Textual Analysis Of The Movie 'Black Girl Magic'

After all, Beyoncé's brand has been built to be this untouchable, flawless, perfect legacy. She has no flaws, or at least has no one who wishes to point them out. Her entire image is one of perfection, she is as Whopi Goldburg said "Beyoncé", a word that has become synonymous with being a queen, being a boss and being a goddess. Yet in Hold Up and indeed throughout Lemonade it's self we see this act for what it is- a fabricated image. Here right now we see Beyoncé's anger, but also her insecurity. Here she is human, here although dressed and styled like a goddess, the hurt and betrayal is hers to bear.

Beyoncé Knowles, a well-known singer, songwriter uses two of her songs: “Freedom” and “Formation” to tell the story of herself. “Freedom” is the beginning of her story where she is searching for freedom and equality showing that there is still much inequality and injustice for African Americans in America today. The song slowly transitions to a more positive tone when she seems to have made something beneficial out of her difficult situation. “Formation,” however, has a completely different tone. While she does address negative situations from the past at the beginning of the song, she quickly transitions to a more positive tone full of pride in where she came from, who she has become, and what she has overcome. Together, the two songs

Double-consciousness, as coined by W.E.B. DuBois, refers to the struggle of oppressed groups in an oppressed society, and viewing those struggles through the eyes of the majority. Despite its incarnation over a hundred years ago, it is still just as relevant to today’s society as America still struggles with racial injustice and oppression. Beyoncé Knowles, one of the most prolific music artists of the 21st century, examines these injustices in her controversial visual album, Lemonade, which highlights the struggle of minorities through culture, oppression, and feminism, using imagery and song.

For nearly twenty years, Beyoncé has lived her life in the public eye yet she has always kept her cool, been submissive, and rather quiet when it came to her personal endeavors however after releasing the film “Lemonade”, we are able to see her in a vulnerable light. In Jeremy Helliger’s article: “Dear Beyhive: Stop Whining. Beyoncé Still Hasn’t Earned Her Album Of The Year Grammy” he addresses the idea that although Beyoncé was able to encourage black women to be proud and free, she also she missed the mark by adding raunchy, over the top content to her vulnerability.

On April 23, Beyonce and Warsan Shire debuted an empowering visual album titled Lemonade in an HBO special dedicated to Black women. It depicted the journey of self-knowledge and healing through stages over a period of time; in the following order intuition, denial, anger, apathy, emptiness, loss, accountability, reformation, forgiveness,resurrection, hope, and redemption. Within each segment lies a woman dealing with her internal demons, societal pressure set against her, her relationship to those close to her, and the connection that she has to the world around her. All the while using haunting imagery to emphasize the power of her story that connects her to the past, present, and future through the art of cinematography, music and poetry.

Beyonce is an African American female artist making incorporating empowering messages for women around the world. She is creating work that speaks to an audience that might not receive authentic mainstream. Beyonce ultimate goal is to visually and sonically entice wisdom through her music. Recently in a shocking video release, Beyonce debuted a new song “Formation” as well as a politically charged music video. This song was an uproar in the music industry worldwide. Millions of people around the world negatively viewed this song as a controversy. The music video and song caused many people to debate and cause a worldwide conflict.

Beyonce’s fervent passion for creating art is evident in the quality of her performances, diligent work ethic, and as well as in the song “6 Inch Heels”. In “6 Inch Heels”, Beyonce and The Weeknd sing about Beyonce staying true to her grind, and her steady/sound commitment to fulfilling her goals. In “6 Inch Heels” Beyonce exposes the inner lives of Black women by professing her genuine and raw expression of how tirelessly she works to achieve her goals. This is explicitly clear as she states, “She fights and she sweats those sleepless nights because she don’t mind, she loves the grind.” Furthermore, Beyonce encapsulates the essence of the life of the working class women, mamas, and wives. Though her success and riches are apparent, she

If you walk down the street and ask several strangers if they know who Beyonce is, chances are that most of those individuals will be able to answer in the affirmative, or with song references. Beyonce is a female, African-American, singer/songwriter who has been utterly successful in living the American Dream. Beyonce’s works including Run the World (Girls), Single Ladies, and If I Were a Boy, all share the common theme of empowering women. In her most recent anthem for womankind, Formation, Beyonce narrows her audience down to solemnly African-American women, yet the music video for Formation branches out to relate to many other peoples. When Formation was first released, it took hold of screens big and small all over the world because the

Solange unveils all the black woman in her her video. She shows these woman as majestic, making a bold statement. This video brings a beautiful picture of black woman being comfortable in their own skin and feeling great about themselves. Solange expresses herself and educates others about how racism still exists through this video. Her personal feelings, being a black woman are evident through the song and the music

With the use of symbol and allusion, this ideology surfaces in the pre-chorus and chorus. In the pre-chorus, “I’m telling these tears go fall away, fall away/ May the last one burn in flames,” (line 9-10), tears are a symbol of pain and Beyoncé is ready to move on, ending the pain in the process. She is also telling African Americans that their tears or pain they endure is acceptable, but will be ceased, hence the angry tone in line 10. In addition to the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement being women, Beyoncé is an equal representation to the potency of the movement. The chorus is a chant for freedom.

Over the weekend, Beyonce’s “Lemonade” visual album was released and fans were treated to an hour-long portrayal of the singer’s journey to forgiveness after betrayal in her marriage to rapper Jay Z. The album is replete with scenes of prayer, fasting, baptism, God, and the devil, and what The Christian Post (CP) says is a rather skewed interpretation of Christianity.

This was highly emphasized from the sinking of a police car to the use of slang words such as “slay” to embrace the language of the African American community and its defense to white supremacy. In conclusion, this song and its music video is a perfect example of how one of the biggest pop stars in the world explains a big social issue that still exists in our world today and embraces her roots but also sending out a provocative message behind the issue of race and wrongful brutality.

This movie is amazing and inspirational to other young black women, it shows that you many struggle but if you keep going your dreams and hard work will be recognize. This film touch on the gender norms and racial norms, which has strong connection to the four reading I choice to critical review this blog. This movie has strong connection to the Gaga Feminism theory, the concept is “a set of wholesale changes that may be most obvious in the realm of gender norms but that also stretch too many other realms of everyday experience and that call for improvisational feminism that keeps pace with the winds of political change.” Hidden-figures proved that Black women can do whatever they want if they put their mind to it. This is breaking down what society has deem as the normal way of doing this.

A lack of monarchy in America hasn’t stopped our pop culture Queen from her rein. The country was at a standstill regarding any advancement in women’s equality. Mass media was eager to adopt a figure who would embody their 21st century feminist movement. Beyoncé was the strong independent woman this country was yearning for. People readily promote her stardom because she symbolizes a strength women haven't always been able to embrace in society. Beyoncé has transcended national borders and reached a global audience by becoming a commodity that preaches independence and empowers women.

“Perfection is the disease of a nation,” Beyonce sings with a mid-pitch mellow note. The R&B singer is known for many different things. She’s an actress, songwriter, and an activist. Beyonce has 6 multi-platinum albums that have reached number one on the billboard. Breaking away from Destiny’s Child, Beyonce pursued her solo career in 2006. She expresses her political views through her music. Her third album I am… Sasha Fierce expresses how patriarchal and bias modern society is. If I were a Boy track on the album sends a message about stereotypes between men and women. Beyonce’s latest album, Lemonade, is a visual album released in 2016. Lemonade demonstrate social justice and women empowerment. Besides the entertainment from the album, the visuals, lyrics, and Beyonce’s tone from each track were also satisfying.