Film Studies 1022 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dust Bowl, Connotation, Denotation
25 Sep 2018
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Must read into the four levels of meaning. Think about what"s not there/what"s missing and how it impacts meaning. Women are strong and in control of their lives. Ex. locations may be metaphors poppies = drugs. Wealthy (aunt) depicted to being hostile, condescending . *ideology: systems of belief tied to culturally/historically/political specific beliefs. Dorothy gets to go home while the three others don"t. Suggests that women belong at home and they need men to help them get there. Ex. the 4 men are her potential mates, gender ideology. Sexists ideas women must be tied to a man, etc undermine the implicit message of dorothy being a strong woman . Character foil w/ the witch , must be a specific type of women. Colours/glamour undermine the pitfalls of achieving success. Offers a romanticized vision of the family and home. Don"t see people of colour (those who are most victimized by capitalism: movie was filmed in australia/parts of africa.
