Movies and the Outcast Archetype

Hitchcock uses camera shots and breaking the stereotype of his characters to intensify the film’s plot.

This movie-The Blind Side talks about how Michael Oher achieved his self-esteem during his adolescent time. Between the plots of the movie, we also included some development theories such as Erik Erikson’s psychosocial cognitive theory; Maslow’s hierarchy needs theory and also the operant conditioning theory that associated with Michael’s development.

Individuals were terrified of Michael, for example the young ladies in the recreation center fled from the swings after saw Michael. Michael constantly expected that no one could make companions with him. Michael's football mentor at Wingate, a non-government funded school, saw football potential in Michael and got him yielded into the prestigious school. In any case, he had learning ineptitudes and still did not have an unending home. Leigh Anne Tuohy, the mother of a Wingate understudy, Collins, and wife of the proprietor of a couple Taco Bell restaurants, gets a few answers concerning Michael's issue and invites him to complete what has been begun at their home. At the point when Michael is in the Tuohy's home, a comfortable relationship was made amidst him and the

However, his life came to a twist when he was taken home by Leigh Anne Tuohy. She was a mother of two children namely Collins Tuohy and SJ Tuohy, who were both studying in the same school as Michael. Because of this kind-hearted family, Michael’s life changed completely. Leigh Anne and

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.

Starting his new life, Michael was having a very hard time with high school and his classes. He also joined the football time and was surprisingly excellent at it. Michael's mother knew if he wanted to stay on the football team he had to get his grades up. The mom hired him

In the U.S. women have always been paid less than men, even though equality between men and women is growing women have yet to be paid the same as men. In the film industry women are also paid less than men even if they have the same amount of minutes in a film. In a letter written by Jennifer Lawrence, she describes this prejudice men have against women when women try to speak there mind like men but are seen as “yelling”, and have a “bad tone.” Men in the film industry fight for as much money as they can but yet when a women starts fighting for as much money as they can get they are called a “spoiled brat” by the sony film committee. In the film “ American Hustle” Jennifer lawrence and her female costar were only offered 7% of the film proceeds

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".

In today’s films, perceptions of women haven’t changed much. Nancy Signorielli has a case study that looked at popular films today and how young girls are portrayed in them. Signorieilli coded the top 25 films for girls 12-17 in 1995 to look for traits that the characters were portraying and the situations they were in. She found from her study that girls in these films were 20-30% more likely to be talking about romance, doing gender stereotyped chores, dating, talking about friends and clothes, on the phone, grooming, talking about the opposite sex, in class, shopping and working out. The men in these movies are 25% more likely to be working. In addition to looking at what these characters are doing, they also looked at the type of behavior they exhibit during the films. From the study they found that girls were 10-20% more likely to be honest, crying or whining, flirting, compromising, follow intuition, and be seductive as Signorielli found in her research. From this they found that the men were more intelligent, more threatening and intimidating, more hardworking, more risk taking, and use physical force more. From this study it can be seen that these negative perceptions of women are still similar to the period of

I am a movie fanatic. My friends count on me to know movie trivia. If one asks who was the pigtailed little girl in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, I know the answer: Drew Barrymore. I also remember every big Oscar awarded since I was in grade school. What was the best picture 1994? It was Forrest Gump. My friends, however, have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movies. While I love movies as much as ever, the inconvenience of going out, the temptations of the theater, and the behavior of some patrons are reasons for me to wait and rent the video.

I see your point that Hollywood writers and directors does not have sole obligation to avoid ethnic stereotypes but they just cause problems for our society. It its not illegal however it is morally wrong since it is affecting everyone. If they pursue to insult a particular ethnicity it just causes an embarrassment to that particular race. Writers and directors of movies are tremendous impact in society in plot of their story there is a message that people receive. IF that message is regarding stereotypes of an ethnicity then it is not right. Therefore, they should be held responsible for whatever outcome of their production. Individuals gets bullied or criticized due to writers and directors of movies advocating racial stereotypes.

The next day Leigh Anne Tuohy wakes up and realizes that Michael is nowhere to be found and also did not take any of their belongings with him. She runs out of the house and catches him walking out of the driveway. At that moment she demands Michael to come back and asks him would he like to stay for Thanksgiving dinner. Michael continues to stay with the family and even pulls his grades up enough to play football for the school. After giving Michael the unconditional love of a family, the Tuohys ask Michael would he like for them to become his legal guardians. Will Michael find a home with the Tuohys or will he return back to the secluded and neglectful life that he once lived?

People constantly try to gain direction and insight from their evaluations of other people. One such way they do so is through stereotypes. Stereotypes are cognitive constructs involving an individual’s half-truths and distorted realities knowledge, expectations, and beliefs about human groups. As such, racial stereotypes are constructed beliefs that all members of the same race share certain specific characteristics. In America, the media and Hollywood play an integral role in entrenching and dispelling these stereotypes. However, Hollywood and the media create characters according to stereotypes to attract an audience, from which the viewers can reflect on and laugh at the stereotypes recognizable within American society. This paper seeks to discuss the common stereotypes in American society and how the media and Hollywood promotes those stereotypes and their impacts.

It was based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education and few skills to help him learn. Leigh Anne soon takes charge however, as is her nature, ensuring that the young man has every opportunity to succeed. When he expresses an interest in football, she goes all out to help him, including giving the coach a few ideas on how best to use Michael's skills. They not only provide him with a loving home, but hire a tutor to help him improve his grades to the point where he would qualify for an NCAA Division I athletic

Michael struggles severely with his appearance. More specifically, with the opinions of those in his everyday life in relation to it, no one sees him as an adult, and that in turn affects the way everyone treats him and drives Michael to want others to see him for the man he is. To them, it is as though he is a little boy who is incapable of having intellectual ideas and taking part in adult-like activities. For instance,