Girls Trip Movie Analysis

    “Tonight I gotta cut loose, footloose, kick off my sunday shoes. Jack, get back, come on before we crack.” (Footloose, Kenny Loggins) For this essay, I chose to watch Footloose made in 1984 and directed by Herbert Ross and Footloose made in 2011 directed by Craig Brewer. Both movies centered around the town of Bomont, a secluded town with out of the ordinary beliefs. In this town, dancing and partying of any sort was strictly against the law and teenagers were seemingly miserable. There was little to no self expression and even listening to provocative music or any music too loud, could get you a ticket with a hefty fine. The reason behind the strict rules is that several years back, five teens from Bomont High School died in a car wreck after they were drinking and dancing too much. Each of these movies have some things in common, but have more differences than anything. Some of the main differences are the opening credits of each movie, how and who Ren arrives to Bomont at the beginning of the movie, the “chicken” races between Ren and Jeff, and the book burning in town square.

If you have not seen Dazed and Confused than you are really missing out. It is a great movie that relates from everything to High School to Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll. With an outstanding cast (from the past) it is a movie that everyone can relate to. Dazed and Confused reflects the lifestyle of kids that are entering high school for the first time, to seniors owning the school and being the "man" on compass. It portrays that freshman must watch their backs at all times and if you think you're as cool as the seniors, then you better watch out. There is a ritual that the seniors do to the freshman that have given so many people in reality a though of. With School being out for summer, in Dazed and Confused, it offers a great soundtrack from

A new and alarming trend that has been occurring in American society is the increase of violence committed by young women. The documentary Girlhood offers an insight on the emotional, psychological, and social reasoning behind the girl’s actions. Girlhood focuses on the life of two young juveniles, Shanae Owens and Megan Jensen both incarcerated for violent crimes. Shanae and Megan both experienced similar circumstances that yielded different outcomes. They were followed for a period of about three years which allowed viewers to really see what kind of role the justice system, family and peers have on the success of an at risk juvenile.

In the documentary “hoop dreams” the director uses a variety of techniques to attract the viewer. In the beginning scenes we meet william gates and arthur agee to boys with high hopes of playing high school and college basketball both coming from poor neighborhoods which appeals to pathos create a sympathetic feeling in which you want the 2 main characters to succeed in their dreams. William gates and arthur agee live and play basketball as part of their everyday life, which can be reflected from their family arthur father played in his earlier years and william's brother curtis talked about his carrera the director uses a voice over narration with photos of him playing at high school and college level, curtis dropped out of college after being unable to keep up his academics. The director uses a point of view shot when a small recruiter finds arthur and william playing in local courts, he takes them to tryout at St. Joseph's a private school. The director uses a small pause when telling the viewer if william or arthur made the team, they announced william makes varsity and narration of

Being raise in a poverty community can have a huge negative effect on the children especially children growing up without parents in their household and being forced into foster care because of the parents lack of ability to take care their kids. Most of the kids that's forced into foster care at a young age are basically apart of the juvenile system and will be a step behind the other kids for as education and etc.

While watching this film it truly opened my eye to the violence that occurs to females. I know this issue has been around, but never realized the severity of it until this film. My knowledge prior to watching is that women is not treated with the same respect as men. In society women are viewed as the weaker gender and violence towards them are usually swept under the rug and not seem as a big deal. I am aware that women usually do not report the issue because they are afraid. What was most surprising to me is that in third world countries violence such as rape, are not even considered to be serious. The higher authorities are aware that rape occurs, but usually do nothing about the situation. Men can simply get away with their acts because

Five students from very different backgrounds meet on a Saturday for detention with their principal. The contrasting group includes the athlete, Andrew (Emilio Estevez), the princess Claire (Molly Ringwald), basket case Allison (Ally Sheedy), brain Brian (Anthony Michael Hall), and criminal John (Judd Nelson). The principal assigns them an essay on “who you think you are,” and leaves them to do it. During this time each of them has a chance to finally tell his or her story, making the other see them a little differently. When the day ends they question if school will ever be the same (Carroll).

In a society where mental illness and unconventional actions often appeal to negative connotations, such issues maintain pessimism when dispensed into film texts. Departing from the conventional, Craig Gillespie inserts compassion and acceptance into his 2007 film, Lars and the Real Girl, offering an optimistic presentation of society when challenged by the unusual, and likewise, a world in which the ultimate health of an individual outweighs the momentary discomfort of a community. Although limited to a conditioned audience, Gillespie effectively conveys his alternative perspective through language and stylistic features. The romantic script of Lars and the Real Girl illustrates the power of empathy and compassion in healing internal wounds.

Whilst watching ‘Hoop Dreams’, the respect that is held for William Gates and Arthur Agee by the filmmakers Steve James, Peter Gilbert and Frederick Marx within the observational documentary (Bill Nichols, 2001) is obvious, and their decorum after the film’s release remains an integral part of the film’s legacy.

