Social, Political & Cultural Studies

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Social, Political & Cultural Studies

Hitler in Film

The Problem with Portraying Hitler
(Click on the link above for a Podcast)


The Dangers of Portraying Hitler - The Telegraph (Sheila Johnston)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11573042/The-dangers-of-portraying-Hitler.html

Bruno Ganz on playing Hitler

Projecting Hitler - Hitler in English Language Films

Hitler in German Films

How has society shaped the tone of Batman films?

The changing representations of Batman

Depression in Film

Nerdwriter1- Melancholia: Depression on Film

Religion in Film

Hollywood Hermeneutics (interpretation of the Bible)

How Hollywood Found Religion (Guardian.com)

Un-Christian Road Warrior - Religion in The Book of Eli

Hollywood - Distortion of Religion

Part I

Part II

How secular Hollywood uses Religion as a golden key to profit

Part I

Part II

Disability in Film

Guadian Article - Disability in Film

Slideshare Presentation: Disability in Film

Disabling Imagery and the Media

Disability in Media from South Sefton College

Surveillance in Cinema

Surveillance in Cinema 

Serial Killers in Film

Here you will find resources that cover a wide variety of issues related to Serial Killers in film.

Big Think - Psychology of Horror Films

Serial Killer Statistics

Representation of Serial Killers

Research

The Little Mermaid

Stereotypical as Ariel is spending ages getting ready and has “been in there all morning.” This is showing how Ariel cares a lot about her looks and this has a negative influence on younger girls who watch this and this is very stereotypical that women spend a long time getting ready to look attractive. This suggests that all girls need to do is look attractive

Ursula (the villain) is bigger, not as skinny and is of a darker complexion as for Ariel being very thin, white with long hair.

Cinderella

Stereotypical as Cinderella is washing the floors and does not seem to care much about the fact she is doing it as she is singing along as if she enjoys cleaning the floors. Very stereotypical –  implying women enjoy doing domestic work and should expect themselves to be the one who does it.

Snow White

Stereotypical as she is the damsel in distress when she is walking through the forest and is scared and trying to run away. Implying that women need to be saved by a prince (man) and need a man to feel safe. Implying that women are weaker and less fearless than men.

Research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-57zKcmrT6M

-       Cinderella

“Leave the sewing to the women”

This shows the ideology that women are domestic and do stereotypical jobs such as cleaning, washing etc. No mention to men doing domestic tasks. The female mouse says this to the male mouse when the male offers to do Cinderella a favor (sewing)

-       Snow White

When in the dwarves house Snow White she says, “You think their mother would clean!” Even though Snow White is a girl herself, Disney have made her sexist towards her own gender as this is teaching girls they should be clean and domestic and according to her women should stay at home.

-       The Little Mermaid

Ursula – “What I want from you is your voice.” This is teaching young girls to just be pretty and silent and that what they have to say does not matter, as long as they look nice. By this, Ursula is saying that girls do not need intelligence and that it is not important for them and that a pretty face is all that matters. Ariel gives up her voice and by accepting Ursula’s deal, it is teaching little girls that they must change for men – even if they have to give something up. This leads to Ariel choosing to give up being a mermaid and chooses to be a human and leave her family to be with her “true love.” This shows how everything about a girl is seen as superficial.

-       Beauty and the Beast

In this film, Disney are romanticizing domestic abuse towards women and by Belle staying with the beast, it is showing younger people that it is ok to be in an abusive relationship. This once again is showing that men are the dominant ones in relationships and that women should accept that. This teachers younger girls that their identity does not matter as Belle is dominated by the beast.

What impact does film have on society?

Follow this link for a fascinating article about cinemas role in society.

Film and their effects on society

http://www.lemiffe.com/films-and-their-effect-on-society/

This is a blog about the effects film has on society and that we are not ready to create our own art forms because the effect on society is too dangerous. 

It makes many good points and has a few good facts. For example...

“By the time the average U.S. child starts elementary school he or she will have seen 8,000 murders and 100,00 acts of violence on TV.” - New Scientist, 2007

Religion in Film

Follow the link below for a Christian perspective on the latest blockbusters.

The site reviews films using a unique christian rating system that judges a film not on its technical merits, but on its representation of religion and morality.

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