http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNbPnqyvItk
A girl named Olive accidentally starts a rumor about herself that lands her a label. Since her name is already tarnished she decides to help those who have been ridiculed and put down for most of their high school experience. Everyone tries to blend in, except for Olive, and ends up getting more than she bargained for. The christian school group tries to bring Olive down for her newly acquired sport of sex before marriage and gets the school involved. After lots of deceit, the truth is finally revealed and lives will never be the same.
Have you ever spread a rumor, or been a part of a rumor? Did your school have a social ladder? Were certain groups cruel to kids that were different? Was it hard for you to be yourself in high school?
I havev't noticably spread a rumor about anyone in my school or in any of the activities that I have been in.I have heard alot of rumors in my high school and I would tell my friends if they asked or askt hem if they know it was true or not. My high school did have a kind of a social ladder, but it isn't explainable. There were alot of cliques in my school, but in my eyes it wasn't necessarily a bad thing to be in the cliques we were in. There may have been a few incidents were groups were cruel to other groups but it wasn't wide spread. at the beginning of high school I started out being more toward the popular side of the spectrum, until I had lost a bestfriend for reasons unknown. I realized that she was the one who wanted the popularity and because I was her friend I would hang with her and who she hung around with. After her and I weren't friends anymore I began to hang with another group known as "the smart people". At first trying to be in the popular group it was hard to be myself because most people who were in that group weren't on the same academic level so we couldn't connect on alot of levels and I didn't see them often because we didn't have the same classes. We I would be in electives I wished I wasn't so smart so I wouldn't be as noticable. When I started hanging out with "the smart people" I fit in. There were other outside the group that I hung out with, but "the smart people" group could understand what I went through in school. We all had similar goals and issues. So, after awhile it wasn't hard at all to be myself.
ReplyDeleteI'm responding to 7. The Works.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the comments there seemed to be a variety of reactions to the video. There were a lot of comments such as "I loved this movie!" which made it hard to gauge whether or not the video actually had a direct effect on the viewers knowledge, values or ideas. There was an interesting comment in which the person said that it seemed all teenage films like Mean Girls and Easy A included a red head. I guess it could be said that in a way this persons ideas were changed. On the other hand there was one comment in which the person said they had never seen another film that they related to so much and that they had never cried as much as they had while watching Easy A. For whatever reason this film/video had a seemingly large impact on that specific person. Overall, however, the majority of comments led me to believe that most didn't see the deeper message.
I've never spread a rumor. I suppose my high school had social ladders but it was never something that I really took notice of. I'm sure there were certain groups were cruel to kids who were different. It wasn't hard for me to be myself in high school because I was able to make friends doing things I enjoyed like, for example, playing football.
I am responding to 2. “Agree to Disagree”:
ReplyDeleteThe YouTube comments for Easy A: The Flight to Fit shows a good representation of the opinions of those individuals who watched the clip. Many of the commenters loved the movie. Many of them also commented on how much they love Emma Stone in this particular film. I believe this shows that the community values beauty because many commenters refer to her as “Hot”, and other words that are representations of attractiveness. There were also many commenters who stated that this movie was a good representation of their lives and they could truly relate, and that is why they enjoyed the movie.On the contrary, there were also individuals who did not like the movie. Although the majority of the commenters were supporters of the film, there were some commenters that felt as though the movie was not realistic because the high school students in the movie appeared to be twenty years old or older. Some other commenters also stated that the movie was an epic fail for Hollywood which truly showed their dislike for the movie. Some of the commenters clearly agree that the comments of the criticizing individuals are rude and extreme. They may have these feelings simply because they actually like the movie. Usually people tend to defend the side they agree with and shun individuals with the opposite opinion, and that is simply in many people’s human nature. Many of the commenters use a strategy containing capitalized letters and exclamatory sentences to make their comments stand out, and to possibly attract the eyes of the readers. This may persuade readers that their opinion is more likely to be “right” than that of another commenter because they wrote it with emotion. Many commenters “like” the comments of others to show their agreement. The commenters are rather cordial with one another. The majority of the commenters strangely have almost the exact same opinions concerning the movie. This shows that the majority of the “community” has a similar feeling towards this movie, and the events that it entails.
In high school I tried my best to mind my own business. That has always been my motto. I cannot think of a time that I started a rumor. I think it is pretty sad and pathetic when one has to resort to making up lies about another person to “fit in” or be socially accepted. My high school was very small and there was no social ladder so I really could not relate to this movie clip personally. I felt as though my high school as a whole was relatively close, and on the same playing field. There were no groups that made fun of others. Although there is always that one person that just has to say something about others, there were no specific groups that aimed to insult and criticize others. It was very easy for me to be myself in high school because I was surrounded by, for the most part, accepting and non-judgmental people.
After I read the comments for the video, I noticed that there were a lot of different comments. However, most were positive comments such as,"I Loved This Movie!" While the majority of their comments were positive, not many told whether the video had an effect on the viewers knowledge. Along with the previous comments, one person criticized the movie and its casting of actors. The writer claimed "High school? Everyone looks at least 20! CASTING FAIL lol." This comment could have an effect on the viewers knowledge. Besides that comment, no other comment had anything to do with any of the messages of the movie
ReplyDeleteI feel that because high school rumors are spread around so quickly, most people have been a part of a rumor in some way or another. In my school, there were social ladders. However, everybody normally just hung out with people they actually like, so nobody really tried to move around in the ladder. I do not think any groups were really hard on other people at my school. I also do not think that it was hard to be myself in high school. I was friends with people that I could be myself aroun, so that was never a problem for me
I am responding to prompt number 3: Speak for Yourself. Yes I have been part of spreading a rumor in my high school. I did not know that I was spreading a rumor though. Yes my school did have a social ladder. There were many cliques at my school. Some of these cliques include like the jocks, preps, nerds, band geeks, and just general outcasts. Yes certain groups were cruel to other kids that were different. Usually the jocks and preps were cruel to the nerds and band geeks at my school. No it was not really hard for me to be myself in high school because I did not care what other people thought about me. It was probably hard for a lot of people though. In the Easy A trailer, a lot of these similar qualities were shown throughout. On YouTube, there is a comment that says, “Movie got to religious so I stopped watching it.” I disagreed with this comment and commented “There is not much to do with religion in this trailer. I believe that this trailer is more focused on the comedy aspect of fake sleeping with people and not towards the religious aspect.” I feel like this was an appropriate comment towards the video. How would you guys have expressed your opinion? Overall, that is what I thought about the video and what I disagreed upon in the comments of the video.
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