The Hustle Essay

In The Hustle it focuses a lot on the Blonde woman being a stereotypical woman which is the sex object. She is very pretty with the blonde nicely done hair and the face of makeup. She is a slim woman who obviously takes pride in her appearance. She shows the traits of a stereotypical woman by liking clothes, fashion and hair. She has a seductive voice and comes across as very confident. She owns the scene therefor holding the power which is not a typical stereotype for the woman especially when a man is in the scene. The shop assistant is also presented nicely, he is in a suit and stands tall, he talks nicely but is not the stereotypical male as he acts quite feminine so is the post masculine male.His body language and voice show the audience the impression he is most probably homosexual. The Blonde woman is shown as the sex object throughout the clip like when she puts on the fitted black dress which reveals all her open back while making seductive sounding noises, and her voice overall is very seductive. The shop assistant is only interested in where the money is so he took an interest in her as he new she had money by her big diamond ring symbolizing that she is rich and therefor a potential buyer. When a poorer woman came in looking scruffy with grey messy hair, plain cheap clothes and with no makeup and a very plain cheap wedding ring he automatically showed no interest in her. The woman spoke very quietly and was quite shy and the camera angles used showed she held no power. Even though she was talking the camera was focused on the shop assistant and the back of her showing he held the power in the situation. Also when the camera angle was on her face it was from a high shot like she was being looked down on showing her lack of power and authority. The music helped to show the audience this impression as the music was very jolly and jazzy to begin with but when she started talking it went quiet then eventually there was no music when she found out she couldn't afford the clothes, but when the shop assistant went to serve the blonde lady the music was back to how it originally was again as it was clear she had more money. The blonde woman also knew what she was talking about unlike the other woman showing she buys the expensive dresses a lot.

The blonde woman has a mischievous way about her throughout and the music helps to encourage that. Although the dominant and powerful with a lot of close ups and center shots which show this she becomes vulnerable and in need of a mans help which is a stereotype that women do, when she looses her ring. It shows her panic when the camera shots become quick, but even though the panic she still owns the scene. It once again shows her power when she orders the shop assistant what to do to find her ring. She can maybe show this authority because she is rich and shows she is maybe too rich when she offers £5000 to whoever finds the ring which is not particularly necessary but maybe to show off. There is a close up of her face as she leaves once again showing this suspicious mischievous way about her and it is shown why when the end shot shows her with different color hair showing it was a disguise and that she had managed to trick the shop assistant for money which shows she is not the typical stereotype for a woman.

The scene with the plain scruffy looking man with casual clothes who is smoking shows he is working class but the old man sitting next to him in the nice expensive suit sharing his, probably expensive whiskey is upper class and the alpha male. The camera focuses on them drinking whiskey in a huge room showing the man is rich, which is a manly drink so is a manly trait making them both masculine, maybe trying to show authority to each other. It shows the two men together in the shot showing the close relationship they have and although one has more money are still equal, with them sitting there still drinking the whiskey having a laugh together with the happy music, creating a laid back atmosphere. There is also another working class man fixing the alarm who is not equal to the rich man he is wearing a shirt but still looking a bit scruffy. It shows he wants to impress the man on the phone who he is doing a job for so he hangs up when things go wrong with the alarm showing that even though the man is on the phone he still holds all the power and authority in the scene, maybe because the other man is getting paid and is scared that he doesn't do the job right.

A well presented man in a suit comes into the shop and the camera focuses on the nice shoes which make the shop assistant interested because its clear he has money. As the shop assistant is post masculine male the other man holds the more masculinity between them showing him more authoritative. The shop assistant obviously does not think that as he tries to trick him and manipulate him into giving over the ring so he gets the reward which fails. The blonde man is quite laid back but confident with a casual voice when speaking to the shop assistant. He holds the power over the shop assistant as he has want the other wants which is the ring. When leaving the blonde man pats the shop assistants arm which is quite patronizing showing he is definitely the more dominant one, and he is as he also tricked the shop assistant with the other blonde lady.

The Hustle Notes

•  The woman looks scruffy with grey messy hair, plain cheap clothes, not kept up with her appearance (no makeup etc) portraying she is poor.

• The blonde woman is pretty and slim dressed smartly with nice hair and makeup, taking pride in her appearance. Stereotype of women-sex object- loves clothes.

• The camera focuses on the wedding rings the poor woman's a cheap plain one but the blonde woman's a big expensive one with lots of diamonds - symbolizes she is rich.

• When the camera is on the poor woman even though she is talking the camera is on the shop assistant and the back of her showing he holds the power. When on her face it is a high shot so looking down on her like she has no power or authority.

• The music is quite jolly and jazzy when first starting then goes quiet when the poor lady is talking then stops when she is not able to buy anything but goes back to how it was when she leaves and the shop assistant goes to talk to blonde woman. 

• Shows a lot of close ups and center shots of the rich woman showing her dominance and power in the shop.

• The poor woman's voice is quiet and comes across as shy and not much confidence but the blonde woman's voice is seductive and she comes across very confident. 

• The shop assistant is presented nicely in a suit, talks nicely and stands tall but is not the stereotypical male - post masculine male.

• The shop assistant is only interested when the person has money, shows no interest in the poor woman as he knows she cant afford anything but is very nice to the rich lady.

•  Blonde woman wears a revealing black dress that is tight with all the back open while making seductive sounding noises - sex object.

• Blonde woman knows what shes talking about in the shop. 

•  Plain scruffy looking man with casual clothes smoking looks working class but older man sitting next to him dressed nicely in a suit shows he has a bit more money.

• Shows them drinking whiskey- manly drink- manly trait. 

