Anthony Franklin ENGL 1110 05 November 2015 Feminism Portrayed in Legally Blonde In the film Legally Blonde‚ sexism and feminism are two very evident features‚ beginning in a negative‚ stereotypical way‚ and ending in a positive‚ strong willed spirit‚ promoting confidence and understanding your own self-worth. The film was released in 2001‚ potentially misleading viewers to believe that it was just another “dumb blonde” joke made into a movie. But what they encountered was more or less the opposite. Stereotypes
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Christine Lee Reel Research: Screen and Scholarship 3/11/2012 Legally Blonde: Feminist Film Theory Feminism is a movement that has had a great impact in the world of film‚ and how we interpret it. During the second wave of feminism that occurred throughout the United States‚ feminist scholars began developing and applying more theories‚ that arose during this movement‚ to the way they analyzed film. The various tactics and topics that are contained under the umbrella of feminist film theory are
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Legally Blonde In many ways today’s society‚ even though women have come a long way‚ we still live in a patriarchal world. There are many examples of this in everyday life‚ whether it be that there aren’t very many women CEO’s or the mere fact that we’ve yet to have a woman president. No matter where you live‚ there is the presence of a male dominated world. It especially extends into the working fields. There are professions that are categorically women’s’ jobs like nursing‚ school teacher‚ or
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How Legally Blonde Subverts the Female Stereotype At a first glance‚ Legally Blonde seems like a stereotypical chick flick‚ with millions of female stereotypes abounding the first 20 minutes and beyond. However‚ when you look deeper‚ at the underlying themes and messages‚ you begin to realize that there is something different about this movie. In most movies we see two basic types of females‚ with other sub-branches: the traditional‚ ditzy‚ feminine woman (Type 1)‚ or the “I’m not like other women”
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Given the ephemeral nature of tangible items‚ the unique qualities people exhibit in addition to their impact on their surrounding sphere of influence are better embodiments of ownership and self-identity than material possessions. In the movie Legally Blonde‚ main character Elle Woods seems to have it all: looks‚ money‚ popularity‚ and what appears to be the ideal relationship. However‚ once a tough breakup ruins her so-called “perfect life‚” she reinvents herself as an ambitious Harvard law student
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Lit Crit 25 April 2011 Annotated Bibliography Feminism in the Legally Blonde Movie Duo Hersey‚ Eleanor. "Love and Microphones: Romantic Comedy Heroines as Public Speakers." Journal of Popular Film & Television 34.4 (2007): 146-59. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 Apr. 2011. Hersey’s article focuses on the heroines’ public speaking in Bridget Jones’s Diary‚ Never Been Kissed‚ Miss Congeniality‚ The Princess Diaries‚ and Legally Blonde. Hersey addresses the feminist debate about whether or not romantic
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The Halo Effect The ‘halo effect’ is the idea that global evaluations about a person (she is likeable) bleed over into judgments about their specific traits (she is intelligent) (Dean‚ 2007). I found it fascinating how such a simple concept can influence our thought process towards other people’s specific traits. An example of this is what people think of celebrities. A majority of celebrities are seen as attractive. Because people find them attractive‚ they assume that they are intelligent
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Alpha Diallo April 21‚ 2013 The Halo and Devil effect In this world people are judged more often then people are hired for jobs. Most of us all go by the first impression of a person. This can either be good or bad. In the movies Legally Blonde and The Blind Side the Halo and Devil effect is shown and is a very significant issue in both films. These movies also tie in with articles on how beauty is the judging
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Assignment #2 - The Halo Effect Definition The term "Halo effect"‚ also referred to as "Halo error" has a number of different definitions‚ depending on the functional area of the business activity. When we consider a person to be good in one category‚ we are likely to make similar evaluations in other non related categories. Related Terms Negative Halo Error The opposite of halo error. Downgrading an employee across all performance dimensions exclusively because of poor performance
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What if I have a time machine? A time machine for me is not a realistic dream because it is only happened in movies and bed time story. But what would people do when they have a time machine that magically appeared for them to use in their life? Most of them would try to go back to their past and stop to do things which is not appropriate and it leads them to make bad decision. Come back to me‚ if I have a time machine‚ I would like to go future The main characters in the story‚ Marty McFly
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