Essays and Research Papers on Film & Television

A 3 page considerations of some of the differences that exist between depictions of women and men and ethnicities in American society. Using the popular television shows “Monk” and “CSI” as frames of reference, this paper asserts that while equality might have almost been achieved in the real workplace, there are still inconsistencies in ...

7 pages in length. Peyton Reed's 2000 production of Bring It On, a film that humorously portrays issues of teenage sex, is a primary example of how contemporary film shapes social views in terms of gender, race, class and sexuality. The manner by which this movie tends to instruct people how to perceive ...

This 4 page paper discusses the film "Senorita Extraviada" about the rape and murder of young girls in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and the relationship between the crimes and the idea of gender as a social construct. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A five page paper which looks at HBO’s Sex in the City in terms of the way in which the female characters are presented and the treatment of gender roles and humour in the series.

This 6 page paper discusses the representation of gender(male and female) represented in the television sitcoms: The Cosby Show and Married with Children from American Television. Examples given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper examines the position of female directors. The paper argues that today, just as in the past, the only way in which a woman can succeed as a director is to compromise her views in order to comply with male expectations, or find a back door into the industry. This is considered ...

A 5 page contention that numerous assumptions are often in play when we consider the issues between male and female. Various groups, in fact, try to propagate their own beliefs in regard to the relationship between the sexes when, in reality, there is no one commonalty. This is particularly true in regard to ...

A 3 page paper which argues that the movie “Fight Club” portrays women as needy and fragile creatures, thus presenting us with a negative impression of women. No additional sources cited.

Gender roles have an inherent aspect of expectation that creates multiple identities when both sexes adhere to traditional norms and behaviors that oppress self-definition. This 5 page paper explores the role of cultural boundaries for those who break traditional gender role expectations in the film, Dangerous Liaisons. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This paper discusses the ways in which leadership and gender are dealt with in the film “Whale Rider” and Chinua Achebe’s short story “Girls at War.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page analysis of 'gender blurring' in several of the works of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar. Two sources drawn upon and listed in bibliography.

6 pages in length. The impact of historical American gender assumptions and gender expectations upon Brandon Teena, the main character in 1999's Boys Don't Cry, illustrates the perpetual cycle of racism that has permeated society for centuries. When the student considers the extent to which Teena goes in order to live life as ...

A 3 page paper which examines the gender roles presented in the film Gattaca. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In eight pages this paper addresses a particular psychiatric patient presenting the problem of gender identity disorder similar to the character of Brandon Teena in the 1999 film Boys Don’t Cry within the context of historical, diagnostic, prognostic, and treatment issues as well as developmental theories with a brief literature review also included. Four ...

A 3 page overview of how gender has been consistently stereotyped for generations. Women are almost always depicted as inferior to men. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In four pages this paper examines how the media stereotypes race and gender, using the example of an episode of the FX cable network series ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ and considering the white-supremacist-capitalist-patriarchy theory of feminist author and ctivist bell hooks. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

In three pages this paper analyzes director John N. Smith’s 1995 film Dangerous Minds within the context of gender dynamics with an application of the observations and concepts featured in Judith Lorber’s 1994 text entitled Paradoxes of Gender. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 5 page paper discussing the gender roles demonstrated in the 1995 John Schlesinger movie 'Eye for an Eye' starring Sally Field, Ed Harris, and Keifer Sutherland. No bibliography.

(7 pp) Television has been around long enough, that sometimes now we tend to view it as a "friend." What this discussion will look at is what kind of messages concerning our gender roles - the way that we are to act as men and women according to society's ideas, which may ...

A 6 page review of the film and the class and gender issues which it raises. The author of this paper expands on key aspects of the film to present an overview of the societal issues confronting postwar England. Particular attention is devoted to expounding on the gender issues which were arising during ...

This 5 page report discusses the 1999 movie, “The Matrix,” from the viewpoint of determining what is and what is not reality. If one is awakened from what they have assumed to be reality into a new realm, what is to guarantee that the new “reality” truly is real? The movie itself may also be viewed as ...

6 pages in length. While the two versions of The Stepford Wives share a common storyline, there are fundamental differences between the films great enough to qualify them as opposites. The psychological, feminist and patriarchal underpinnings all remain intact, however, it is the gender switch and genetic references that serve to differentiate the ...

7 pages in length. Comparing and contrasting the manner by which women are treated and portrayed within the cinematic approach of Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Decameron is to first understand the original motivation of writer Giovanni Boccaccio, secondly liken this work to others – such as Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales – that reflect a ...

A paper which looks at the treatment of gender roles in Smedley's Daughter of Earth and Curtiz's Mildred Pierce, with reference to the influence of male dominated socio-cultural values in both works. Bibliography lists 5 sources

7 pages in length. The writer discusses consumerism, violence, aggression, government control and social impact as they relate to television. Bibliography lists 5 sources.