• Rich woman suddenly becomes vulnerable when loosing ring and in need of the mans help.

• The camera shots become quick and it is to show the panic of the woman even though she still owns the scene. 

• Shows her dominance when ordering the shop assistant what to do to find her ring.

• Shows she is very rich, maybe too rich when she offers £5000 cash which is not particularly necessary but shop assistant is suddenly more interested in finding it- wants the money.

• Close up of her face when leaving looks suspicious and mischievous. 

• Man has a shirt on but scruffy hair working for rich man - working class.

• Wants to impress the man he is working for so hangs up quickly when it goes wrong. The man he is working for is more dominant even though on the phone as he is scared to not do the job right.

• Shows the two men together in the shot showing their close relationship of them enjoying themselves with the happy music.

• Shows a man well presented in a suit, shows the fact he has nice shoes so shop assistant is interested. Is quite laid back but confident.

• Blonde man holds power over shop assistant as he has what the other wants.

• Shop assistant desperate for money by trying to trick the person he found it as he wants the money.

• The way he slaps his arm is quite patronizing showing he is more dominant.

• Same woman at the end but different color hair tricked shop assistant for money.

Gender

Gender is being male or female but is also what you do at particular times rather than the universal who you actually are.

The stereotypical traits for a male to have are: to be independent, rough, brave, aggressive, nasty, active and physical.

Whereas the stereotypical traits for a woman to have are: to be sensitive, dependent, calm, gentle, unconfident and cowardly.

If not shown these typical stereotypes the person is then classed to be more feminine than masculine and the other way round a although not necessarily true.

Masculinity and femininity are determined by: attitudes, behaviour, aspirations and expectations.

The idea of the stereotypes of gender have changed over time as women have become more and more independent instead of depending on the man.


Kill Bill Fight Scene:




It is clear to see from this video that the women do not suit the stereotype for being a woman. Being aggressive and violent is meant to be a male trait so they are therefor shown to be more masculine than feminine as women are quiet and calm and they was definitely not calm. This goes against the stereotype of women completely and is showing them off in a masculine way.


Shirley from Eastenders:




This also goes against the idea of the stereotypes between how a man and woman should act. The woman should respect the man but this shows actually the woman holding all the power at this specific moment and not being shy, gentle and not confident at all. In fact the opposite. She is shown to be a masculine character anyway and holds a lot of the stereotypical traits of the male and is shown to be quite intimidating which is what a girl is not meant to be at all.

The Street Essay

The video the street has a typical stereotype story line. The plot of the story is started with the mum and the dad having a heated argument which already shows who is the dominant one in the relationship, the husband. They argue a lot through out the story not showing a lot of attention to the children until the very end. The mum gets fed up and commits adultrey with the neighbor next door when the husband is probably at work. The neighbor originally came in to fix a broken tap but that soon changed and showed the true colors of the both married people. This causes a big situation in her marriage and shows just how fed up the wife was with the husband so she felt like she needed to cheat. She is proved right that the husband is quite self-centered when instead of looking after the kids which he is equally responsible to do he is once again thinking about him self, watching the football. In this time his daughter runs out the door and gets run over and seriously injured. The mum blames the dad for not doing his job and thinking about himself again and i think maybe that is when he realizes and feels terrible.

The dads character is shown to be an angry short tempered stereotypical man that tries to be masculine and head of the house but does not really do a good job. He doesn't show a lot of respect and is not really well presented as shown when he runs out in a dirty vest, so the family is obviously struggling for money, maybe thats why he's so stressed as he is the provider for the family. He is a self centered man that wants to be in charge of his wife and she lets him. This is because she is a bit of a pushover that lets him walk all over her to save the arguments. She does care about her family a lot but is shown to be un-loyal when cheating on her husband with the neighbor. She would not break up with the husband because she actually does need him. The mum and dads arguments obviously effect the children who don't really say much throughout the video and look very quiet and miserable in a way. Katy the daughter that gets run over and gets seriously injured shows a very good example how the dad, not really paying attention and looking after the children can end very badly. The neighbor is too unfaithful and un-loyal as he was to married, he took advantage of the mother a bit but does show he has feelings when the girl is run over by him and how terrible and upset he felt.

The behavior of each character is shown very clearly in the video and it re-enforces the stereotype that men are superior over women which goes back to before the first world war where the women were meant to stay at home and look after the children and cook and clean and be grateful for the husband who goes to work. Throughout the video it shows the husband pushing around the wife and her being stupid for him and just going along with what he says. She doesn't really have her own say at all and when things go wrong they are blamed on her. There are a lot of issues between the husband and wife and the wife constantly lets the husband mug her off and push her around and doesn't really stand up to him until the very end. The husbands behavior is quite vicious and angry mainly to show his authority that he is head of the house and that he is the leader that tells everyone what to do but only thinks about himself. The children are quiet a lot probably because their mum and dad are arguing all the time. The mum is caring to the children and husband to begin with but i think she gives up and gets fed up of being told what to do that she does behind her husbands back and sleeps with another man, which makes both the man she slept with and her un-loyal and untrustworthy as they are supposed to both be 'happily married'. The dad has a very short temper and has very bad language in front of the children and wife which is disrespectful and does not set a good example for them.

Throughout the video power is used a lot. It shows clearly from the start that the dad holds all of the power over everyone in the house which is very stereotypical. He is the dominant one and wants to be shown a great deal of respect. This shows the typical man being dominate over the female and the female being a push over and not saying anything just doing what she's being told which is not how it should be. It is all to do with he stereotypes like the girl being hit by the car is the mums fault as she is the one that should be looking after the children after work the man just wants to relax, when actually he was in the house so he should be looking after them it is not the mums responsibility all the time.