This film reaffirmed what I expected to learn from this class: history has not been a linear and inevitable series of events. Things on the surface appear so different, beliefs, technology, storytelling, but there is many more similarities than differences. Humankind has not changed as much as we are led to believe, I think. Although, that is not entirely a bad thing.
I think that this film more than the others we have seen relied very heavily on the text to teach a lesson and describe the story. As someone who has taught queer sex education numerous times, the delicate balance, careful wording, and taking advantage of every moment that the floor is yours to speak while people are paying attention, felt familiar. I understand why this was relied upon.
The contrast between the narrative of the individual in Hollywood vs. the collective between films of Eisenstein is interesting. Since this distinction happened at the beginning of Hollywood I wonder if the opposed narratives are some of the reason why there is so much re-writing of media for films and video games that are released in countries foreign to their origin. In a continuously more global world, consumers are beginning to notice changes made for their region that feel insincere, particularly in video games. This is what comes to mind for me. The success or reception of foreign films is really interesting, and I think viewers can gain something from foreign media and could learn a great deal from experiencing media as the not-target-audience.
I think that this film more than the others we have seen relied very heavily on the text to teach a lesson and describe the story. As someone who has taught queer sex education numerous times, the delicate balance, careful wording, and taking advantage of every moment that the floor is yours to speak while people are paying attention, felt familiar. I understand why this was relied upon.
The contrast between the narrative of the individual in Hollywood vs. the collective between films of Eisenstein is interesting. Since this distinction happened at the beginning of Hollywood I wonder if the opposed narratives are some of the reason why there is so much re-writing of media for films and video games that are released in countries foreign to their origin. In a continuously more global world, consumers are beginning to notice changes made for their region that feel insincere, particularly in video games. This is what comes to mind for me. The success or reception of foreign films is really interesting, and I think viewers can gain something from foreign media and could learn a great deal from experiencing media as the not-target-audience.
I didnt know that you had taught sex ed. With this background, I can understand why you would have a particular attention to the mix between text and context in this film. Magnus Hirschfeld was a researcher in important early researcher in what was then called "sexology" and this film really is an extension of that work as you so astutely noticed. I think its "teaching" aspects really help further its narrative construction as a consequence on this emphasis. It is a shame that we dont have the entire film to view.
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