I chose the movie, A Clockwork Orange, because I have seen it many times before and knew that it had plenty of psychological themes presented throughout its plot. The main concept was taking away the ability or right to make one's own decisions (both positive and negative) and the dehumanization that follows such behavior. This is basically saying that it is better to be one's self with the just rights to chose what should or should not be done versus conforming to others ideas of how behavior should be. From this movie, I want to discuss social cognition, self-concept, external locus of control, attitudes and attitude formation, culture and behavior, social dominance, conformity, obedience, indoctrination, group forming, aggression, sexuality, communication, and politics. Many of the themes overlap each other with the same examples because they correspond to some of the same things.
Alex continued to side-step the issue of his real work. He was trying to avoid this conflict with Sarah, but the issue of lack of self-disclosure is creating a trust issue and a conflict within the relationship. Improper self-disclosure can create conflicts in a relationship, and it creates trust issues. Our text tells us that “the process of developing and deepening a relationship requires reciprocal and appropriate self-disclosure and the development of mutual
Self-control—the ability to regulate what you say and how you act—is related to strong family bonds and low family conflict; empathy, the ability to understand the perspectives of other people; low levels of anger and aggression; and the ability to take responsibility for your failings.” (Sole, 2011, sect 3.2) In the scene in the movie, Hitch, it is evident that Sara did not exercise control of herself, either verbally or emotionally. It is important to approach conflict, or potential conflict with a level head and calmly. Raising your voice, changing your tone, taking an aggressive stance, and not allowing the other party to communicate their feelings all contribute to a breakdown in communication. In this scene, Sara essentially ends their relationship without any input from Hitch. Later in the movie they reconcile, after she allows Hitch to explain and hears his side of the story but, this all could have been avoided by her just approaching the situation with the intention to
Fools Rush In In the movie Fools Rush In, there a few examples of various steps in maintaining a healthy relationship. There are also some steps that are not followed properly. A couple of the steps that are followed correctly include: Be aware of what you and your partner want for yourselves and what you want from the relationship; Be willing to negotiate and compromise on the things you want from one another; and Do your best to treat your partner in a way that says, "I love you and trust you, and I want to work this out." Steps that failed to be exposed in this movie include: Let one another what your needs are; Realize that your partner will not be able to meet all your needs; Do not demand that a partner change to meet all your expectations.
Reality becomes the catalyst for Ofelia’s isolation in her imagination. (b) How are the ideas about imaginative journeys conveyed? In your answer you should refer to language forms, features and structures in the text, as well as the medium of production. The film uses two separate story lines in order to show contrast and reason in reflecting the underlying moral of the film, the fear of harm from reality rather than the fear of harm from the unknown. An example is the juxtaposition of the
Film Theory debates the essence of cinematic value and provides conceptual frameworks for understanding a film’s relationship to reality, the other arts, individual viewers, and society at large. In order to successfully approach film criticism it is important to examine several theories. It is important to keep in mind that, “no critical approach can tell us everything about a film but, rather, different approaches can teach us different things about a film” (Luhr, Lehman 80). First and foremost, films are perceived in terms of their narrative structure. When discussing a film, audiences will recall its story line or characters to exemplify what the film was about.
The major points, or arguments, that will be discussed will include how acts of non-conformity can positively change the views and beliefs of a society and support justice, how they can unite a society and expel segregation, and how they can negatively result in the loss of innocent people and endanger the lives of many. Rebel without a Cause is an obvious example of how non-conformity can affect a society, suggested by its title. It is a film that portrays the consequences of refusing to conform. In the story there are three main characters, Jim Stark, Judy and John 'Plato' Crawford, who are united by their common deprivation of their wants from their parents. Plato is apparently parentless, Judy's father has no idea how to relate to her
Cinema is about illusion and therefore what is missing from the screen is ‘present’ in some ways in the viewer’s mind. This applies particularly to character and gender depiction within film text. o Examine the characters represented in the film you are studying. Can you identify their class, gender, colour, ethnicity, ideology? Are there any patterns to these aspects of the characters?
Abuse victims request help but refuse to understand depths of help they receive. Victims can put therapist in danger by agreeing to the abusers request. The duty to keep the client and therapist safe has compromising influences from the abusers actions. Clients need to understand cutting all contact with abusers can have an effective outcome on treatment and keep individuals safe from abusive
Life has its unexpectancies and we have control over how these unexpectancies take over our emotions. As humans we have the choice to let our emotions take over who we really are. Living in fear of judgment and the little imperfections of our daily life causing us to be unhappy, due to the fact we care more of how others perceive us than our own self. Wayne Coyne’s essay “Creating Our Happiness” and Catherine Royce essay “I Always Have a Choice” both describe the internal human emotions to the fullest extent, and both using techniques such as flashbacks and imagery to portray their concept thoroughly to explain how life is but a choice. As if you were living that situation, feeling their pain, happiness, and thinking