In the film An Education we can see representation from this theory for example we can see The College or her uniform as a signifier. The relationship between these two is a controlled and educated teenage life . I would say the relationship between the two is the education side, it shows girls heading for high grades and wanted to go to well known unis such as oxford. I interpret it as a slightly snobbish upper class British representation of what an education should be like.
Another scene you could apply this theory to would be the one where David is taking the family out, then Jenny find the letters in his car. This signified that David was married, which meant the relationship that he was a liar and a cheat. I interpreted this as David being a through and through liar as it isn't the first time he does it in the film, he cannot be trusted.
Monday, 29 March 2010
Roland Barthes - Semeology (FISH TANK)
The theory portrayed by Roland Barthes shows the messages and narrative within Fish Tank.
Signifier - Area/Neighborhood
Signified - No escape from inevitable future
Semeology - The relationship between signifier and signified is that
Signifier - Area/Neighborhood
Signified - No escape from inevitable future
Semeology - The relationship between signifier and signified is that
Roland Barthes Semiology
Fish Tank
We chose the scene when Mia finds the horse.
Signifier = the horse
Signified = Horses are expensive so it suggests that they may have stolen it or were better of in life at an earlier stage.
Sign = Mia wants to help the horse as it is in a bad environment which is similar to herself.
We chose the scene when Mia finds the horse.
Signifier = the horse
Signified = Horses are expensive so it suggests that they may have stolen it or were better of in life at an earlier stage.
Sign = Mia wants to help the horse as it is in a bad environment which is similar to herself.
Roland Barthes Theory
Fish Tank
The scene i have chosen is when Mia first comes across the horse.
Signifier - The horse
Signified - Proves that at some stage the owners had money as horses are expensive, possibly farm owners or owned by people who live in the country as horses need space.
Sign - Shows the poorness of the area as the horse is old, weak and very skinny, standing tied to a concrete block in a abandoned site. Horses are normally seen as being strong and powerful.
Semiology
ROBIN HOOD EXAMPLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSqL9ygBCck
trailer
Signifier- bow and arrow
signified- medieval weapon
Semiology- used to battle/ defend in medieval times
Sign- symbol of robin hood. His bow and arrow symbols the fight against the barron to save the communtiy
trailer
Signifier- bow and arrow
signified- medieval weapon
Semiology- used to battle/ defend in medieval times
Sign- symbol of robin hood. His bow and arrow symbols the fight against the barron to save the communtiy
Roland Barthes Theory
In Fish Tank, there are several very key Roland theories.
The clip where the family are dancing together, this shows the fact that dance and music talks more than words. The daughter and mother fight all the time, but when they start dancing they are calm and for a second really love and respect each other. Then as soon as the dancing stops the mother feels the need to shout and be angry again. It also shows how sad a life can be if the family finds it hard to get along. The dance is a release of anger and aggression, this is turned into love and mutual respect.
The clip where the family are dancing together, this shows the fact that dance and music talks more than words. The daughter and mother fight all the time, but when they start dancing they are calm and for a second really love and respect each other. Then as soon as the dancing stops the mother feels the need to shout and be angry again. It also shows how sad a life can be if the family finds it hard to get along. The dance is a release of anger and aggression, this is turned into love and mutual respect.
Fish Tank - Ronald Barthes Theory
We have chosen to look at the scene where Mia tries to set the horse free.
Signifier: Mia and the horse
Signified: The horse is innocent in a helpless situation when it should be wild and free.
Semiology: Mia and the horse both feel helpless and they don't have much of a life. Mia becomes quite attached to the horse.
Sign: Show's that Mia cares about the horse even though it appears that she doesn't care about anyone. She makes numerous attempts to save it and set if free. She feels sorry for it and maybe feels that its her job to set the horse free as no one else knows it is there and the owners don't care about the welfare of the horse.
Signifier: Mia and the horse
Signified: The horse is innocent in a helpless situation when it should be wild and free.
Semiology: Mia and the horse both feel helpless and they don't have much of a life. Mia becomes quite attached to the horse.
Sign: Show's that Mia cares about the horse even though it appears that she doesn't care about anyone. She makes numerous attempts to save it and set if free. She feels sorry for it and maybe feels that its her job to set the horse free as no one else knows it is there and the owners don't care about the welfare of the horse.
