I truly did not even know before reading these articles that movies and TV shows were analyzed based on different tests. Though, after reading over everything one thing that really stuck out to me was the Bechdel test. It is very common that the focal points of movies and shows are based around males and females and probably on a relationship involved. I also liked how the article "The Bechdel Test, The DuVernay Test, & More: What You Need To Know", discussed one of the movies that actually failed the Bechdel test was “The Avengers” one factor to the test was that two well known female characters needed to talk to one another. I think that one test that should be incorporated would be to make sure everything is equal not only for just men and women but also for those who identify as what they weren’t born as. Completely no discrimination between anyone makes everything fair. I also think that another test that should be incorporated is that same-sex couples be displayed normally and fewer stereotypes. I think both of these would be a great addition to the industry and 100% would add more interest overall to shows and movies.
In the article “Athleisure, Barre, and Kale: the Tyranny of the Ideal Woman”, Jia Tolentino discusses her idea on the modern “ideal” woman. She also talked about social media and how that portrays the “look” of this ideal woman. She spoke on many good topics that came to mind when you think about this ideal woman. She says how this ideal woman is youthful, has nice glossy hair, and the clean expression of someone who believes she was made to be looked at. The article explains how this ideal woman is most likely seen on beaches or under the stars, both indicating beautiful things and making his ideal woman a part of it. The ideal woman is talked of very highly, she is smart and broadcasts herself in beautiful ways. She has small amounts of work done to keep up with societies say on what is beautiful for instance; she has full lips and long eyelashes. For the most part, the things talked about should be things to make women happy. Yet others see it as social pre...
I like the idea that you had for a test to make sure everyone felt included no matter what they identify as. This is something that is an ongoing struggle in television and movies and I think that an inclusivity test based on gender would help a lot. The idea of a same-sex couples test is also a good idea. You rarely see same-sex couples in tv and movies unless the whole show or movie is based on same-sex couples, which is not fair.
ReplyDeleteI did not know either that there were tests used to analyze TV and movies. I think it’s interesting how “Avengers” failed the test, even though it is a very successful movie. I like how you included the idea that same-sex couples should not be stereotyped, because I feel like in a lot of movies, the same-sex couple is often their “personally trait” which is disappointing!
ReplyDeleteI loved and agreed with what you said about plots being focused around the relationship of a man and woman. I also wrote my blog about creating a diversity and inclusion test around same-sex couples. I believe when those who don't identify by the sex they were born as are portrayed in movies, they are heavily stereotyped. This would be an interesting test for movies and TV shows to use.
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