Rachel's Media Criticism Blog Posts

  In 2014, Disney debuted its cinematic version of the popular Broadway musical, Into the Woods. This Sondheim original is a dark satire musical featuring well known storybook characters such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack from Jack and the beanstalk. The musical intertwines the characters stories into one, showcasing each fairytale but giving them more of a realistic ending. The way Sondheim had written the musical, he utilizes the outer-directed tasks of art, which refines society and culture by offering the ideal, see into the present to reveal our world and to cope with the labors of life. He does this through showcasing fairytale stories which offers society and culture the ideal. For example, when Cinderella gets to go to the ball, or Jack gets the magical beans would be offering the ideal. When things take a turn, and these characters face reality, is when the audience can see into the present to reveal the real world. For example when Cinderella is having ...

       The Netflix film, Cuties, is known for its controversial scenes that have been brought to attention by angry viewers on social media.  The movie was originally a French film directed by Maïmouna  Doucouré who’s individual conscience of the film was not taken properly by viewers. Her true individual conscience of the film was to showcase the influence of social media on young girls, especially preteens. It is because of the provocative scenes of young girls dancing inappropriately and taking pictures of their private parts on camera that caused these scenes to become objects of moral judgement. Audiences in America are taken back by these scenes because of how uncommon it is to see things such as this on the big screen than in France where the film was first shown.       Most of these complaints came from Netflix’s financial supporters, which would be its subscribers in the United States. Although the film is not a Netflix Original...

  The famous NBC television series, Friends, is a sitcom about six twenty to thirty something year old friends living in Manhattan, going through life at that age together. Although popular during its time, Friends is well known for bringing back the nostalgic feeling of the 90’s in this binge watching of series era. But among those who stream Friends are Gen Z’ers that find the show humorous and relatable, especially within the personality traits of the characters. It’s these archetypes that make the show relatable to those of all ages that are watching the show. What makes Friends so relatable, is how each character can resonate with one person personally as well as relate to people’s friend groups. For example, Monica can be seen as the caregiver, because she is always looking after her friends, especially Rachel as viewers see in the first episode. She is always there when a character has a problem, and they always seek her for comfort or advice. Monica’s brother, Ross can b...