Roland Barthes - Semiology [FISH TANK]
The Theory portrayed by Roland Barthes Leads us to believe that each situation in the film has a Signifier, a Signified and a Sign. This theory can be seen in Fish Tank, One example of this is the scene where she finds a horse, the chained up horse is set to symbolize her and how she is trapped by being poor.
Signifier - Chained up Horse.
Signified - Chained down like she is in society.
Sign - Poverty has put them both in this position. They cannot escape.
Signifier - Chained up Horse.
Signified - Chained down like she is in society.
Sign - Poverty has put them both in this position. They cannot escape.
Semiology - Fish Tank
In the party scene towards the beginning of the film we see that the flat has lots of Alcohol littered around and each person at the party has a bottle of alcohol in their hand.
In terms of Roland Barthes' Semiology Theory we see that this has a few different meanings about the environment that the characters live in.
Signifier - Lots of Alcohol
Signified - The meaning of lots of alcohol is that the scene could be a party scene, characters drowning their sorrows by getting drunk or possible alcoholism in some if not all of the characters.
Sign - The interpretation of the signifier and signified is that the environment could be a wealthy environment as there is lots of alcohol, but with a closer look at the alcohol we see that it is cheaper alcohol versions of cider, vodka and beer rather than well known brands. This shows that the environment is actually not a wealthy environment. Also we could interpret that the characters are not well educated, as they turn to drink most of the time, as well as a potential abusive environment due to alcoholism. This matches the actual environment that the characters live in with it showing a mainly drunk environment and an abusive environment from Mia's Mum.
Roland Bathes theory - Fish tank.
In fish tank there is a horse attached to chains that Mia makes several attempts to free. The horse signifies Mia in a way that it is usually an animal represented as free but is stuck on a chain & so cant do so, which is how Mia feels that she wants to be free but is stuck cooped up in a council estate where her mum would keep her upstairs when she'd have parties and punish her if she came down. It could also show innocence as it is white showing Mia's innocence as it dies after she sleeps with Connor.
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Fish Tank Location
Even though i missed the main film, I think that the locations would have a heavy part tot play in the connotation of characters and atmosphere. Council estates are, stereotypically, where most crimes happen due to the majority of the population being poorer and in less specialized jobs. When you see the establishing shots of the area, you already have an idea of what to expect from the story and characters, especially if at some point in your life, you have lived on an estate. Even though the action is probably over-exaggerated, the location helps to make the happeneings more believable, and maybe even relate-able.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Fish Tank
Which characters do you like and why?
In the film Fish Tank we liked Mia's little sister Tyler because she is easy to identify with and you are made to feel sorry for her as she seems to have to fend for herself. In one scene we see her in her sister's room smoking with her friend which shows she is perhaps easily influenced by her mum and sister. Mia and her mum are busy doing other things so a lot of the time Tyler is looking after herself.
We also liked the the traveler Billy. When he and his brothers first met Mia they were horrible to her and stole her things, but Billy was the one to give them back and he befriended Mia throughout the film. Even though Mia is quite rude to him he always seems to want to hang out with her and be there for her.
What image of British females does this film portray?
The film portrays the image that British females sleep around and have no respect for themselves. Mia's mum is often seen wondering round in her underwear smoking in front of men and her daughters. She gets together with a man called Connor who develops a liking for her daughter Mia. Even though Mia knows that Connor is with her mum and that she is underage she sleeps with him while her mum is in the house.
There is a scene where Mia goes for a dance audition and we see women wearing barely anything dancing in front of men and women. It gives us the impression that they don't care what other people think of them and that they are confident in themselves to get up and dance infront of other people.
What could the significance of the locations be?
Fish Tank is filmed in Barking in London. It is filmed at a block of flats which look like they could be on a council estate. This location could be quite significant as it is obviously not a wealthy place and it is probably a place where there is a high crime rate. The location could also influence the way the characters in the film are bought up and the values they are taught by their parents and people around them. In the film we see a scene showing a view of the flats, we see children of a young age and their parents smoking and playing loud music which suggests to us that if children are experiencing this at such a young age they are likely to copy this kind of behaviour when they are older.
