The Film "Skateland" is a fantastic social text dealing with the changes one encounters after graduating high school. The story takes place in east Texas but I could not tell the scenery apart from the forests of California or Washington. The film is partly feel-good and part heart wrenching.
The main character of the film deals with family trouble when his parents get a divorce, this effects him greatly and makes him become more withdrawn and stagnant. He constantly repeats his catchphrase "I don't care" reaffirming his apathy. He doesn't know what college to go to, he doesn't even know if he wants to go to college.
The supporting roles in this film truly shine, and are very related to this class. All of the women in his life are strong, active, educated women. His mother supports herself, his little sister constantly encourages him to attend a university and even fills out applications for him. His love interest goes even further and submits an essay he wrote to a scholarship.
The film sends fantastic messages about parenthood, friendship, loss and love. The decisions the main character is faced with are mental weight enough to push most of us over the edge. I highly recommend this movie for anybody who has lived a imperfect life, who is everybody.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Actresses
The Korean film "The Actresses" deals with feminine issues. The six starlets reflect different stages of woman in relationship to their carers. in addition to these stages the film also brings up and highlights the issue of movies and society linking beauty with thinness. When ever one of the stars met another character they would complement each other on how skinny their face was. Asian culture is very different from American culture, but they have similar problems with beauty.
All of the actresses were in different stages of social development. The older, veteran actress would guide her younger associates as well as learn from them what it meant to be youthful. The younger stars spoke about problems they encounter being young in such a difficult industry. The time constraints on each of them were appalling. all of them had work prior to and immediately after the photo shoot.
The film also encouraged the idea that only males could be high level misuse, stating that the stronger hands are needed for a massage. This concept is ridiculous, any woman could give an excellent massage.
In conclusion, "The Actresses" is a great film that addresses a big problem in media, lack of strong female leaders. The wide spread range of ages targets all women and sends them the message of empowerment. The highly emotional scenes I did not care for. The budget for this film must have been very little because all filming took place in one studio with multiple make up stations, just like a regular photo shoot.
All of the actresses were in different stages of social development. The older, veteran actress would guide her younger associates as well as learn from them what it meant to be youthful. The younger stars spoke about problems they encounter being young in such a difficult industry. The time constraints on each of them were appalling. all of them had work prior to and immediately after the photo shoot.
The film also encouraged the idea that only males could be high level misuse, stating that the stronger hands are needed for a massage. This concept is ridiculous, any woman could give an excellent massage.
In conclusion, "The Actresses" is a great film that addresses a big problem in media, lack of strong female leaders. The wide spread range of ages targets all women and sends them the message of empowerment. The highly emotional scenes I did not care for. The budget for this film must have been very little because all filming took place in one studio with multiple make up stations, just like a regular photo shoot.
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