plug in drug

November 27th, 2008
  • What was expected from television in 1949 and what did people get 20 years later according to Winn?
  • In which ways did television change home, family life and culture?
  • According to Bettelheim how does television affects the children in terms of “TV personality” and real life?
  • Do you agree with the sociologists Robert Kubey and Mihayl  Csikszentmihalyi?
  • Do you think that television is a “plug in drug” that destroys the relationship between the family members?

film analysis

November 16th, 2008

LİTTLE MİSS SUNSHINE

The movie is about a family which is in crisis. every individual has their own problems and these problems affect the entire family. the father of this family, richard, tries to sell his motivation program. his program is for helping people to be successful, but he can’t even help himself. sharol is the mother. she tries to take care of everyone and everything about her family. she loves her family very much, but she is also tired and unhappy. she argues with his husband about his carrier. she thinks that he does’nt work good enough. dwayne is the son. he is a 15 years old, depressive teenager and he says he hates everyone. his idol is nietzche and he wants to be a pilot. the daughter olive is 7 years old. she is full of joy and she wants to be a beauty queen. her best friend is her grandfahter. the grandfather is an extra ordinary man. he is a drug addict. he argues with his son richard, because of his improper behaviours. the uncle, frank, is sharol’s brother. he is a literature teacher at a university. he is in love with his male student,but the student is in love with a professor who is more successful than frank. he also lost his job at the university and he committed suicide. sharol decided to take care of his brother and he started a new life with them. in the beginning of the movie the individuals of this family seems to be apart from each other, but they are bound together in their trip to california for a children beauty contest “little miss sunshine”.

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