Actors Fears Of Backlash In Cultural Stereotypes

“You can’t really divorce women’s struggles in the world from women’s in the cinema. As long as there’s hierarchy it means that women are somehow secondary or second class or less than” (Sally Potter). While moving pictures, “movies,” have existed since the late 19th century, it wasn’t until the early 1900s that narrative films grew into such a significant part of popular culture. The occupation of screenwriting involves developing and creating scripts for movies and television shows. Since the birth of the industry—as far back as silent movies—women have played roles in filmmaking, whether it be directing, producing, or writing. While female screenwriters in Hollywood do not arrive in large numbers, women are more than capable of meeting

For this paper, I am going to be discussing gender in the institution of films. Specifically, I am going to be discussing femininity in coming of age films. Coming of age movies set an expectation for teens and young adults because it lays out what they should fear and what they should thrive achieve in order to transition into adulthood successfully. The media defines cultural and gender norms that are often very stereotypical. The cultivation theory suggests that exposure to stereotypes in the media can lead to adopting these beliefs in their real lives (Giaccardi et al., 2016). In the media, masculinity is often portrayed as aggression, power, dominance, status seeking, emotional restraint, heterosexuality, and risk taking. (Giaccardi et al., 2016) In most films and media it is hegemonic masculinity that is displayed rather than other types of masculinity (Giaccardi et al., 2016.) In regards to femininity, it is often constructed as white suburban and focused on consumerism (Bickford, 2015). When portraying women and young girls in films and TV shows a common narrative is often the woman deciding between her career and personal happiness, because women can not have it all (Bickford, 2015). In coming of age movies young people in some way often tell the narratives of trying to achieve some form of femininity or masculinity. I will be analyzing the characters in two movies, The Duff and Dope. I would like to discuss and analyze the differences in how gender is portrayed in

Thanks to actors like Chloë Grace Moretz, Shailene Woodley, & Ansel Elgort, the young adult teen genre is alive and well on the big screen. However, this is not a cinematic category that’s without its criticisms - as films of this nature tend to cater heavily to a young female demographic.

In looking at movies and television, one can definitely argue that the viewer is subjected to a variety of human characters and personality types – some are older, some are younger; some are outspoken, some are timid; some are brash, some are patient – the range of characters and identities is endless. Unfortunately, this may lead to rash generalizations about gender, and in many instances, it often leads to something far more impetuous and dissuading: the stereotype.

1. Yes I would of said, that we only use 10 percent of our brain based off popular culture, and popular movies of the 21 century that uses typical movie scenarios, where the main character fully unlocks their brain and become unstoppable beings. This can be seen in movies like "Lucy" and "limitless".

Every week numerous Hollywood movies and rereleases open in theaters, video stores, and online movie distributors nationwide: heartwarming films such as The Blind Side; laughter inducing and children captivating classics like Aladdin; movies about overcoming struggles such as, Gattaca. All these new movies and classics alike hold a particular place in our hearts and in our lives. Maybe because of a similarity to our own lives or the main character embraces characteristics we hold dear. Whatever the reason, a contributing factor to the variety of movie produced in Hollywood can trace itself to liberal and socially progressive movie making. Liberal, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, means “favourable to or respectful of

When applying Flicker’s stereotypical portrayals of female scientists in these films, Foster can easily falls to the first category, the old maid. Depicted firstly as someone who devotes her life to the project, Foster has her world averted when she meets Thor. As she is drawn into the charm of the mysterious good looking stranger, Foster starts to lose everything especially her research data and lab equipment which is taken by the S.H.I.E.L.D agent. And thanks to Thor, Foster gets her research data and lab equipment back as Thor neutralizes the threat and brings back peace in the city. In Thor—the Dark World, Foster appears as a stronger woman. Within this second film, Foster can no longer fit in the old maid category. Foster seems to fit Steinke’s depiction of female scientist as those who are knowledgeable, articulate, outspoken, driven, confident, competent, creative, and independent (see page 5). In short, Foster is not only depicted as Thor’s love interest but also an equal partner.

Although its positive influences are evident, the art of Hollywood films is still developing and perpetuating racist stereotypes through the biased portrayal of Muslim characters which produces adverse impact on Muslims in the United States. A survey report on The Arab Journal of Psychiatry conducted by Dr. M. K. Hamza from Lamar University, Texas, showed the evidence of negative impact of the media towards Muslims in particular areas. The data was based on the survey of public perception on Muslims with a total of 90 respondents and collected from several Southeast Texas cities with ninety-two percent of the respondents were Christian, the other 8% represented other religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism with the exclusion of Muslims to

It only takes a second to attach a strong feeling or idea to a character in a movie, advertisement, or video game. Many characterization used are based on the assumed stereotypes, and are usually one-dimensional characters. Typically, these characterizations usually come from inherited family values, education, and the media. While stereotypes existed long before mass media, the media machine certainly helped to accelerate the cultural growth of all kinds of stereotypes. It is beyond this paper to answer why magazines employ these gender stereotypes, instead this research is designed to analyze

In film and media, there are “a slew of stereotypical roles for girls and women to

Messages about gender roles and stereotypes can come from many sources such as TV, magazines, war, books, marketing, media, etc. The latter creates gender roles which make us, especially children, believe that these social roles are the standard for society. However, these qualities produce homogenized views of men and women. In this essay, I’m going to discuss and analyze three different types of animated movies (The Lion King, Snow White and Frozen) produced by the Disney Corporation, one of the largest media companies in the world. Afterwards, I discussed and studied the effect that these images have on children, and made them to believe that gender stereotypes are natural ways of being and behaving, and told them what a man and woman should be like in the society.

This project will analyze gender-stereotypes with an emphasis on conformity, to better understand the characteristics and frequency of leading male and female roles in movies.

If a girl begins to demonstrate some signs of male characteristics, she is referred to as a ‘tom-boy’. It is like a taboo to show such kinds of signs in a girl. On the other hand, if a male does not have masculine features, he is seen as an outcast. All of these perceptions are obtained from the media, and especially televisions and movies. According to Mehta and Hay (2005), media houses have for a long time helped to construct and reinforce stereotypical ideas about masculinity and men. From what is portrayed in the media, it is possible for people to dismiss others on the basis of whether they have masculinity or are feminine (Ferrey, 2008).

The assumption is that by 2015 the world must be more informed and more tolerant to different ethnicities, when in reality entertainment plays a vital role in also satisfying stereotypes people are familiar with. There has not been much done to teach people to accept the differences among ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. Unfortunately, this era has victimized the Arabs and the Arabic culture. What is more is the fact that the Arab world is suffering from the aftermath. Now, more so than ever, the entertainment industry should be more compassionate instead of adding fuel to the fire with the incorrect portrayal of Arabs. Shaheen says, “The Arab remains American culture’s favorite whipping boy” (1984). This just demonstrates how the

The media industry has enforced stereotypes for decades, creating trends, multi-media content, toys, perfume, makeup etc. which have been advertised and aimed at these gender stereotypes which still affect children and adults alike. From the 1940’s+ we have seen & heard many gender-based stereotypes