Examples Of Pop Culture
In reference to pop culture,
Jessica D'Aprile, I thought that your example of the Twilight film and books as an example of pop culture were an excellent choice and I agree with you. This is a series that definitely meets the requirements of pop culture. The book series became extremely successful and the film became a high grossing film that spawned numerous sequels. This had a big effect in pop culture because at the time audiences were responding to it. This was a series that showed a different and modern take on vampires and romance. Although, "the series faded away", other shows such as "The Vampire Diaries", developed from this series. Other authors such as E.L. James (the author of "Fifty Shades Of Grey") had their books expanded into films as a result of this success.
In reference to fine art,
Carissa Barbo, I thought that your example for fine art was a brilliant choice. This is an image that definitely portrays what the artist was feeling. I feel that this picture truly meets …show more content…
Many times, these celebrities have their own personal trainers, chefs and also resort to plastic surgery to achieve these looks. We need to understand that no matter what we look like we are beautiful in our own way.
Does Mass Media have the power to re define our ideas about beauty?
I honestly think that mass media does have the power and the influence to redefine our idea of beauty. We the rise of people using social media, many celebrities such as Katy Perry, Beyonce, and Lorde have all posted pictures of themselves looking more natural. Many other celebrities such as Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, Melissa McCarthy have all grace the covers of magazines. They all show that beauty is different for everyone. Shows like Botched, have demonstrated that sometimes plastic surgery does not always turn out the way it
Jessica D'Aprile, I thought that your example of the Twilight film and books as an example of pop culture were an excellent choice and I agree with you. This is a series that definitely meets the requirements of pop culture. The book series became extremely successful and the film became a high grossing film that spawned numerous sequels. This had a big effect in pop culture because at the time audiences were responding to it. This was a series that showed a different and modern take on vampires and romance. Although, "the series faded away", other shows such as "The Vampire Diaries", developed from this series. Other authors such as E.L. James (the author of "Fifty Shades Of Grey") had their books expanded into films as a result of this success.
In reference to fine art,
Carissa Barbo, I thought that your example for fine art was a brilliant choice. This is an image that definitely portrays what the artist was feeling. I feel that this picture truly meets …show more content…
Many times, these celebrities have their own personal trainers, chefs and also resort to plastic surgery to achieve these looks. We need to understand that no matter what we look like we are beautiful in our own way.
Does Mass Media have the power to re define our ideas about beauty?
I honestly think that mass media does have the power and the influence to redefine our idea of beauty. We the rise of people using social media, many celebrities such as Katy Perry, Beyonce, and Lorde have all posted pictures of themselves looking more natural. Many other celebrities such as Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, Melissa McCarthy have all grace the covers of magazines. They all show that beauty is different for everyone. Shows like Botched, have demonstrated that sometimes plastic surgery does not always turn out the way it