In the film Fish Tank we liked Mia's little sister Tyler because she is easy to identify with and you are made to feel sorry for her as she seems to have to fend for herself. In one scene we see her in her sister's room smoking with her friend which shows she is perhaps easily influenced by her mum and sister. Mia and her mum are busy doing other things so a lot of the time Tyler is looking after herself.
We also liked the the traveler Billy. When he and his brothers first met Mia they were horrible to her and stole her things, but Billy was the one to give them back and he befriended Mia throughout the film. Even though Mia is quite rude to him he always seems to want to hang out with her and be there for her.
What image of British females does this film portray?
The film portrays the image that British females sleep around and have no respect for themselves. Mia's mum is often seen wondering round in her underwear smoking in front of men and her daughters. She gets together with a man called Connor who develops a liking for her daughter Mia. Even though Mia knows that Connor is with her mum and that she is underage she sleeps with him while her mum is in the house.
There is a scene where Mia goes for a dance audition and we see women wearing barely anything dancing in front of men and women. It gives us the impression that they don't care what other people think of them and that they are confident in themselves to get up and dance infront of other people.
What could the significance of the locations be?
Fish Tank is filmed in Barking in London. It is filmed at a block of flats which look like they could be on a council estate. This location could be quite significant as it is obviously not a wealthy place and it is probably a place where there is a high crime rate. The location could also influence the way the characters in the film are bought up and the values they are taught by their parents and people around them. In the film we see a scene showing a view of the flats, we see children of a young age and their parents smoking and playing loud music which suggests to us that if children are experiencing this at such a young age they are likely to copy this kind of behaviour when they are older.
Fish Tank
The characters were based in a very stereotypical housing state in Essex. With the mouthy 15 year old whom couldn't reason with people, but could in the sense she had emotion. The mother came across as a mum whom had Mia when she was pretty young. How she treats her as if she isn't part of her life and that she wants to enjoy her life without having to care for her children to an extent, showing not much of a motherly figure, depsite though helping Mia get into a school, which the youngest daughter phrased it as "A place full of retarded skanks".
The film represents british females as being short tempered, being very two faced, being very sexually charged. You see two scenes of a sexual nature in this film, both showing Connor having sex with the mother of Mia and also with Mia.
The locations represent a sense of restriction. This restriction is personified by how everyone is very angry and short tempered throughout the film. Connor although living in a nice area of Essex in Tilbury is more relaxed and knows how to unwind which makes him more relaxed as an individual.
The film represents british females as being short tempered, being very two faced, being very sexually charged. You see two scenes of a sexual nature in this film, both showing Connor having sex with the mother of Mia and also with Mia.
The locations represent a sense of restriction. This restriction is personified by how everyone is very angry and short tempered throughout the film. Connor although living in a nice area of Essex in Tilbury is more relaxed and knows how to unwind which makes him more relaxed as an individual.
Fish Tank
- Which character did you like & Why?
- What image of British females does this film portray?
Kiera (Conner's daughter) is near to Tyler's age and is how you'd expect someone of that age to be playing and dressing up instead of drinking and smoking and is immature compared to her.
- What could the significance of the locations be?
Tilbury (Conner's Home): It seems like a higher class area than where Mia comes from and they look down on her there i.e. When she is walking through Tilbury to find Conner's house a woman walks past and gives her a dirty look just from looking at Mia.
Fish Tank
Which characters do you like and why?
I like Billy because he looked out for Mia as he let the dog go as a distraction against his brothers. He gives back her bag when they take it off her and even offers to go to Tilbury with her. He invites her to whales at the end of the movie aswell.
What image of British females does this film portray?
The women in this film are portrayed to be very stereotypical 'chavs' as all of the female residents on the rundown London council estate are wearing tracksuits and lots of jewelery. To add to this they spend most of their day in groups on the streets drinking and taking drugs while their parents are no where to be seen. The females in the film are also made to be looked at as sexual objects by the males. This can be seen by how some of the older aged girls on the street wear less clothes when dancing while a large group of males sit and watch, themselves topless. This idea can also be seen in the scene when Mia comes down stairs and starts talking to her mums new boyfriend. Following this the new boyfriend becomes intermate with her even through he is going out with her mum and she is under age.
