GUADIA J AZIZE
INSTRUCTOR: MAGDALENA BOGACKA
ENG. 101. 080
OCTOBER 26, 2010
Vince vaughn, from the very beginning of the movie, interacts with a man, in the middle of a divorce dispute, with whom he takes the opportunity to share his masculine ideology of being a bachelor, by suggesting marriage is the worst thing that ever happened to a man. In addition, he believes, the manly thing to do is to flirt with strippers. The main characters poke fun at each other as they plan their next move to steal the spotlight from a pool of exciting wedding events. Vince Vaughn uses his charm to manipulate women's emotions by pretending he cares for them. the male characters see their male acquaintances as their mutual rivals, but at the same time they foolishly exploit the secretary of state welcoming gesture. which, in turn, makes them feel important. I consider their behaviors to be masculine because the goal is to meet lots of women at weddings, by insinuating, they can choose from more than two-hundred available single women. The movie focuses more on the male-female relationship bonds, in that there is multiple sexual and romantic encounters between the two genders. For instance, the main characters set out to perform the courtship rituals design to seduce and deceive women. The main characters of "The wedding Crashers" and the college students surveyd in "The Girl Hunt" both stress the dramaturgical performances of masculinity. What I walk away with from watching this film is the way men encourage and support each other, as illustrated by Vince Vaughn's and Owen Wilson's character leading up to the anticipated sexual event, used as strategies to score a date with a potential female partner or simply make them feel young at hart.
Wedding Crashers Dir. David Bodkin. Perf. Vince Vaughn And
Owens Wilson. New Line Cinema., 2005.
Good start to a Work Cited entry for the film, but you need to designate the film title in accordance with MLA format and specify the medium.
ReplyDeleteYour reflection paragraph raises several interesting point regarding how men, in the film, employ numerous pick-up strategies, much like the college men surveyed by Grazian, as well as the importance of homosocial bonds. Do you think it is a little strange that adult men behave just like young college men? Also, is it somehow significant that Vince Vaughn's character spouts anti-marriage diatribes but spends his free time crashing weddings in order to meet women? Is that his campaign against monogamy and the institution of marriage?
Can you elaborate further on 'dramaturgical performances of masculinity'? Are these your words of Grazian's words?
Lastly, your paragraph reads very much like the three answers to the questions provided on the handout, all merged into one? The directions asked you to compose a paragraph based on your answers to the questions.