Magazine 1: I found this magazine quite interesting because it discusses the issues of symbolism. It questions the meaning of objects and things. Moreover it is based on tv soaps such as Eastenders and Dr who. One of the stories that got me thinking was an article on the Kat and Zoe issue from Eastenders. The story challenges the symbolism of objects such as Zoe's teddy bear which had a symbolic meaning rather than just being a realistic object. In addition the whole idea of objects having a deeper symbolic meaning in general got me thinking about things that occur within the television platform.
Magazine 2: This magazine focused teenagers and teenage movies. One of the articles which I found different yet interesting was on the teen movie mean girls which is an American teen movie. The article discusses the social, historical, political and economical issues on how teen movies have developed from 50years ago to now. Moreover it states the conventions of a teen movie and why they are successful: the geek, class president, and the romantic couple.
Magazine 3: Personally I found this magazine a drag and it was a bit boring. Due to me being ignorant to most of the actors and actresses being mentioned.
Well done Henna. You win the prize for being first to comment on your reading. You have identified two very important areas of exploration which may be relevant to us in our work on A2; a) Symbolism and b) the conventions of the 'teen' movie. If for example we look at the later, could we use the model offered to analyse some of the 'teen' movies we have been looking at this term? Elephant, Kidulthood, City of God, Fishtank, Thirteen etc. etc. How do modern movies adhere to or veer away from the model offered? Why are teen movies formulated in this way? Can we apply this to the Twilight series? Harry Potter?
ReplyDeleteThen as we begin to look at context: what can we learn from a SHEP analysis of particular films? Elephant and political/social context? Kidulthood social/economic context? How does the time they were made affect their production and reception?
As your ideas begin to coalesce, please ensure that you continue your reflections on reading and other forms of research.
A good start!