What could the significance of the locations be?
The locations are very important because they add to the sterotypes which this film is largely based on. For example the same atmosphere would not to created if the 'chav' population of the film would not live on a council estate as this is the place where sterotypes place them.
I like Billy because he looked out for Mia as he let the dog go as a distraction against his brothers. He gives back her bag when they take it off her and even offers to go to Tilbury with her. He invites her to whales at the end of the movie aswell.
What image of British females does this film portray?
The women in this film are portrayed to be very stereotypical 'chavs' as all of the female residents on the rundown London council estate are wearing tracksuits and lots of jewelery. To add to this they spend most of their day in groups on the streets drinking and taking drugs while their parents are no where to be seen. The females in the film are also made to be looked at as sexual objects by the males. This can be seen by how some of the older aged girls on the street wear less clothes when dancing while a large group of males sit and watch, themselves topless. This idea can also be seen in the scene when Mia comes down stairs and starts talking to her mums new boyfriend. Following this the new boyfriend becomes intermate with her even through he is going out with her mum and she is under age.
What could the significance of the locations be?
The locations are very important because they add to the sterotypes which this film is largely based on. For example the same atmosphere would not to created if the 'chav' population of the film would not live on a council estate as this is the place where sterotypes place them.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
An Education (The Good Film)
Distributed by:
Budget:
Produced by:
- Sony Pictures Classics (USA)
Budget:
- $7.5 million
Produced by:
- Finola Dwyer
- Amanda Posey
- Douglas Hansen
- Wendy Japhet
- Jamie Laurenson
- Caroline Levy
- James D. Stern
- David M. Thompson.
- 18 January 2009 (sundance)
- 30 October 2009
- Sundance Festival
An Education - Research
- The film An Education was produced by BBC Films in the UK and Endgame Entertainment in the US. It was distributed by E1 Entertainment and Sony Pictures Classic in the US.
- The budget for the film was $7.5 million
- The film was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in America on the 18th January 2009. It was then released in the UK on the 20th October 2009. It may have been released at an early date in the USA as they have the biggest cinema going population and if the film was successful there then we would hear about it in the UK
- It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the Year and Carey Mulligan won a BAFTA for Best Leading Actress. This would have helped market the film as they would have shown these awards on the advertisements such as posters and bill boards and also would have put it on the DVD cover.
- An Education was released at 763 theaters
- The budget for the film was $7.5 million
- The film was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in America on the 18th January 2009. It was then released in the UK on the 20th October 2009. It may have been released at an early date in the USA as they have the biggest cinema going population and if the film was successful there then we would hear about it in the UK
- It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the Year and Carey Mulligan won a BAFTA for Best Leading Actress. This would have helped market the film as they would have shown these awards on the advertisements such as posters and bill boards and also would have put it on the DVD cover.
- An Education was released at 763 theaters
Selected Scene: Kitchen drying dishes
In this scene Jenny's father is explaining that securing a place at Oxford University is no longer vital as her newly found boyfriend; David, can provide for her. This follows Sheldon Stryker's theory that we interact with others in order to create identity; Jenny has entered into a much different lifestyle since interacting with David when before she has been under the collective identity of a young school girl who works for an education instead of having fun. The scene emphasises the change in collective identity.
In this scene Jenny's father is explaining that securing a place at Oxford University is no longer vital as her newly found boyfriend; David, can provide for her. This follows Sheldon Stryker's theory that we interact with others in order to create identity; Jenny has entered into a much different lifestyle since interacting with David when before she has been under the collective identity of a young school girl who works for an education instead of having fun. The scene emphasises the change in collective identity.
Theory Examples...
SHELDON STRYKER: They are caring about her education as it was very important to the parents and children in those days. This is a great example of his theory because it proves that they followed what was 'meant' to happen.
MARCUSE: Through out the film there is no need to question anything so it becomes passive and preferred.
ALTHUSSER: They relish in 'British' things and celebrate/parade their wonders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn9IMe5jmf0
MARCUSE: Through out the film there is no need to question anything so it becomes passive and preferred.
