During this weeks class, my classmates and I were given two pages of random excerpts from the documentaries we’ve been discussing. One being a documentary about the struggles of most young boys and men in America called The mask you live in and the other on the way women are portrayed through the media in America called Miss Representation. We were then told to select just one quote from each film and then to draw each of those quotes a supporting picture.
I selected excerpts 14:11 and 14:13 from the mask you live in: “Things that a child spends their time on, that’s what they’re going to be good at” Showing a young boy playing a violent video game listening to obscene music. Suggesting that if a child engages in violent activities they are more likely to go out into The world and inflict this same violence they once glorified onto others. And excerpts 1:55 and 1:59 from Miss representation: “So, matter what else a woman does, no matter what else her achievements, their value still depends on how they look.” This picture shows successful woman such as a Dr, Teacher, and even an Astronaut looking into a glam mirror to make sure they are well put together, wearing high heels because they still have to be beautiful no matter how smart they have proved themselves to be. Upon finishing, we were instructed to post our pictures on the white board so that we could all view one another’s work while listening to Mozart (how cool) during our fine art exhibition we got to see how we all picked equally important selections. Ranging in eye opening points of views. Though they were all different and not one person picked the same excerpt, they all had very political points and statements. This was a very enlightening class.
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