bond to always protect, but they aren’t really mates at all, are …show more content…
You are all intelligent, reasonable people; you all know that how a man treats his mum is pretty much an indication of how he will treat his lady. You must see that this tribe is not real men. A true male restrains themselves around women and respects women. Machoism as a valued quality to behold in the Bra Boys creates degradation towards women. How is Abberton’s documentary good for our youth? It is influencing the youth and showing them that they have to prove themselves to be apart of a group when young people should just be themselves and feel comfortable in their own skin. The nonappearance of woman in the Bra Boys could be a sign there is things the filmmakers do not want the audience to know about. Where are the real men of Maroubra? The Bra Boys are not real men. The versions of masculinity being valorised in Sunny’s documentary are pathetic excuses for men. The question is, what does it mean to be a real man? Protective of family, respectful to woman and themselves and takes pride in appearance. The continued violence, type of mateship and the limited amount of females shown throughout the documentary is disturbing and distressing. Now answer this, does this violent gang show what a real man is? Cheyne Horan says it himself in the documentary, “boys from Maroubra, nothing but
Travelling from Sydney, the three main characters played by Hugo Weaving, Guy Peirce and Terrance Stamp travel to Alice Springs for a cabaret show hosted by Mitzi’s wife. The audience is positioned to sympathise with the main characters during their hardships, and good times. The movie confronts different types of masculinity in an extreme environment
To begin, the film appeals to male audience through Banning’s relationship with the gaze. In the scene where Banning and Crown were dancing, Crown started removing her cloth until all she was wearing was a transparent black dress. Crown, standing right in front of her, was staring,
‘Women and men are different. Equal treatment of men and women does not result in equal outcomes.’ (Corsten Report, 16: 2007) According to Covington and Bloom (2003) numerous feminist writers have demonstrated and documented the patriarchal nature of our society and the variety of ways in which the patriarchal values serve masculine needs. ‘Despite claims to the contrary, masculinist epistemologies are built upon values that promote masculine needs and desires, making all others invisible’ (Kaschak, 11: 1992).
The documentary demonstrates the connection between violence and social standards of masculinity by showing how masculinity is portrayed in the media. Media, as stated in the documentary,
After watching this video, it became clear to be that my views on traditional masculine and feminine traits will be influenced. I understand the pressure that is put on both males and females to conform to society and the gender roles that accompany their culture. I will make a conscious effort to encourage males to act outside of the image they believe to be masculine. I will let them share their feelings and provide them with emotional support when they need it. I will also look at feminism differently. Before watching this video I believed that feminism was a good thing— now I believe that the idea of it is good but that is should change its objectives. I think that women should focus more on equality and less on the superiority of women. My thoughts regarding gender roles will be influenced after watching this movie.
“Be a man”, is on of the most destructive phrases to tell boys and men. The Mask You Live In explains the struggles boys and men have growing up in a patriarchal society. I chose to watch this to understand how men feel oppressed. All year, I became aware of females and their struggles in the patriarchy. It is interesting to see that men are affected too. The documentary should have had more personal stories because it allows the audience to connect with and have empathy for men. On the other hand, the movie thoroughly demonstrated the inner conflict boys and men face in society. Men feel they must be strong and dominate. They feel they need to hide emotion and empathy in order to fit in. They must be manly in order to
Our Guys focuses on the way that young boys are brought up by society by telling the true story of a group of Glen Ridge, New Jersey teenage boys who sexually assaulted a young retarded girl. Neither the boys nor the townspeople saw what they did as wrong, and tried everything in their power to get them acquitted. They were however, fighting for the wrong cause. It was the boys’ parents and society itself that gave the teens the illusion that they, as males, should be given free range and power over those weaker than themselves. From the time these boys in question were born, their parents and their environment (including the composition of their nuclear families, i.e. ratio of males to females) made them kings. They were privileged teens and the fact that they were male made them even more so. All the ‘jocks’ involved were angels in their mothers’ eyes, who was in most cases, the only female influence in their lives and not a very good one at that (135).