ALTHUSSER: They relish in 'British' things and celebrate/parade their wonders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn9IMe5jmf0
An Education
The clip we have chosen is the scene when David is first introduced to Jennies parents.
Sheldon Stryker:
Strykers theory is shown in this clip as it is when Jenny introduces David to her parents. People develop a consistant set of behaviours and introducing a new boyfriend to the females parents is a very important aspect of life.
Althusser:
The parents seem to be happy with their daughters choice in men and you can tell they feel that he would be a good husband and thus look after her and support her. This is normal for that era in time because women were expected to be wives and mothers first opposed to getting a job.
Marcuse:
steven was meant to do this one.
Sheldon Stryker:
Strykers theory is shown in this clip as it is when Jenny introduces David to her parents. People develop a consistant set of behaviours and introducing a new boyfriend to the females parents is a very important aspect of life.
Althusser:
The parents seem to be happy with their daughters choice in men and you can tell they feel that he would be a good husband and thus look after her and support her. This is normal for that era in time because women were expected to be wives and mothers first opposed to getting a job.
Marcuse:
steven was meant to do this one.
Collective indentity theory
SHELDON STRYKER
Basically she is sixteen but shes acting mature. She is socialising with characters of a much older mature age. For example when they talk about whether jennie and david have had sexual relations.
ALTHUSSER - Interpellation
She starts to act differently and they influence her to start smoking and dressing as if she were of a older more sophisticated age.
MARCUSE
People think that it is good that she is spending time with more mature characters and with a man with lots of dollar, because he will be able to provide for her instead of her going to university .
An Education - You're a Lucky Man!
You're a lucky man!
The scene shown here is the first time when the parents of Jenny meet David, which
whilst meeting him, there is a sense of tension. The clip demonstrates a stereotypical
example of the daughter showing his mum and dad his boyfriend. But unstereotypically,
David is jewish and he is pretty old whilst Jenny's parents expected someone younger perhaps.
This scene shows references of Althusser's principle, because this clip identifies the characters
identifying with common rituals played when in the process of meeting someone instrumental
to the family.
Plus, Macuse could have an impact on a passive audience whom in some societies do the same
ritual and allow a newcomer into the house and speak to them. Plus, reference to when Jenny brought
round Graham and they had dinner with the family with the stereotypical conversations of what you
do and what exactly he wants to do, possibly go to university in which Graham says he would prefer
to go on a gap year, which, in this society today is considered constructive and understandable but
in the 1960s was looked in more of a taboo by some high class families based on success. Marcuse'
principal also comes into play here with even now, gap years being viewed by some audiences as
a waste of time.
An Education.
Sheldon Stryker: The norm in society and what her parents wanted was for her to get an education and go to university to be independent and self sufficient, But she went against this and wanted to travel with the older people she had met and saw her education as pointless and boring.
Althusser: She decided that she didn't want to follow everyone else and conform to societies expectations with going to university so went against this. However, when David had asked her to marry him, her family didn't care about her throwing her education away as she could live off him and his wealth. She only realised that she had thrown it all away and done the wrong thing when she discovered that he was already married.
Marcuse: The audience can be both passive and active. They could be passive in the sense that they dont have a say in what she does as its in the past and accept what she is doing, but active as they can see she is making a mistake in choosing this man over her education and are questioning what he wants her for, how long it will last, and if its worth it.
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Alfie - By JJ And Scott
The clip where Alfie walks into the Church and sees Gilda with her new husband, getting a new baby christened shows family values, that Alfie failed to recognize. Gilda does what society expects of her, be a loving christian mother whilst the father takes care of the up-keeping of the family. This is a stereotypical view of the family identity of the time. The Scene conforms to Strykers Theory agrees with the family group being represented as a collective which constitutes to the behavior and expectations. If we take Marcuse's Theory into consideration, all we would be seeing is a males representation of the 60's and it would take more than a passive audience to read into the family values that are portrayed.
Althussers theory would require us to recognize that having a baby outside of marriage is unaccepted in society.
Althussers theory would require us to recognize that having a baby outside of marriage is unaccepted in society.
