Literary Criticism Of The Honest Trailers

Literary criticism is when an author critiques the qualities and attributes of literacy. Oftentimes authors use this mechanism as a form of tone, symbolism, imagery, and even to allude to the bigger picture. In the Honest Trailers the critics use gender, reader response, and empowerment criticism to explicate a particular point.
In many films and other popular culture, blondes are usually stereotypically portrayed. They are exhibited as pretty girls who are not the sharpest tool in the toolbox. However, in the film Halloween the main character was not your typical blonde. Laurie, the female lead, is different. She is independent, intelligent, and nurturing. When she discovers that Michael Myers isn’t dead as she’d presumed, her first instinct was to protect her family. She locks her kids up in their rooms safely then flees the scene to get Myers to chase her. Once she feels she is a safe distance away from him she hides and begins to create a weapon to defend herself. This is unlike any other female blonde character portrayed in the media. She didn’t depend on a man to come and rescue her or even give up. Laurie fought to the end.
Additionally, in the critique of the movie 300, the Honest Trailer Critics assess the content of the movie.
By doing this they are taking part in the reader response criticism. In the critique, the theme of the movie is described as “300 [ of Leonidas’] closest gym buddies stand[ing] against the might of Xerxes, a hairless giant with an entire jewelry store on his face and voice that sounds like he’s in the Witness Protection Program.” The critic has developed a different storyline in his mind. He believes the movie is combined with real Persian War rituals and battles with “sexy stripper oracles…homoerotic undertones… and super slow motion” The critic makes light of the entire movie by highlighting the unusual things that happen in the
movie.
In the Honest Trailer critique of Frozen, the critic points out the empowerment of the female characters. This is an example of empowerment criticism. The critic emphasizes how female roles do not rely on the male protagonists to save them from being alone. In most fairy tales women are hardly represented in a positive way. They usually don’t get their happily ever after until they meet a man and fall in love but in Frozen, the two sisters Anna and Elsa rely on each other to save Arendelle from being cursed with eternal winter in pursuit of their very own happily ever after in rekindling their strained relationship. This aspect of empowerment is crucial because it is important to the development of young people’s minds.
In conclusion, literary criticism is important because it is effective in interpreting literature. Literary criticism also helps the reader and distinguish connections between different types of work and real word events. Literary criticism is when an author critiques the qualities and attributes of literacy. Oftentimes authors use this mechanism as a form of tone, symbolism, imagery, and even to allude to the bigger picture. This method is beneficial because it enhances the quality of your reading.