Film Critique
Film Critique #2 – The beauty myth: the culture of beauty, psychology, and the self with Naomi Wolf In this film Naomi Wolf presents the relationship between ‘beauty’ and female identity. She goes over the historical underpinnings setting the stage for her thesis. She then explains the political, social, and psychological implications of the concept of ‘beauty’.
must be written in essay format.
Format guidelines include: 2 pages, 12 point font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, and double spaced.
Answer all questions and provide examples from the film to support your ideas.
Writing a film critiques includes critically reflecting on the film by sharing your feelings, beliefs, and attitudes.
If you use thoughts or words that are not your own, then you must provide a reference. This includes facts or quotes from the film itself. Failure to provide a reference for any thoughts or words that are not your own is considered plagiarism. Please cite your reference both in-text and at the end of your film critique using APA format.
Please answer all of the following questions in your film critique:
What are some of the potential physical and mental effects on girls and women who try to live up to our culture’s ideal of beauty (“the beauty myth”)?
Name the 3 industries Naomi mentioned as being responsible for women’s preoccupation with their image. Choose one industry and describe how it defines women’s perception of beauty.
Do you think this “beauty myth” affects every race/ethnicity in the same way/degree? Please explain.
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The beauty myth is a force so strong that it makes women focused on body image and this has led to society judging women based on how they look physically. A lot of the reading materials like magazines, posters or the programs on television have somehow scaled on what a beautiful woman should look like. They have been made to believe body frames they desire can only be attained through diet, exercise or surgery.
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