Essay on The First Gay Movie: Transamerica directed by Duncan Tucker

The representation of the LGBT community in the film industry has long been a topic of much debate. In her article, “It Ain’t Easy Being Bisexual on TV,” Amy Zimmerman addresses this topic with specific interest on bisexual representation. By appealing to the logic of her audience, using an informal tone, and referring to relatable content, Zimmerman constructs an argument which persuades readers of The Daily Beast that the film industry is unfairly and inaccurately representing bisexuals. However, her argument holds little influence over those who are not movie fans or The Daily Beast readers.

He adopts an ambivalent tone in order to examine the conflicting views of high school genre films. Denby’s purpose in writing this essay is to show how the overuse of these stereotypes results in few original teen films. Original movies expose their viewers to a diverse range of people and ways of thinking. Adolescents often mirror or find inspiration in the characters they see in media, so it is important to depict a variety of people in media targeted towards them. People of various sexual orientations should be represented more prominently and truthfully in media targeted towards children in order to promote acceptance and provide role models for those exploring their identity.

Genres and Genre Film. After reviewing the discussion of genre in Chapter 8 of Film: From Watching to Seeing, demonstrate your understanding of one selected genre using a feature-length film.

shirtless in Days of Our Lives and thinking he was gorgeous. As such, I stayed in the closet for an amount of time. Even then, I still managed to be pulled out of the closet. After this, life was interesting to say the least. One of the struggles I faced was the fact that in Mexican culture, being gay was looked down upon. Also, a couple of years before I realized I was gay, a family member in Mexico came out of the closet and was removed from the family. With this being said, I was terrified to be gay. While at home, I tried to act as “straight” as I could, while at school, I tried to be a stereotypical gay so I wouldn’t be bullied or questioned as much.

Stephan Babich 's blog post entitled, "The Fall of the Female Protagonist in Kids Movies", and Richard Lawson and Jen Doll 's article, "The Lies Hollywood Told Us: Love and Romance Edition”, are rhetorical arguments that attempt to support a notion about an explicit aspect of motion-picture theatre. In Babich 's post, he writes about how women are hardly ever the protagonist in kid 's movies. The goal of his argument is to persuade avid animation movie watchers that future films should have a female playing the leading role. The main idea of Lawrence and Doll 's article is to convince men and women who frequently watch romance movies that they should not expect the romantic situations and endings that Hollywood

What attracts us to the movie theatre on Friday nights? Is it the commercials we see? Or is it all the gossip we hear from friends and TV talk shows? Well for many, it is the critiques we read and hear almost every day. One who specializes in the professional evaluation and appreciation of literary or artistic works is a critic. The profession of movie criticism is one of much diversity. Reviews range anywhere from phenomenal to average. Not only are movies created for the entertainment and sheer pleasure of the audience, they create a market of jobs and open doors to the world of financial growth. The success of these films, whether they are tremendous or atrocious, is not only dependent of the actual film, but

    Film and literature are two media forms that are so closely related, that we often forget there is a distinction between them. We often just view the movie as an extension of the book because most movies are based on novels or short stories. Because we are accustomed to this sequence of production, first the novel, then the motion picture, we often find ourselves making value judgments about a movie, based upon our feelings on the novel. It is this overlapping of the creative processes that prevents us from seeing movies as distinct and separate art forms from the novels they are based on.

With all the research conducted I can finally say that No matter where one chooses to watch the movie, the contrast between these two factors is that one enjoys and has no

Both films reflects how slavery impacted black women’s sexuality and continues to. Throughout Hollywood’s film history, there were stereotypical images of black women’s identity where they were not represented as desirable. The watermelon woman redefines a the manny character, but it also gives audience a new way of looking at black women’s sexual identity. The films fills a gap of black female lesbian missing history in New Queer Cinema and allows black women to identify with someone who share the same lesbian desire. Similarly, the color purple portrays two characters who finds a way to find their sexuality through an oppressed society. It reflects the 21st century where there are many individuals that are still in the closet and needs an

There are three major standards through which I decide whether or not I will watch a film: reputation, and genre. Reputation is inclusive of friends and ratings of the film. Usually my friends and I have similar tastes and we are aroused or repulsed by the same films. Reputation is a strong and stable standard for deciding which film to go to, because with such a large population of movie watchers, major biases don't affect the reputation and ratings are fair and accurate. Also, people are inclined to give high ratings to movies that touch them or really make them think regardless

The movies under this category have attracted the attention of many reviewers because of some reasons. The films are widely appreciated because of their wider exposition of culture as well as sophisticated and rich subject matter. The show of culture and emotional expression that the movie contains has drastically changed the description of the category from action films to relationship film. Additionally, the movies

In the Film The Celluloid Closet, one of the first things that the viewers learn is that Homosexuality wasn’t commonly expressed in Hollywood films. The only time that filmmakers would feature any LGBT character is for comical or pity purposes only. The LGBT culture was never made to portray the accuracy of a normal person. We as a society tend to look at media as ways to escape the reality of real life and avoid feeling sad. You also tend to get this idea of the person that you want to become as well.

The producers will develop a test and the audience will tell the producers whether it is something they want to see or they are not going to see. This can affect the next text to be produced in an attempt to conform to the audience demands. Looking at the development of different types of genres and the development of films within the same genre, it’s possible to look at similarities and differences and identify changes in society and audience ideologies and tastes.

A haziness exists when classifying the genre of a film, as they are often determined and shaped by the film industry, scholars, advertisement, merchandise, and audience members with various opinions. Genres are classified by examining elements that are repeated in other films of the same genre, including reoccurring themes, plots, characters, and emotional responses. As Professor McHugh explained in lecture, “genre is a process” as it “is always unfolding and changing depending on audiences’ expectations and what directors want to create.” Because of the evolving haziness and subjectivity that accompanies genre classification and the director’s choice to add various elements from differing genres, many movies are considered to be a hybrid of genres: a “combinations of specific and distinct generic components” (Neale, 2003). Amy Heckerling’s 1995 film, Clueless, is primarily a comedy, more specifically it falls under the subgenre of a romantic comedy. However, Clueless also falls under the teenage film category, as the main character and most of the other characters are teenagers navigating teenage problems like first love and rebellion with a coming-of-age ambiance. This modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma follows, Cher, a sixteen-year-old girl with influence and an aptitude for matchmaking in her Beverly Hills high school. The film amusingly explores Cher’s luxurious lifestyle, friendships, and love life through comedy, romance, and teenage tendencies.

Genre theory is used to study films and put them into a classification so that audiences know what type of film it is before they see it. Genres are categories based on the story of the film, sometimes the actors and actresses, or even the directors. All films fall under a genre or sub-genre category. Romantic Comedy is an example of a genre which is light-hearted, humorous story involving people in love, sometimes overlapping with subgenres such as screwball comedy teen comedy, or gross-out comedy. ( Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014, table 4.1). This paper will focus on the romantic comedy genre and movie Rocky. It will take a better look at the specific conventions of this genre and how this movie fits the gangster genre.