This movie is about institutionalized girls some of which have been through extremely traumatic events. They are receiving treatment for multiple mental health disorders. Claymore Psychiatric Hospital is in Belmont, Massachusetts. This film was based on a true story. Daisy Random, Susanna Kaysen, and Lisa are the three main characters. Mrs. Randone is hospitalized for depression and bulimia nervosa disorder. The way this movie portrays numerous mental health disorders is excellent. A variety of clients from different cultural diversities are being treated at Claymore. It is an awesome movie, the way the patients’ act out the personalities and disorders gives an excellent understanding of the disorders. Susanna is being treated for depression, and borderline personality disorder. While Lisa is a sociopath and is not very compliant with her treatment regimen. She has been admitted to Claymore facility, numerous times. While Susanna attempts suicide by chugging vodka while consuming a bottle of Aspirin. She is unsuccessful in her attempt. Daisy sadly ends up hanging herself from harsh words and manipulative, provoking by Lisa. She hangs herself on her birthday. It is very ironic that Brittany Murphy plays this part in the movie, she passed away of accidental causes by over the counter medications and prescription drugs.

I chose Mean Girl because is a comedy full of notable quotes, funny characters, and is a very entertaining film. However what many individuals may not recognize is that film it shows several psychological concepts like parenting styles, adolescent egocentrism, role identity, and orders. Mean Girls takes places in the high school scenery. It all being with a girl name Cady Heron from Africa that has been home schooled her entire life until her family and herself move to Evanston, Illinois. Cady had to start high school life all over, and learning many things about her self and others, she also needs to make friends and try to blend in. She made friends with two classmates Janice and Damien who gave her all the details about the cliques and hierarchy rules at their high school. Which lead them to talk about the “Plastics” which involve the three most popular girls at their high school Gretchen, Karen and most importantly the queen bee of the school Regina George. Everyone wanted to be like the “Plastics”. She becomes involved with a well know school clique called “The Plastic” and this is how everything started. This film shows very funny but real life

The movie, Girl, Interrupted, displays Susanna Kaysen’s eighteen-month stay at a mental institute in the 1960s. This film was an adaptation of a book based on a true story of the main character and author Susanna Kaysen. Susanna was checked into Claymore, a psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts, after chasing a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka. At first, Susanna denies this blatant attempt at suicide and constantly struggles with uncertainty of her thoughts and emotions. Although Girl, Interrupted exhibits several mental disorders one of the most prevalent disorder of this film is Susanna’s Borderline Personality Disorder. This film depicts majority of the signs and symptoms of a person with Borderline Personality. As stated in the textbook, “the lives of persons with borderline personality are marked by instability. Their relationships are unstable, their behavior is unstable, their emotions are unstable, and even their images of themselves are unstable” (Larsen and Buss 593). Susanna’s romantic relationships are extremely unstable and she frequently engages in casual sex. She jumps from one guy to another in a matter of few weeks. One scene that establishes this the most is when her boyfriend at the time comes to visit her at Claymore and expresses his true feelings for her and she instantly withdraws. He asked her to go to Canada with him and she turns him down immediately. She also kisses Lisa who she befriends at the mental institute, displaying a switch of

Imagine yourself as not belonging in your own home, never feeling that you belong. The films’ “Canadian-ness” lies in the way the characters and cultural types are expressed in the cinematic features such as the narrative, characterization, setting, dialogue, mise-en-scene and the lighting of both films. Both of these films present main characters searching to find the Canadian dream of success, but are faced with the limitations of their own backgrounds that expose the films’ Canadian styling’s. The main characters in Goin Down the Road (dir. Shebib, 1970) and Double Happiness (dir. Shum, 1994) are all foreigners in their own country and the Canadian narrative brings this out.

This was the first time I saw the play or the movie, “For Colored Girls”. But after watching this, I am glad I finally did. I liked how everything was set up and how each actor had a “colored scarf”. Each woman from the play introduced themselves by saying where they were from and explained their story. I believed that the actors took their role seriously and was able to bring the emotional aspect to the play and some were able to bring previous experience to the reading of the play.

In the movie Girl, Interrupted the plot surrounds a period in the life of Susanna Kaysen played by Winona Ryder who was institutionalized at the Claymore mental hospital in the 1960s. In the movie, the main character Susanna is diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and undergoes treatment to which at the end of the movie she is released. It is at this hospital that Susanna encounters many other patients of which she shares many experiences with. One of these patients was the longtime resident and popular amongst all the other patients Lisa Rowe played by Angelina Jolie whom Susanna became close with and would mid-movie escape the hospital with to only return on her own and find that Lisa would be back a few days later. Lisa, while being the protagonist of the movie, was very charismatic in her own way and based on her behavior and revelation in the movie is diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, particularly a sociopath in the movie.