Miss Representation Film Analysis
Sociology 100
Miss Representation Movie Review
Miss Representation was an accurate depiction of the media’s influence in our society, especially in women. The film showed how women are subjected in the media, in particular the mass media, and how the development of young women is altered by the media. This film was entered in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and achieved praise from many viewers and critics. This is why I selected to review Miss Representation. Television, newspapers, books, and social media platforms are all forms of media. The most influential form, in my opinion, is the television. Most homes in the US have more TVs than people, and more than half of the homes that have TVs have three TVs or more. This statistic is staggering. …show more content…
An interesting fact Miss Representation showed was that women make up 51% or the US’s population, but only account for less than 17% of the US Congress. Also, 2010 was the first time women have not made gains in the US Congress since 1979. This could be due to the gender inequality we have in our country. Men are thought to hold more authority and power over women, and are thought to accomplish more. This idea of gender inequality is present in school systems across the US. Not only in education, but in athletics as well. Women are often criticized if they try to participate in a sport such as football, or even baseball. Some schools even ban women from playing in male dominated sports and don’t have an alternative option for them. This film was nominated for the Sundance Film Festival for all the right reasons. Multiple interviews provided first-hand experience of the effect media, and gender inequality (which sometimes goes unnoticed) has on women in recent years. Videos that were shown in the documentary were uncut and unedited to showcase the sometimes hidden side of the media. The writer of this documentary wanted its viewers to become enlightened about the problems we face today in our society regarding gender exploitation and
Miss Representation Movie Review
Miss Representation was an accurate depiction of the media’s influence in our society, especially in women. The film showed how women are subjected in the media, in particular the mass media, and how the development of young women is altered by the media. This film was entered in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and achieved praise from many viewers and critics. This is why I selected to review Miss Representation. Television, newspapers, books, and social media platforms are all forms of media. The most influential form, in my opinion, is the television. Most homes in the US have more TVs than people, and more than half of the homes that have TVs have three TVs or more. This statistic is staggering. …show more content…
An interesting fact Miss Representation showed was that women make up 51% or the US’s population, but only account for less than 17% of the US Congress. Also, 2010 was the first time women have not made gains in the US Congress since 1979. This could be due to the gender inequality we have in our country. Men are thought to hold more authority and power over women, and are thought to accomplish more. This idea of gender inequality is present in school systems across the US. Not only in education, but in athletics as well. Women are often criticized if they try to participate in a sport such as football, or even baseball. Some schools even ban women from playing in male dominated sports and don’t have an alternative option for them. This film was nominated for the Sundance Film Festival for all the right reasons. Multiple interviews provided first-hand experience of the effect media, and gender inequality (which sometimes goes unnoticed) has on women in recent years. Videos that were shown in the documentary were uncut and unedited to showcase the sometimes hidden side of the media. The writer of this documentary wanted its viewers to become enlightened about the problems we face today in our society regarding gender exploitation and