You have to have nothing to make something. There has to be an unknown before there is space to create. Artist and scientist have to be comfortable in this unknown and mysterious place because there is rarely an absolute perfect solution or answer. In the movie, The Colors of Infinity by Arthur C. Clark, they explore the possibilities of fractals to better explain the possibilities of the universe. At one point the documentary compares fairy tales vs. the consistent, deterministic yet unpredictable (because practically too fine-grained) world. Imagine a world that was perfectly predictable. It would be pretty boring and there would be no room for exploration or being creative. The movie states a quote by Einstein, “ The most beautiful thing
“A Spectacle in Color: The Lesbian and Gay Subculture of Jazz Age Harlem” by Eric Garber discusses how the Great Migration to Harlem was not only significant for blacks but for gays and lesbians as well. Garber argues that Harlem’s gay subculture was at its peak in the 1920’s and declined to shell of its previous self after the Stock Market crash in 1929. He goes on to discuss how in black communities, specifically Harlem, there were troubles of segregation, racism, and economic despair, but that being gay in Harlem added new troubles.
While Mexican Americans were considered white by law, the documentary A Class Apart sheds light on the struggles and eventual triumph of Mexican Americans in the their journey for racial equality within the United States. Following the Mexican War, Mexican Americans were subjected to a Jim Crow style of discrimination. Despite retaining U.S. citizenship, Mexican Americans were treated as second class citizens. Frustrated by social, political, and economic disenfranchisement, Mexican Americans sought the assistance of the United States Supreme Court, in what would become a landmark case, to secure the full rights afforded to them as United States citizens.
There are many films available today that examines race, ethnic, and color relations within the United States. The Color of Fear, presented a focus group of men representing multicultural and an open ended discussion of racial issues in the United States. The participants were adults who have already spent their lives experiencing race relations in America. When I saw the participants from various racial and ethnic backgrounds together in the discussion, it was an eye opening moment for me. Because it is very hard to communicate with an individual, who speaks against or negatively about your race.
In 1896, in Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal accommodations for blacks and whites were constitutional. Seven years before the doctrine was overturned, in 1954, Jackie Robinson signed a contract with the major leagues; he defined his experience as being “a black man in a white world” (279). With the separate but equal doctrine still in place, how was Jackie Robinson able to land a contract with the major leagues, and what role did he play in the Civil Rights Movement?
We do not live in a post-racial America. Racism is a huge factor of which most careers are being affected in. There is a new way of casting actors now, which is colorblind casting. It is a practice of casting a role without considering an individuals ethnicity. However, that does not always work and can sometimes be looked in a bad way. It has plenty of controversy leading towards whether it work for people of color or not. A solution to this problem is obviously to make television media more diverse but, how so? Producers as well as directors need to consider color conscious casting and make an effort to have each individual ethnic group feel it is a diver and non-biased casting. This will not only make casting more equal but also, make the
Human nature is often displayed when a person is found in the state of superiority or inferiority, the usual results are people acting in a malicious or harsh way. A Class Divided, a Frontline documentary, produced in 1985 displays an experiment regarding human nature. In 1968, in Riceville, a small all-white Iowa town, Mrs. Elliot, a third grade teacher, felt empathy about the death of Martin Luther King Jr., decided to give her third grade class a lesson about discrimination and racism. She realized that her third graders did not understand the problem with discrimination, so she concluded that for the students to comprehend what had happened, they must experience what discrimination feels like. Mrs. Elliot separated her third grade class
The film review is done by Thomas Prasch. The entire text is established around a statement that is, “What white people have to do, is try and find out in their own hearts why it was necessary to have a nigger in the first place, because I’m not a nigger, I’m a man… white people invented him—then you have to find out why. And the future of the country depends on that, whether or not it is able to ask that question” (Film & History 47.1 Summer 2017). While continuing to argue “Baldwin has become a voice for our time as much—perhaps even more—than his own”. Furthermore, Prasch mentions, even though Baldwin was very much respected by many as a leader of inequality, he never associated himself nor claimed to be a part of any religion, black social group, NAACP, etc. The reason for is, Baldwin just wanted to be a voice of his own; because it allows him to move “even more largely and freely” said Miller. In addition, Miller goes on to acknowledge the film’s director Raoul Peck, describing the style of the film, as well as the formal elements in the film.
No one can deny the impact the media has had on the current society. Peoples opinions and views on the world have mostly likely came from television or other forms of technology. This can be both a negative and positive thing. The media is known for portraying people as stereotypically as possible, which is very toxic if watching at a young age. Adults can easily realize that one portrayal of a person doesn’t mean every single person is like that but kids cannot. A little girl may see a girl being portrayed as a damsel in distress waiting for a prince, and she will believe that all girls must act like this. Girls only seeing themselves as weak, sexy, plot devices, allows them to lose aspirations they have in life. After watching the documentary
In class we watched The Celluloid Closet (1995) and discussed some current representation of the LGBT community in the media and pop-culture. As someone who grew up in India and identifies her sexuality as fluid or questioning depending how exact my answer needs to be, I was curious to analyze representation of LGBT or queer community in Indian popular culture and media. Through this paper I will try to compare the representation of the “other” in western and Indian media.
I chose to analyze Despicable Me, an animated film geared towards a younger audience, because I was interested in examining underlying theories and messages that this film would be relaying to its viewers. Often times, when watching animated films, children are not aware of these messages, as they are absorbed by the characters, special effects, and humor. But as we have learned throughout this semester, our brains are subconsciously primed by the various surroundings we are exposed to. Since we also studied the impacts of entertainment, such as television and video games, on children, I wanted to see how a popular children’s film might also affect them.
The motion picture Belly explores the ghetto and the characters that live in this dark and obscure world of violence and criminal behavior. Tommy or "Bunz", and Sincere, who both live in New York, have differing views of criminal life. Bunz lives a mixed up, drug-run lifestyle, while Sincere aspires to be a law-abiding family man. To help the audience get the full effect of evilness portrayed by the character, the scenes are very dark and gloomy. There are, however, lighter scenes in which the good heart of one man is represented. The lighting in Belly helps with the characterization within the movie. One character is shown as a dark figure, and one as an almost holy figure, plus disillusionment is brought out nicely through lighting effects.
In the short story titled, The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman speaks outwardly of the methods to treat psychosis. In both the short story as well as the film adaptation by Sue Szostak, the designated treatment plan is depicted as being withdrawn from society and confined within an attic.
One of the genre's biggest and most prolific names, Yutaka Ikejima has rightfully earned the nickname 'Mr. Pink' for his dedication and devocation to the genre crafting some of the best efforts released under the lable. Originally released as Chô-inran: Shimai donburi back in 1998, this is one of Ikejima's most profound horror/erotica entries and emerges as one of his finest entries.
Color psychology plays an important role in the film. Colors in this film are an index, which the village complies with. The colors chosen to stand out throughout the film evoke certain emotions from the characters. Yellow is the safe color while red is the dangerous color. These colors are enhanced throughout the film. These colors are bright and vibrant, while other colors appear dull. Most characters are seen wearing neutral tones of colors. Red is the color that is worn by “those that shall not be named”. A strong use of red as the “bad color” is when creatures enter the village and leave red marks on the doors. While they use the color red, villagers never address it, or name it, instead, they say “the bad color”. On the other hand, yellow is the exact opposite, it symbolizes safety.
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence is a Steven Spielberg science fiction drama film, which conveys the story of a younger generation robot, David, who yearns for his human mother’s love. David’s character stimulates the mind-body question. What is the connection between our “minds” and our bodies?