Alfie Collective Idea Theory
± The scene where Lily has an abortion in the kitchen of Alfie's house is perfect for highlighting the family values that are expected within society. The moral and social expectations of the 1960s are that women cannot conceive a child outside their marriage, it was highly illegal in the 1960s but is merely frowned upon in modern times. Masculinity is also portrayed in Alfie in the scene in the bar/pub.
Alfie and Family Values
SCENE: Gilda tells Alfie she is pregnant (Family Values)
Sheldon Stryker
In this scene Gilda thinks it is important for her and Alfie to get married now that she is pregnant as family values are important to her. During this time it became a society expectation that women should be married before having children and that they should stay at home and look after the children while the man is out working.
Althusser
Gilda recognises that it is expected of women to be married as when she goes to have the baby at the hospital she pretends to be married to Alfie and uses his surname as she was afraid that people would look down on her for having no husband.
Marcuse
The prescribed attitude would be that Gilda should marry Alfie in order to meet societies expectations.
Sheldon Stryker
In this scene Gilda thinks it is important for her and Alfie to get married now that she is pregnant as family values are important to her. During this time it became a society expectation that women should be married before having children and that they should stay at home and look after the children while the man is out working.
Althusser
Gilda recognises that it is expected of women to be married as when she goes to have the baby at the hospital she pretends to be married to Alfie and uses his surname as she was afraid that people would look down on her for having no husband.
Marcuse
The prescribed attitude would be that Gilda should marry Alfie in order to meet societies expectations.
Alfie -Family Values
The particular scene we are looking at is: when Gilda's youngest son is being christened and Alfie is seen looking over as Gilda's recently wedded husband Humphrey takes on the fatherly role.
Sheldon Stryker implies that other people in society effect or identity. Where being societies expectations reinforce and affect actions that individuals take. This theory is evident in this scene as although Gilda isn't genuinely in love with Humphrey, she has merely settled down with him in order to conform to societies expectations. Humphrey is seen to be taking the main father role model within the family replacing alfie's position therefore complying to the traditional gender roles within the family during this particular period.
Althusser implies that the media portrays the particular representation that children should be christened and part of a traditional family. during this clip we witness alfie overlooking this stereotypical representation of a 60's family.
following on from Althusser the audience are led to believe this representation is to be 100% accurate and true.
Sheldon Stryker implies that other people in society effect or identity. Where being societies expectations reinforce and affect actions that individuals take. This theory is evident in this scene as although Gilda isn't genuinely in love with Humphrey, she has merely settled down with him in order to conform to societies expectations. Humphrey is seen to be taking the main father role model within the family replacing alfie's position therefore complying to the traditional gender roles within the family during this particular period.
Althusser implies that the media portrays the particular representation that children should be christened and part of a traditional family. during this clip we witness alfie overlooking this stereotypical representation of a 60's family.
following on from Althusser the audience are led to believe this representation is to be 100% accurate and true.
Alfie.
Gilda. Family Values.
Became pregnant out of wedlock with Alfie. She was then going to give her son away once he was born but then changed her mind. Alfie wasn't willing to marry her or be a constant father figure in his sons life, only at weekends. So she married a man who loved her but she didnt love him however respected him.
Marcuse's Theory- She didn't have the perscribed attitude that the media carry out as she was pregnant out of wedlock and worked, which wasn't the norm for women of this time.
Althusser's Theory - She realised that being pregnant out of wedlock was frowned apon and so she decided to marry a man who she didn't love just to conform to this (Bus Conductor).
Stryker's Theory - She got the baby baptised which societies expectations that every child was baptised so she felt that she had to live up to this.
Became pregnant out of wedlock with Alfie. She was then going to give her son away once he was born but then changed her mind. Alfie wasn't willing to marry her or be a constant father figure in his sons life, only at weekends. So she married a man who loved her but she didnt love him however respected him.
Marcuse's Theory- She didn't have the perscribed attitude that the media carry out as she was pregnant out of wedlock and worked, which wasn't the norm for women of this time.
Althusser's Theory - She realised that being pregnant out of wedlock was frowned apon and so she decided to marry a man who she didn't love just to conform to this (Bus Conductor).
Stryker's Theory - She got the baby baptised which societies expectations that every child was baptised so she felt that she had to live up to this.
