RHETOR 138 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Bojack Horseman, Objective Correlative
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Be careful of the consequences you deduct from the style. Bojack horseman is not a comedy but a tragedy. Artistotle on tragedy: incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions. Mise-en-scene: objects paired with characters- objective correlative. Camera-work: action tracking of bojack, only consumes beverages. Bojack horseman: tension caused by intermingling of real world popular media figure and tv-world popular media contributes to tension between comedy and drama. Doctor 9: allons-y, french for let"s go. Doctor 10: i don"t want to go. Old white men are the most powerful, true in real life and reflected in other political shows like scandal, the west wing. Narrative surrounds a old white man- frank underwood. Season 4 is a shift: claire holds the cards, threatens to disrupt the power dynamic. Diverts from its traditional tropes to create a progressive feminist narrative. Stylistic elements are supposed to establish the meaning, not just a reading of the plot.
