The evidence presented in this case study shows the relationship between the cinema portrayals of... more The evidence presented in this case study shows the relationship between the cinema portrayals of transgender characters and the negative aspects of transgender life such as harassment, bullying and even death either by suicide or murder. The relationship formed between these portrayals and the lives of transgender people is that of a cause and effect e.g. a film uses a transgender slur which causes an audience member uneducated in transgender affairs to believe that this is an acceptable way to refer to transgender people and does so, leading to harassment of transgender people and the consequences that follow.
Transgender participants of several case studies have put forward their opinions on what life is like as a transgender person and how the in accuracies of mainstream cinema can and do affect their lives on a daily basis. To investigate this, both cisgender (non-transgender) and transgender participants watched clips from a selection of mainstream films that featured transgender characters and gave their opinions on each film’s accuracy.
The evidence presented shows a need for a film industry that portrays an accurate representation of vulnerable and misunderstood communities rather than rehashing dated and harmful stereotypes of transgender people, which ostracises and segregates them from their cisgender equals.
This 2:1 essay seeks to discuss Slavoj Zizek’s theory that blockbusters give audiences an officia... more This 2:1 essay seeks to discuss Slavoj Zizek’s theory that blockbusters give audiences an official narrative that allows them to enjoy a film whilst secretly satisfying their right wing unconscious. Using examples from various secondary sources including but not limited to the works of Zizek himself and the works of Louisal Althusser with regards to his theory of ‘interpellation’ as discussed in his publication Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes towards an Investigation), the essay will explore the ways in which Titanic sets out an official narrative path for the audience to follow and the social and political implications and ideologies presented with regards to class and status. The essay also seeks to discuss how Titanic presents a sense of ‘Hollywood Marxism’ with focus upon the relationship between Titanic’s protagonists, Jack and Rose, and how this focus pulls attention from the tragedy that inspired the movie adaptation of events.
This 2:1 paper explores the ways in which the exhibition of DVD following the decline of VHS show... more This 2:1 paper explores the ways in which the exhibition of DVD following the decline of VHS shows a transition in to a 'new new Hollywood' in the early 2000s. The technology allowed by the creation of DVD is explored through this paper and investigated as to whether this change in technology marks a technological age of Hollywood and audience interaction with film in ways that the New Hollywood between the 1960s and the 1980s, in to the Hollywood of the 1990s, along with VHS viewing could not.
The evidence presented in this case study shows the relationship between the cinema portrayals of... more The evidence presented in this case study shows the relationship between the cinema portrayals of transgender characters and the negative aspects of transgender life such as harassment, bullying and even death either by suicide or murder. The relationship formed between these portrayals and the lives of transgender people is that of a cause and effect e.g. a film uses a transgender slur which causes an audience member uneducated in transgender affairs to believe that this is an acceptable way to refer to transgender people and does so, leading to harassment of transgender people and the consequences that follow.
Transgender participants of several case studies have put forward their opinions on what life is like as a transgender person and how the in accuracies of mainstream cinema can and do affect their lives on a daily basis. To investigate this, both cisgender (non-transgender) and transgender participants watched clips from a selection of mainstream films that featured transgender characters and gave their opinions on each film’s accuracy.
The evidence presented shows a need for a film industry that portrays an accurate representation of vulnerable and misunderstood communities rather than rehashing dated and harmful stereotypes of transgender people, which ostracises and segregates them from their cisgender equals.
This 2:1 essay seeks to discuss Slavoj Zizek’s theory that blockbusters give audiences an officia... more This 2:1 essay seeks to discuss Slavoj Zizek’s theory that blockbusters give audiences an official narrative that allows them to enjoy a film whilst secretly satisfying their right wing unconscious. Using examples from various secondary sources including but not limited to the works of Zizek himself and the works of Louisal Althusser with regards to his theory of ‘interpellation’ as discussed in his publication Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes towards an Investigation), the essay will explore the ways in which Titanic sets out an official narrative path for the audience to follow and the social and political implications and ideologies presented with regards to class and status. The essay also seeks to discuss how Titanic presents a sense of ‘Hollywood Marxism’ with focus upon the relationship between Titanic’s protagonists, Jack and Rose, and how this focus pulls attention from the tragedy that inspired the movie adaptation of events.
This 2:1 paper explores the ways in which the exhibition of DVD following the decline of VHS show... more This 2:1 paper explores the ways in which the exhibition of DVD following the decline of VHS shows a transition in to a 'new new Hollywood' in the early 2000s. The technology allowed by the creation of DVD is explored through this paper and investigated as to whether this change in technology marks a technological age of Hollywood and audience interaction with film in ways that the New Hollywood between the 1960s and the 1980s, in to the Hollywood of the 1990s, along with VHS viewing could not.
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Transgender participants of several case studies have put forward their opinions on what life is like as a transgender person and how the in accuracies of mainstream cinema can and do affect their lives on a daily basis. To investigate this, both cisgender (non-transgender) and transgender participants watched clips from a selection of mainstream films that featured transgender characters and gave their opinions on each film’s accuracy.
The evidence presented shows a need for a film industry that portrays an accurate representation of vulnerable and misunderstood communities rather than rehashing dated and harmful stereotypes of transgender people, which ostracises and segregates them from their cisgender equals.
Transgender participants of several case studies have put forward their opinions on what life is like as a transgender person and how the in accuracies of mainstream cinema can and do affect their lives on a daily basis. To investigate this, both cisgender (non-transgender) and transgender participants watched clips from a selection of mainstream films that featured transgender characters and gave their opinions on each film’s accuracy.
The evidence presented shows a need for a film industry that portrays an accurate representation of vulnerable and misunderstood communities rather than rehashing dated and harmful stereotypes of transgender people, which ostracises and segregates them from their cisgender equals.