Essay about film 'Some like it hot' and analysis
Essay about film 'Some like it hot' and analysis
SC: Film
Essay 1 (1000-1250 words)
Due: Monday September 19th
I prefer a writer good in" rel="nofollow">in film analysis
In his in" rel="nofollow">introduction to The Matter of Images, Richard Dyer notes the importance of cultural and social contexts for audiences to use to make sense of images:
In stressin" rel="nofollow">ing complexity and contradictorin" rel="nofollow">iness at the poin" rel="nofollow">int of reception, however, I am not only suggestin" rel="nofollow">ing that people can make representations mean anythin" rel="nofollow">ing they want them to mean. We are all restricted by both the viewin" rel="nofollow">ing and readin" rel="nofollow">ing codes to which we have access (by virtue of where we are situated in" rel="nofollow">in the world and the social order) and by what representations there are for us to read. (2)
Write an essay in" rel="nofollow">in which you explore a specific scene from Some Like It Hot. Choose a scene that deals with some aspect of social identity in" rel="nofollow">in a way that you fin" rel="nofollow">ind compellin" rel="nofollow">ing, in" rel="nofollow">interestin" rel="nofollow">ing, irritatin" rel="nofollow">ing, or problematic. Make sure to describe the scene you are usin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in detail and explain" rel="nofollow">in its significance to your argument in" rel="nofollow">in addition to its function in" rel="nofollow">in the film as a whole. (I strongly recommend re-watchin" rel="nofollow">ing that particular scene.) You should write about both the content of this scene AND your response to it.
How does your social identity and the context in" rel="nofollow">in which you have developed that identity affect your experience viewin" rel="nofollow">ing and analyzin" rel="nofollow">ing the scene you have chosen? What responses, reactions, or conclusions do you have about the way social identity is functionin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in this scene? How are your responses, reactions, or conclusions shaped by your own personal sense of identity? Who would you anticipate as havin" rel="nofollow">ing a similar response to you? Who would not?
You do not need to answer all of these questions, and you certain" rel="nofollow">inly should not respond to them in" rel="nofollow">in order. Rather, thin" rel="nofollow">ink of the questions as prompts for thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing about the origin" rel="nofollow">ins and stakes of your response to the specific scene you have chosen and its relevance in" rel="nofollow">in the film as a whole. Sin" rel="nofollow">ince this project is in" rel="nofollow">inspired by your readin" rel="nofollow">ing of Richard Dyer?s chapter 3, ?The Role of Stereotypes,? be sure to make thoughtful use of terms and direct quotations from that chapter. How is your work in" rel="nofollow">informed by your readin" rel="nofollow">ing of that chapter? Where might it diverge? Include a Works Cited page.