http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZjZzFDb_x4&feature=endscreen&NR=1
A parody is a form of satire that pokes fun directly at one specific target, and in this case it's at the Kardashian Family. The television show, Saturday Night Live, put on a skit making fun of the recent divorce of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries after they had only been married for three months. This divorce was the cover story to every popular magazine on the newsstand and is still continuously talked about in these tabloids.
Based off of the clip, how do you think reality TV is affecting American culture, and is it getting out of control? Why are celebrity divorce stories and other celebrity tragedies becoming cover page news over more important issues?
How do the actors and actresses in SNL portray each member of the family to the public eye? Would you say this is an example of burlesque?
And, how does Kim's divorce relate to how other women view marriage and divorce? Are celebrities their influence? What about from the man's perspective?
Alex Casola
Paige Laudermilch
Shen Jin
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Scary Movie Analysis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0zAlXr1UOs
This movie trailer is advertising a movie called "Scary Movie," which is a part of a sequence of movies. The movie mocks the plots of several movies including,War of the Worlds, The Grudge, The Saw, The Village, and more. It satirizes the familiarity of movie plots and certain aspects of those movies.
In what ways are the movies within Scary Movie satirized? Give examples.
Why do you think the creators chose those movies as ones to satirize?
How have the creators done a good job at satirizing the movies within Scary Movie? Have they done well? Why?
Stephanie Tronolone
Adam Todoran
Joann Chandler
This movie trailer is advertising a movie called "Scary Movie," which is a part of a sequence of movies. The movie mocks the plots of several movies including,War of the Worlds, The Grudge, The Saw, The Village, and more. It satirizes the familiarity of movie plots and certain aspects of those movies.
In what ways are the movies within Scary Movie satirized? Give examples.
Why do you think the creators chose those movies as ones to satirize?
How have the creators done a good job at satirizing the movies within Scary Movie? Have they done well? Why?
Stephanie Tronolone
Adam Todoran
Joann Chandler
Friday, April 13, 2012
Mega Millions Perspective Political Cartoon
http://www.cagle.com/2012/03/mega-millions-perspective
Haider Kareem
Samantha Warwar
Lisa Young
This political cartoon draws attention to the national economic situation and governmental spending/debt issue by presenting how average, middle-to-lower class Americans view and treat $540 million in comparison to how the Federal Government views and treats $540 million. We notice that the image on the left depicts innumerable blue-collar Americans in street clothes lined up at a tiny gas station to buy lottery tickets in hope of winning the $540 million jackpot, while the image on the right depicts a luxurious, expensive government building with no one visible. The captions illustrate that average Americans view $540 million as a jackpot while the Federal Government have no trouble spending the same sum of money in a little over one hour. These contrasts bring up questions about the problems with governmental spending and debt, the "rich get richer while the poor get poorer" conundrum, and tension towards the Federal Government. Who does the cartoonist think would be more responsible with or deserving of $540 million and why? How does the cartoonist view the spending of the Federal Government? What impression is the cartoonist trying to make on average Americans reading the cartoon? Federal Government workers?
Monday, March 26, 2012
Office Space Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBV9WkfZdvw&feature=relate
This trailer advertises a movie called, "Office Space." In it, a regular white-collar employee of a large corporation mounts his own revolt against his infuriating 9 to 5 lifestyle. From the trailer, we can see that the makers of the movie produce humor by satirizing corporate america. The minor irritations of the office environment are highlighted comically as evidence of what can make the workforce a frustrating and demoralizing experience.
In what ways is narrative progression created in this trailer? Does the trailer tell a story, provide us with an idea of the plot, etc.? Provide some examples of how the trailer's content tells us about what this movie is about.
How might the makers of the movie want us to feel about the main character? How have the makers endeavored to make us identify with Peter's experience of the workforce?
Based on what we see in this trailer, how have the movie's creators employed setting and space to represent the frustrations and/or restrictions of the workforce? Provide some examples.
This trailer advertises a movie called, "Office Space." In it, a regular white-collar employee of a large corporation mounts his own revolt against his infuriating 9 to 5 lifestyle. From the trailer, we can see that the makers of the movie produce humor by satirizing corporate america. The minor irritations of the office environment are highlighted comically as evidence of what can make the workforce a frustrating and demoralizing experience.
In what ways is narrative progression created in this trailer? Does the trailer tell a story, provide us with an idea of the plot, etc.? Provide some examples of how the trailer's content tells us about what this movie is about.
How might the makers of the movie want us to feel about the main character? How have the makers endeavored to make us identify with Peter's experience of the workforce?
Based on what we see in this trailer, how have the movie's creators employed setting and space to represent the frustrations and/or restrictions of the workforce? Provide some examples.
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