As I watch TV I am highly more aware of the hidden messages that people are sending through their commercials. I even started to recognize how the songs relate to the commercials, and actually pay attention to what they are trying to tell me. When in conversation about topics such as censorship, I realized that a lot of people know absolutely nothing about how much is actually censored in our lives and how much we do not know, even about our government.
The biggest reaction I had to a piece of work that we had to read was Feed. I loved the book from front to back and I wished that it were longer. It reminded me of talking to my younger brother, who in every way reminded me of Titus. The slang, the passive behavior, everything resembled a person I knew. I also am I huge sucker for love twists to a novel, and the fact that he was so brainwashed, literally, he could not even feel emotion for his dying girlfriend, bothered me. I thought about how insensitive I am to people around me but when I have something wrong I want everyone to understand.
I truly believe that we are living in the Feed everyday that we open our computers and I feel like we are headed down the wrong path. I want to recommend the book to people who I talk to about consumerism, most people in my major, and then make them feel like an idiot for saying some things that they say about how we NEED advertising and Disney NEEDS to own everything because it just makes the market easier. WRONGO.
So I leave the class with saying, here is my because it's good for you...
The first girl that I believe can actually sing in the pop music world. At the beginning of the video there is a large teddy bear and music box, the music box is playing Johann Strauss II's, The Blue Danube. The teddy bear also symbolizes a corrupted childhood and loss of innocence. Maybe music video makers DO know what they want to say. ;)
"I loved the book from front to back and I wished that it were longer. It reminded me of talking to my younger brother, who in every way reminded me of Titus. The slang, the passive behavior, everything resembled a person I knew."
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I loved the book too. But I love that you could actually relate it to your own life in that sense. Now that I think about it though, even though I don't have a younger brother, I can definitely think of some occasions where the characters in Feed resemble teenagers today. I could definitely feel your attraction towards the novel when we were discussing it in class, and it makes me happy that you enjoyed reading a book required for a class as much as you did! Also, I enjoyed listening to and reading about your "because it's good for you"! Interesting.
"As I watch TV I am highly more aware of the hidden messages that people are sending through their commercials. I even started to recognize how the songs relate to the commercials, and actually pay attention to what they are trying to tell me."
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way. Every time I hear the different theme songs I just go "whoa I know what that means!" hahaha. It's very weird to actually understand the messages that are being sent streaming across the television or computer screen. Kind of scary in a way huh? And I also LOVE Jessie J. The song definitely has great meaning to it! I don't know if you heard "Do It Like A Dude" which is quite provocative but definitely has a good truth about it!
I liked that you confessed your insensitivity to others but demand it when you have your own problems because I feel we all do that when it comes to life. We hate real life issues that are brought about to us by others, but we love seeing it portrayed elsewhere. We watch shows that do just that, Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, etc... We love "fake" and scripted drama, but hide from it ourselves. I think this instance gave us all a better view of reality and life.
ReplyDelete"I loved the book from front to back and I wished that it were longer. It reminded me of talking to my younger brother, who in every way reminded me of Titus. The slang, the passive behavior, everything resembled a person I knew."
ReplyDeleteFEED was also one of my favorites! After reading it I started noticing little things that my friends and family were doing that were just like traits the characters exhibited in the book. I too have started to pick up things on television and other advertisements and it's all because of the material we've read in class. Pretty crazy when you think about it.