Today's reading was an analysis of a movie, one that academics might not usually be expected to treat so seriously. What do you think of the idea of analyzing texts (songs, movies, tv shows, games, etc.) from popular culture? What are the benefits of such studies? What is difficult about such analyses? Do you think you're capable of doing such an analysis?
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I think analyzing songs, movies, and tv shows are good, because it gives people a better understanding. Getting different people's perspectives about songs and movies are interesting, and I think it is beneficial. It may be difficult to do an analysis because you may not know how to analyze it in a way that everyone would be able to understand it. I think I would be able to do such an analysis on a song, but maybe not a tv show or a game.
I don't think that analyzing texts is that credible. When he analyzed Rambo, he analyzed the way Stallone played the character as well, but I think that analyzing a movie overall is not a good idea. Movies, etc... are not real, so that makes it very difficult.
I think the benefit of analyzing things from pop culture would be that often times, characters in fiction pieces are very one dimensional. So, you can really get a raw analyses of that characteristic. In rambo, it was that he was "macho"
Analyzing such medias as movies, television shows and songs could be very interesting in my opinion. There many hidden meanings behind most of these texts, ones the director/composer want people to see or hear. Messages can be conveyed in many different ways, analyzing them would be intriguing. The benefits might include a higher understanding of life or ideas surrounding such texts. From then on you would more open to meanings. The difficult aspect would have to actually being able to identify such meanings so easily. I guess i might be good at such analysis. Every-time i listen to a song i really listen to the lyrics and always try to find the meaning behind it. Every-time i watch a movie i try to look for any symbolism or traits of hidden meaning. I try, but sometimes its really hard. You have to be very aware and notice every little detail.
Do you think you're capable of doing such an analysis?
I think it is good to analyze ideas presented in songs, movies, television, ext. in todays culture because it helps to understand our culture better. We can see what we value and what we don't value as a society. We can look at past ideas presented in culture and compare them to todays ideas and see how we have changed over time.
It's difficult to look at our culture from an outside view to analyze it because we are so absorbed in it everyday that it all seems natural to us and we don't think of it.
I think that I am, as well as everyone else, able to make an analysis of our culture presented publicly because we know so much about it. The hard part is looking at it critically, which we are able to do, it just requires time and thought.
I think it is necessary to analyze media and pop culture. Just like authors have a purpose in their writing, movie directors and tv sitcom writers have a purpose to express within their scenes. Being either a serious topic about abortion or political issues or the joys and hardships of raising a child, there is still some to learn from the media today.
Although I know analysis of media can be done, in no way do I think it is easy. It is hard to understand how a comical tv show or movie has actual value and analytic potential. Where as discover character traits about a certain person might be easy, actually discovering an overall theme or "point of the movie" can be very difficult.
I think that analyzing popular culture can have benefits. I think that especially in the context of studying human behavior, and society's behavior at large, such texts can provide insights. We are sometimes able to identify on a personal level with certain aspects of a fictional character. Also, we are able to, in a sense, gauge the pulse of society's mindset on certain topics.
I think that these types of analyses can sometimes be difficult because we are forced to speculate about what the author was trying to prove; we are constantly making inferences about the author's intent. Also, by reading such depth into these works, readers may sometimes think the ideas one is trying to promote are a bit of a stretch. I think I would be capable of analyzing popular culture in this way, and it can be very interesting to do so. In high school, I wrote many film and theater reviews, which was a very intellectually satisfying experience.
I think its a good idea to analyze popular culture because its what we are living though right now. I know that I sometimes get frustrated when we look into things that don't really relate to things we deal with in todays society. Its difficult to study such things because there can be so many meanings and it is constantly changing. I think I'm capable just because it would be something that I would be more interested in.
I think that analyzing pop culture texts is a great idea. I believe this because pop culture represents many of the contemporary interests, values, and topics of contemporary society. By analyzing such a text, we then can better understand the thinking behind these and reflect on whether or not we want to engage as proponents of them; however, what is difficult about such analyses is that they are part of our lives and might be hard to remove ourselves from in order to take a critical look at them. I think that I could do such an analysis because I would be willing to dig for the meaning and have been taught the tools of rhetorical reading. I would definitely need assistance, however, in order to fully understand what the text means to convey; therefore, I would need to partake in discussion with my peers and perhaps read other literature on the topic. I would also need to take more than one look at it and effectively utilize rhetorical reading tools.
I really like the idea of analyzing items from pop culture. I think that it allows people to see it more easily. They can be much more familiar with pop culture texts than they would be with some obscure and unpopular text.People have done this with many things over the years. Both Star Wars and the Lord of The Rings are examples. It allows the common man to gain a better understanding. Rambo is a very popular series. It has been around for several decades and millions of people have seen it. I was actually very interested in the reading because I am a huge Rambo/ Sylvester Stallone fan. Difficulties can arise when doing this. I think that people can actually dig too deeply into things and pull up ideas that the author never intended to have brought up. I watched a show on the history channel about star wars that was several hours long. It brought up alot of good points and analysis but I think after a while it was read into too deeply. People over reached. I think that this is a difficulty with this kind of analysis. Another difficulty could be that something in the time period that it was written. Back then it could mean different things and be written to evoke certain thoughts.
