Discuss the representation of ‘hard bodies’ in two films of your choice. What do you understand the term to mean? How does this notion help to construct the narrative of the film? In this essay I will discuss the importance of the body in film. I will analyse the signifying factors a body has and the changing definition of the term ‘hard body’.
Ethics reflect a society’s notions of rightfulness and wrongfulness. Because the documentary is based on a war between two different countries, the cultures may have different values and beliefs on what is considered right or wrong. The use of propaganda can either help or harm a person or group. It is beyond persuasion and can add strength or push. The use of rhetoric and elocution are used for effective speech.
Othello believes that he is defined by his career as a soldier. In fact, he believes that his military status is the only reason for his social acceptance. He is naturally an outsider in Venetian society, both culturally and racially. He is immediately alienated because of the colour of his skin and would understandably feel self-conscious because if it. However, as a soldier and a general he is valuable to the state and considered an important part of Venetian society.
Christian Metz’s theories are key significant way of dismantling film as an art form. Metz was a film theorist that incorporated the Lacaan Mirror theory, applying it to the role that film plays on it spectators. The theories key points help dismantle the way that an audience perceives film, and the way that film is able to appeal to an audience in particular ways. One specific film that incorporated various points of Metz’s theory, is Francis Ford Coppolla’s The Conversation (1972). The film is able to incorporated several points, incorporated by Metz’s in his work on “The Imaginary Signifier”.
Churchill was a visionary leader, with strong leadership that was called upon most often during times of crisis. Winston Churchill successfully led Britain through World War II. When asked, he described the achievement as his "walk with destiny”, a destiny for which he believed he had spent all his life in preparation. (Martin Gilbert, Winston Churchill’s War Leadership 2004) Criteria The true test of any leader is during times of challenge and controversy. The issues confronting Churchill could not have been more critical yet he demonstrated incredible courage and integrity both in his action and his words.
It is for this reason that the Great War was seen as an opportunity by men, where they could prove their virility by displaying warrior traits of aggression, endurance and camaraderie, defying all aspects that were associated with that of female qualities. With these ideas in mind, the repercussions of war left men in such a state of serious psychological and physical trauma that they suffered from Shell-Shock or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). To be a man meant the repression of emotions and the willingness to sacrifice oneself physically and emotionally for the good of their country. Lastly, those that did not enlist into war were bullied into it by a propagandistic scheme known as the White Feather Campaign. Definitions of masculinity have changed over the centuries with particular focus on the idea of male virility.
One of the central issues that will be discussed includes a theoretical framework in which to situate the novels and films. The most suitable theoretical frameworks for these movies include theories postulated by Jean Baudrillard and espoused in his work “The Evil Demon of Images,” as well as Jacques Derrida and his theory of deconstruction. Even Homi Bhabba’s concept of the “Other” and “Otherness” can be used to illustrate the way of seeing the disabled by society. A further concern that needs to be addressed is the way in which the disabled has been viewed in the media, before World War I, immediately after World War I, the period up to the 1950s and current portrayals of the disabled. There have been several misconceptions of the disabled and these myths need to be debunked, especially as they pertain to the role of the disabled in films.
what message is he trying to relay to the viewer? The best propaganda is the one in which the audience is unaware of the message being conveyed to them. Film has the ability to accomplish this by forcing the viewer to dive head first into a world created by the director. Film provides a sense, to the viewer, of real time and real world interactions with what is going on the screen. Editing techniques and careful scene development have the potential to elicit strong emotional responses in the viewer – a crucial aspect in converting someone’s preconceived beliefs to those of your own.
Many documentary makers include their individual cultural assumptions and discourses to distort the truth and position the target audience to react in a desired manner. This can be seen in the documentary, ‘Supersize Me’. Film technique is the term used to describe the ways that meaning is created in film and cinematography refers to the way in which the film is shot. Different camera shots help us to form an opinion on what has just happened in the documentary. Camera shots are used to demonstrate
Racism is a deeply rooted facet of American history, one that will remain a crucial and controversial point of view. From the end of the nineteenth century to the present, racism in America has changed the way minorities influence the film industry and the positions within. At the beginning of the twentieth century, media in America was comprised primarily of newspaper and the recently developed silent film. One film from this era that was made popular by its content was The Birth of a Nation (1915). “Film is a powerful medium, and any study of race and racism must examine the impact of negative motion picture images of blacks on the larger community, because images carry ideas, and in the social construction of race, ideas are of supreme importance” (Moore 174).