The documentary is mainly about the perception of what the definition of masculinity really is. Our society has developed schemas as to how men should express their emotions, which is practically not at all. Since we as a society have set these schemas for men, they have to constantly try to prove their masculinity over other men. Likewise, boys in this society also have to hide their softer feelings and
Black Mass is a recent film based on the true story of Whitey Bulger. Bulger was on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for a number of years, and was eventually caught in 2011. Since then, the book Black Mass was written about this infamous criminal and eventually a film was also made, carrying the same title. Bulger was a part of the Winter Hill Gang, running South Boston and having 19 murders on his record. The movie Black Mass is an attempt to portray the life of this man and his criminal acts on society. The violence depicted in the film definitely supports the status of Bulger in real life. He was a ruthless man who murdered people without second thought. The violence depicted can grip an audience’s attention and make a person cringe. Violence in the media, as a whole, has become something that people are attracted to. Not only that, it has impacted viewers in many ways. Black Mass shows the ways in which violence can have repercussions and can affect a number of people. Though this is just a film, its theme derives from the real life story of Whitey Bulger. The use of violence in Black Mass enhances its content tremendously,
Guys and Dolls a charming classical musical, known for it’s catchy soundtrack, humorous dialogue and heartwarming plot, is likely to be produced at Signature Theatre in the future.
In 1987, there was a Syphilis outbreak in a small town Alabama, Tuskegee. Ms. Evers went to seek out African Males that had this disease and did not. They were seeking treatment for this disease, but then the government ran out of money and the only way they can get treatment if they studied. They named this project “The Tuskegee Study of African American Man with Syphilis”, so they can find out where it originated and what will it do to them if go untreated for several months.
‘Lad flicks’ or ‘lad movies’ is a type of film genre that emerged in the late 1990s. They are defined as a “‘hybrid of “buddy movies”, romantic comedies and “chick flicks”, which centre on the trials and tribulations of a young man as he grows up to become a ‘real man’. ‘Lad flicks’ respond in part to the much-debated ‘crisis in masculinity’” (Benjamin A. Brabon 116). This genre of film explored what it meant to be a ‘real man’ in the twentieth century and in order to do so, they would have to grow up and leave their juvenile ways behind to enter the heterosexual world. Gender relations in ‘lad flicks’ portray masculinity as a troubled, anxious cultural category hiding behind a humorous façade and also rely greatly on a knowing gaze and irony. The two ‘lad flicks’ that will be analyzed are The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Judd Apatow 2005) and Role Models (David Wain 2008).
The roles of men and women are not the same in all cultures, especially for the Ibo and First
For example, this affects young females because is misleading them and discourage them from being unique .This shows that young teens at an early age are being exploited .For example, media is used to mislead individuals in order to become someone that they are not. Media has portrayed woman to be sexual and for men to disrespect them. A perfect woman described by men should be beautiful in the outside and have no intelligence. This video is powerful and expanded the course material because it shows real life cases in the video to show how teens are suffering. This challenged my thinking because at an early age females should only be focused finding their inner self .They should be able to decide who they want to be and how they should dress. I agree that media is affecting younger generation mindset because they are using social norms in order to tell them what it is right and wrong. Also, this video has helped me understand that is time for women to have authority by becoming successful. I believe that woman should not be downgraded but admired for their intelligence. The data that was shown in the video challenged my thinking because there are not a lot of women in
By rooting patriarchy in the family, patriarchal societies are able to maintain unchallenged, male dominance by embedding in people's minds that males are supposed to be in control. Male dominance is normalized by constantly presenting images of the husband as the head of the family and his wife and children as submissive and obedient, which Rowson's Charlotte Temple demonstrates throughout. Take marriage arrangements for example in which the father plays a key role. The consequences of marrying without the father's approval could be harsh such as those experienced by Mr. Temple. He “fought his father, declared his resolution, and was commanded never more to appear in his [father's] presence” (Rowson 15). Surprisingly, Rowson never mentions the mother having a say in the matter. Women in this time period were expected to side with their husbands, and a man whose wife contradicted him in public was seen as weak.