I think I could probably do something like this. I actually have done a little bit of this with the Terminator series.
I think analyzing movies, television shows, etc., is legitimate because they all involve a form of writing. In some ways this analyzation would be more difficult because, as in the essay, you have little or now access into the characters' thoughts, whereas in a book there is no visual component so these thoughts must be included to create the imagery.
This analyzation of text from popular culture could be beneficial, especially when comparing them with a book version as the author in the essay does. The popular culture text could give us a different view of the same story, and this version may resonate better in our eyes.
The problem with analyzing these texts is that many times they are used as satires or allegories and these are sometimes not easily identifiable. I think it would take more effort on my part to analyze such texts as opposed to those merely in an anthology.
Using pop culture for textual analysis allows for more passion for the subject because it is popular currently. A benefit of analyzing something from pop culture is getting to look at something differently and uncovering a secondary meaning. This is difficult because no one takes movies like Rambo so seriously. I think I can break down something that usually is not broken down.
I think an analysis of popular culture can be an effective way of understanding people and the world. Most things that are in movies are either based on real life experiences or are entertaining and can always say something about the population. An action movie shows how people can't be shocked by violence because our culture has become desensitized. I definitely think I could analyze things from popular culture because I am a movie fanatic and love TV. I think that would be somewhat easy for me to do because when I watch a TV show or a movie I already analyze the characters and whether they are believable and speculate as to what will come next. I think these things are popular because of how they make us feel and that is important to understanding people, understanding what affects them and how.
Analyzing texts in movies and television shows based on popular cultures is goo but only to an extent. The media tends to over exaggerate the reality of the culture, but for the most part it is a good idea. The movies and songs discuss current issues that people are going through right now, which is helpful in analyzing a pop culture.
Analyzing these types of media are beneficial but are very difficult. It is hard to decifer the meaning behind song lyrics and movies and pertain them to the pop culture.
I think it is important to analyze movies, TV shows and songs, because some of them do have deeper meanings that can give people a better understanding of where the creators are coming from. Sure some are made purely for entertainment but a lot of them are written in response to social issues at the time, and it can be useful to examine them. It might be hard to be credible academically when analyzing these things, but most everyday people would find one credible.
I am terrible at analyzing songs, because we used to do it in school. I might be a little better at analyzing a TV show or movie, but I am not sure. I like to just enjoy movies and TV shows so even if I could analyze them, I do not think I would want to.
I think the idea of analyzing texts in songs, movies, and tv shows is something important. Words to a song can mean a lot more if you actually know what there talking about. When ever I am singing a song that I like, I try to know what their talking about and what the message is they are trying to get out.
Having the media in the popular culture is beneficial because we can actually relate to it. What were going through now can relate to what some of the movies and song lyrics are about. I think it keeps more people into the media and interested, people want to listen and watch things that they can relate to.
I think it is important to analyze movies, TV shows and songs, because some of them do have deeper meanings that can give people a better understanding of where the creators are coming from. Sure some are made purely for entertainment but a lot of them are written in response to social issues at the time, and it can be useful to examine them. It might be hard to be credible academically when analyzing these things, but most everyday people would find one credible.
I am terrible at analyzing songs, because we used to do it in school. I might be a little better at analyzing a TV show or movie, but I am not sure. I like to just enjoy movies and TV shows so even if I could analyze them, I do not think I would want to.
I think analyzing different mediums from popular culture is very important in society since the research will produce various elements within a particular show that reflects certain events and views in our society that may otherwise go unspoken. Thus giving the audiences in which these shows or mediums reach out to, a better understanding. I believe that i am capable of such an analysis because have experience with it from previous courses.
I think that analysis of popular culture can be quite revealing. They reflect the trends going on in our culture and allow us to view them from the outside, showing both the positive and negative aspects. The difficult of such an analysis is that usually theses pieces are very biased and must oftentimes be accompanied by piece that takes a different stance or shows it from a different point of view.
Many times this type of analysis can have the greatest impact as people are interested in the subject it is reporting. When people analyze past writing works and media that is not mainstream people may not understand what the analysis is about.
I would like to think I am capable of such an analysis but whether or not I would be overly biased would not be something I could know on my own. What seems reasonable to me may be completely ridiculous to another person . i am not sure anyone has the ability to completely eliminate all there bias towards a particular subject. But I do believe these studies are important nonetheless.
I think that analyzing tv shows, movies, songs, and texts is not a good idea. Movies and tv shows do not portray life as it actually is. Therefore, analyzing events and characters that are not realistic would not be beneficial at all.
The only reason why analyzing popular culture could be useful is that it is "popular" so many people have seen or heard the message of the work. This allows a large amount of people to think about a certain character or event. This is the only benefit I see from analyzing a popular culture that is far-fetched.
i think contemporary media is somewhat dumbed down, but t the same time these tv shows movies and music all have specific messages and hidden meanings. i feel that most things are so difficult to analyze because everyone has their own specific view points and likes or dislikes. it is very useful to analyze pop culture phenomenon's because most give insight to real world problems and the times we are facing.
it would not be too difficult for me to analyze pop culture because i truly enjoy doing it
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