In this blog post I will be writing about the connections I made between “Plato’s Cave”, “Miss representation”, and “The mask you live in”. As well as how the connections I have made will lay down the foundation for my research paper.
The way interpreted “Plato’s cave” was that all of these things happen around us and in front of us but we still don’t recognize or realize it because we are not aware of its existence. With the statistics and compelling visual scenes in both “Miss Representation” and “The mask you you live in” they explain how the media influences you to have this falsified image of women. That reminded of how before watching the films I had no prior knowledge of the media’s influence on us in this way, but after I realized how drastic it really is. Just like the slave who was freed, his entire life all he knew was the cave until he left and realized there was much more to everything than that cave. As he went back to tell everyone else they did not even recognize him, they could be the ignorant people who know nothing of the media’s influence. The overall of Plato’s cave is that it can fit into any situation where people are being influenced by something bigger than them. For them it was the people who chained them in the slave. For our society it is the media that is bigger than us and keeps us under an influence or “brainwash”. Without someone who gets on the outside of the cave or outside of the influence of the media the masses would never know there is another way of life. “Miss representation” shows exactly how the majority of our society is still stuck in the cave, a good way out is watching that film. I feel as if I have learned a lot about this topic just from watching that film and it changed my views on American media. Another film that I made a connection to was “The mask you live in”, this shows how not just women are portrayed a certain way in media. The media shows that men must be tough and strong or “Act like men” and can not show emotion.
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alaina kimmel
4/8/2019 05:09:40 pm
I really like how you titled your post "The Modern Day Cave" because we are stilll dealing with the same issues as represented in Platos cave.
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Ashley
4/9/2019 04:42:37 am
I like how you talked about what you thought before watching the films and then what you learned from the film.
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Katey
4/9/2019 04:46:22 am
I like how you put your own interpretation of Plato’s Cave.
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Carter Cruse
5/2/2019 05:11:46 am
I like how well you made more than just one connection between Plato's cave and the two films. I see that you put a lot of detail to explain your connections.
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