Written Analysis IV

Formulas

In movies, video games, television commercials, songs, and novels, it might occur to you that there are some trending themes. It may seem as if two movies, games, commercials, etc. are similar in the plot, but different stories. When two types of stories are similar, they are most likely following the same formula.

For example, on Lifetime, a movie channel, there are days where all of the movies relate to each other. For example, a murder mystery day. During this string of shows there are many different stories that all follow similar plots. These plots would be considered a murder mystery formula. By the end of the movie marathon you can usually guess what is going to happen next, and how the movie is going to end. For example, everything starts out normal, weird things begin happening, people begin getting killed, but when it's time for the main character to get away there's a huge struggle that ends with the main character hardly escaping death. The killer usually gets away, or the main character may think they killed the killer, but the movie ends with the killers eyes opening. This would be an example of a murder mystery formula. 

Formulas explain why some movies are so easy to predict, but when a movie follows a formula, it makes the story a typical plot. In each formula there is usually a love story, a hero, and a bad guy or tough situation.

Written Analysis III

Heros

A hero is a word that means a lot to people. A hero could be something as complex as someone that saved your life, or as simple as just helping you solve a problem. There are many different forms of heroes and heroines in the world, and everyone has their own, or maybe even a couple. 

In popular culture, there are many different heroes created in movies, shows, video games, etc. The main heroine of my childhood would be Dorthy from the Wizard of Oz. Dorthy's house lands on the Wicked Witch of the East in Munchkinville and immediately becomes a hero to all of the munchkins. Dorthy continues to become more of a hero as she meets the Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow on her way to see the Wizard of Oz by following the yellow brick road.

Dorthy invites the Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow to embark on her journey to help them find what they need. Once they get to the Wizard she helps the Lion receive courage, the Tin Man get a heart, and the Scarecrow get a brain, all before meeting her needs to returning back to Kansas.

Dorthy put others needs before her own even though she was lost and just trying to get back home. This was a very simple story, but provided the perfect lesson for a young kid.

Written Analysis II

Prison Break is a show that was about a man who was sent to prison and put on death row even though he was completely innocent. During this show there were many examples of stereotypes displayed by the characters, and there were also many different rituals performed over the course of the show.

The stereotypes that were demonstrated in this show ranged from the prison guards to the inmates. The inmates stereotyped all of the new comers by calling them "fish." The characters would stereotype them as weak, and would make them the center of attention and the most likely to be picked on. Other stereotypes included feminine men, who were automatically considered gay even if this was not true. The women guards were also stereotyped as weaker than the male guards in this show.

On top of examples of stereotypes being displayed in this show, there were also examples of rituals. An example of a ritual in the prison would be how all of the inmates would line up and harass all of the new inmates when they were walking in. There were also rituals for the people who were finally being released, the people on death row, and funeral rituals when inmates would die.

During the course of the season, Prison Break demonstrated many examples of rituals and stereotypes.

Written Analysis I

Katy Perry Controversy

            Katy Perry is a pop music singing sensation that is known for her controversial music. Katy Perry raised concern after her song “I Kissed a Girl” was released because it was radical to talk about bisexuality (Hollie, 2014) . Katy Perry is an icon to people of all ages who listen to pop music, and her fans listen to her music and take into consideration to what she says.

            The song “Dark Horse,” Katy Perry released in 2013 has continued to raise controversy amongst her fans. This song raised controversy because in a part of the music video there was a pendant being worn by a man that said “Allah” which is the Arabic meaning of God (Hollie, 2014).  This man is burned in the music video along with the pendant. A Muslim viewer did not agree with this part of the video and started a petition that had over 60,000 signatures trying to get the music video removed from YouTube. Instead of the music video being removed, Katy Perry responded by taking the pendant out of the video (Hollie, 2014).

            Popular icons have to be aware of the messages they are sending out through what they say, wear, perform, sing, etc. The better the icon is about listening to their fans, the more of a leader this icon will become.

            This type of performer gives me insight because she performs about whatever she wants, but is very conscious of peoples concerns when it comes to religious. Although Katy Perry does not specify a religion, she told Marie Claire magazine that she is very close to God, and never meant to offend anyone’s religious beliefs. I believe Katy Perry handles her fans and situations she gets herself into very well, and is a great idol for the music culture (Hollie, 2014).

References

Hollie, M. (2014, February 27). Katy Perry 'Dark Horse' video scrubbed after

            petition by Muslim critic surfaces. Fox 411 .

Contemporary Icons

Three contemporary icons that have made an impact on my life are the Golden Arches, the Facebook logo, and The Voice logo. The Golden arches logo is what defines McDonald's. When a person sees the big, yellow M, they automatically know there is a McDonald's. The Facebook logo is also a popular icon that is easily identified because the majority of the population is a member of the Facebook Community. The Voice logo could represent any show's symbol, but in my case, The Voice is the most important.

The Golden Arches have been a part of my life from the day I was born because my family and I have traveled a lot around the United States. The Golden Arches of McDonalds was always the icon we looked for to take a travel break. The Facebook logo has impacted my life because it was a social network that I joined when it was so small, and it became extremely popular over the years. This icon is important to me because it has created a more simple way to communicate with long-distance friends and family. The third icon I chose that has had an impact on my life is the logo for the show The Voice. This logo is important to me because my family comes together to watch this show when it airs, and it is an important time of the week because my family comes together.

Icons are all around the world, and make an impact on your life whether you know it or not. Something as simple as the Twitter bird could be identified without any description to go along with it because the media strengthens these icons every day