Alfie
Changing Role of Women
The clip we have chosen is: Where Alfie and Gilder have an argument over her keeping the baby and getting a new job to support him.
Sheldon Stryker:
His theory can be seen in this clip because Gilder is expected to keep the baby and wants to keep the baby but Alfie is trying to talk her out of it though it is society's expectations to keep the baby.
Althusser:
His theory can be see in this clip because guilder recgonises thats she is the childs mother and is expected to keep the baby and marry the father because which is what society expects.
Marcuse:
His theory can be seen in this clip as he mentions that media carry certain emotional reactions which can be shown through Gilder getting a job and looking after the baby, pretty much on her own. This would trigger emotion as its quite sad as she would normally have a husband who would help out instead of having a guy like Alfie.
The clip we have chosen is: Where Alfie and Gilder have an argument over her keeping the baby and getting a new job to support him.
Sheldon Stryker:
His theory can be seen in this clip because Gilder is expected to keep the baby and wants to keep the baby but Alfie is trying to talk her out of it though it is society's expectations to keep the baby.
Althusser:
His theory can be see in this clip because guilder recgonises thats she is the childs mother and is expected to keep the baby and marry the father because which is what society expects.
Marcuse:
His theory can be seen in this clip as he mentions that media carry certain emotional reactions which can be shown through Gilder getting a job and looking after the baby, pretty much on her own. This would trigger emotion as its quite sad as she would normally have a husband who would help out instead of having a guy like Alfie.
Alfie - Relationships
Relationships - In the scene between Alfie and Annie, the first one we see shows a good relationship typical of 1960s culture in which the women is doing the cleaning and the man is going out to do work. But obviously, Annie doesn't know this isn't exactly a job she would approve of. Marcuse refers to how mass media gives a false representation of culture in the time it is set and hence makes us believe that if we were a passive audience, we'd believe that it would be standard for the husband to go out and work by the means of sleeping with other women. In response to Althusser's notion of interpellation allows us to recognise Annie's role as a traditional female role in the household set in 1960s.
Also, to refer to Stryker's discipline, we can term Annie as the typical housewife. Plus in relation to Althusser's notion, then Annie would probably identify with this role.
Collective Idenity Theory - Alfie
SHELDON STRYKER:
Family Values: Women were expected to be married and have a family to have a baby, not take the pill or modern contraception, not have affairs and be a mother as their job, be treated with less respect. This are shown in several clips with in the film: Woman hiding affair/ Alfie parades it about, Lady has to put second name so doesn't look like she is actually single - which is frowned upon.
Masculinity: This is also shown very well in the scene between Alfie and his friends, where they start questioning his masculinity because he has a woman cooking and cleaning for him. This is what men were meant to believe as they wanted to be masculine...which conceives of not being told what to do, living on their own and being total 'men'!
ALTHUSSER:
Relationships: This is shown by Alfie who constantly describes and is proud of being the type of relationships and others that were happening in Britain at that time. This is through out the film at several different points when he talks to the camera.
MARCUSE:
Changing Role Of Women: The viewer of this era (2010) sees the film and just takes in the information that women were treated that way, as it doesn't happen as much or as severe. They become mindless as we are less mentally challenged now so we are used to watching quite boring and passive films of today.
Family Values: Women were expected to be married and have a family to have a baby, not take the pill or modern contraception, not have affairs and be a mother as their job, be treated with less respect. This are shown in several clips with in the film: Woman hiding affair/ Alfie parades it about, Lady has to put second name so doesn't look like she is actually single - which is frowned upon.
Masculinity: This is also shown very well in the scene between Alfie and his friends, where they start questioning his masculinity because he has a woman cooking and cleaning for him. This is what men were meant to believe as they wanted to be masculine...which conceives of not being told what to do, living on their own and being total 'men'!
ALTHUSSER:
Relationships: This is shown by Alfie who constantly describes and is proud of being the type of relationships and others that were happening in Britain at that time. This is through out the film at several different points when he talks to the camera.
MARCUSE:
Changing Role Of Women: The viewer of this era (2010) sees the film and just takes in the information that women were treated that way, as it doesn't happen as much or as severe. They become mindless as we are less mentally challenged now so we are used to watching quite boring and passive films of today.
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