She was not afraid to flaunt herself at men and the media. Marilyn was a very outgoing, fun person. She was loved by everyone. By using the dumb blonde stereotype, it proved very successful for Marilyn’s career and her love life. She was actually a very intelligent woman but chose to play dumb.
But what specifically do the critics like about Casablanca that has resulted in its popular appeal? From a woman’s prospective, Lauri Boeder writes on About.Com that “Casablanca is a great romance, a stirring wartime adventure, a suspenseful action movie, and in the end, a terrific buddy movie.” She further states that “Casablanca is thrilling on the first viewing, and so richly textured it rewards being watched over and over. The dialogue is clever, touching, and dryly funny by turns and utterly irresistible. See it once and then see it again.” is what she recommends. But what does Roger Ebert say about Casablanca?
By examining the film we can see the use of all these to illustrate the narrative of one woman’s journey of falling in love. This film is directed by Anne Fletcher who has done romantic comedies before, such as The Proposal which makes this film better since Fletcher helps balance the comedy and romance in it. She has also been a choreographer for other romantic comedies, for example She’s All That, which also gives her behind the scenes experience in creating a romantic comedy film. Jane Nichols, the main character (Katherine Heigl), is the woman that is always taking care of other people and is in love with weddings; so much that she has been a bridesmaid and astounding twenty seven times. The male protagonist is Kevin Doyle (James Marsden) a newspaper reporter assigned to cover all weddings in the city of New York.
But the REVLON advertisement clearly conveys why their make- up collection is best. In this ad the diction used appeals to more females. The advertiser used celebrity endorsement to persuade one to purchase their product. Susan Sarandon is a well-known actress. The close up on Susan Sarandon’s face is used to show how beautiful she is because she uses REVLON.
After a long straggle, and hardships Rachlin got what she wanted and her father decided to send her to college in the U.S. Arriving to the U.S wasn’t exactly a trip in the park for Rachlin either. She had to face; the challenges of being a foreigner, cultural gaps and prejudice. On her very first year in college the dean of her school demanded her to wear her Middle Eastern outfit to one of the school’s occasions. ““To me the chador had come to mean a kind of bondage, as religion had.
Situation comedy is “based on creating a simple comic premise for each program.” (p. 130) Basically situation comedy brought fun and comic relief to TV. Lucy first starred in, My Favorite Husband. People and even herself saw what a funny, humorous person she was. She was able to find her “Lucy persona,” which was the attractive, zany, and irresistible side to her. In the book it says, “Unlike vaudeo, many TV situation comedies revolved around women stars.” (p. 132) Lucy, being one of these women stars, hit it off big when I Love Lucy started.
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World: The thematic relationship between Lenina and Bernard Lenina Crowne is one of the main protagonists in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World. She is stunningly beautiful and is routinely described as "pneumatic". Lenina can also be seen as the subject in the novel that every male desires. This may be due to her amazing looks or the way that she can be used for emotionless sex. Lenina is also described to be “uncommonly pretty”, this view of her is completely out of her sphere of influence as she is one of the characters who follows the ideology “Everyone belongs to everyone else”.
This enforces the idea that Angela thinks she is the most sexy and important girl on earth and she knows that men are drawn to her looks. When Ricky comes up to Jane and Angela in the school yard, Ricky’s eyes are all for Jane and he talks mainly to her. He has a video camera which he only has on Jane too. Angela shows a side of defense as she says to Jane “I don't believe him. I mean, he didn't even like, look at me once.” This shows us that if a man
These functions of stereotypes can be seen in teen comedy films such as Legally Blonde (2001) and Bring It On (2000), where the stereotypical beautiful, popular girl becomes completely taken over by the label her peers have given her. The most exemplary use of this stereotype in film is used in Tina Fey’s Mean Girls (2004). In Mean Girls (2004), the main characters are the Plastics, a group of four rich and perfect girls who use their popularity and good looks to rule over their North Shore High School hallways. The film highlights how stereotypes function, according to Andre, because the Plastics use their label as fundamental in their daily lives from what they wear, to who they talk to, they use it as a shield to protect themselves from the judgment of their peers, and finally are generalized by their qualities. When individuals are stereotyped by their society it becomes a part of their conceptual scheme, or point of view, effecting how they perceive and relate to others (2).
The following advertisement is promoting a new hair product by Pantene Pro-V. It shows Eva Mendes, the actress and sex symbol known for her sexy hair, her glowing skin and her bombshell body. There is a white background so her flawless beauty and healthy hair both stand out. Eva Mendes has nude colored nails and one facial beauty mark. Eva Mendes has brown to hazel colored eyes.