Gentle Prefer Blondes, where Lorelei Lee, played by Marilyn Monroe, uses her sexuality as power over her fiancé. Another instance in which sexuality is seen as power is presented in Sam Mendes’ American Beauty, where Angela Hayes , played by Mena Suvari, unknowing uses her sexuality to alter the depressing life of her friend’s father in a mid-life crisis. The disadvantage of power is that the extreme use of it constitutes oppression. Consequently in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and American Beauty
played by Chris Klein, is a semi-experienced virgin and lacrosse player. Oz actually changes the kind of person he is to get the girl. Oz takes a more sensitive approach to land the “hot choir chick” American Pie, played by Mena Suvari. Heather Gardner, played by Mena Suvari, is the object of Oz’s affection. With our cast of characters between the two films we have a stoner (Spicoli), Jocks (Charles Jefferson, Oz and Stifler), Shy (Rat, Finch and Jim) and sexually experienced (Linda, Stacy, Stifler
optimistic entering this film. Sadly this film lived up to my abysmal exceptions, even though it sports a number of actors that I really do enjoy. Ving Rhames makes a return to the series, though this time he's playing Captain Rhodes. He's joined by Mena Suvari, and AnnaLynne McCord, who blew me away with her performance in Excision. Though even with all these excellent performers, Day of the Dead manages to be bland and generic. A poor job that doesn't live up to the original in a single aspect. Day
James Marsden “The All-American Boy” James Marsden attended Oklahoma State University for over a year, when he dropped out to become an actor. James Marsden was born September 18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and graduated high school from Putnam City North High School in 1991. His father was an eminent Professor of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University. His mother was a Nutritionist, divorced to his father when he was the age of 9. James grew up with four siblings, two
Dana Sheets-Nichols Wells 7 December 31, 2014 Essay #3: Film Analysis The film "American Beauty" is more than a biting satire on suburban life, it is a somewhat contrived story is meant to be an allegory that begs the question: what is beauty? American Beauty presents a cast of peculiar, almost cartoon-like characters and feels more like an assemblage of metaphors rather than the stories of real-life people, that the audience can actually relate to. "Look closer," the film's tag-line tells
American Horror Story was created by Ryan Murphy. The series, which is still airing to this day, aired on October 5, 2011. This series uses crude comedy that is full of adult innuendos. In each season, the viewer experiences a different theme and setting. The first season is centered on a man, his wife, and their home. The second season is centered on an insane asylum and its patients. The third season is centered on a coven of witches in New Orleans. The fourth season is centered on a circus. The