My favourite all-time movie will be confession of a shopaholic. As for television shows, I have two favourites; Gossip Girl and Jane By Design.
One of my favourite scene from Confession of Shopaholic movie
With television nowadays being accessible to many, it cannot
be denied that television will unconsciously effect ones behaviours and
perceptions to some things – influences from television integrates itself with
the construction of identity.
But, what exactly is identity? Identity is
created by an individual during adolescence in order to “create a sense of
self”, to distinguish themselves from others (Harris, 2003). The construction
of identity begins from an early stage in life until death, and the process
where one learns the norms, roles and values of their society is known as
socialization (Marsh, 2005). As the process of socialization is an on-going
process – therefore, identity is constantly being restructured and altered.
As individuals learn norms and values from a variety of domains - mass media, inclusive of television and film, is one of them. According to Shepard (2010), although the direct effects of mass media during socialization is not obvious, it is however said to be one of the contributing factors towards the creation of "self". Shepard (2010) further states that this is because "the media provides information, promote social continuity and integration, supply entertainment, explain and interpret events and information" (pg. 116). Therefore, from what is portrayed through television, individuals will pick up on some characteristics portrayed by the actors and make it their own. Though this does not necessarily mean that when one watches violent movies, they will become violent too.
Personally, both my favourite movie and TV shows had influenced the way how I want to dress myself trying new styles according to fashion trends and especially what amuses me is just the creativity in the fashion industry. Colour-blocking style, Floral prints/patterns, and others they're actually styles that exist in the past making a comeback at present. In Gossip Girl, I always love the clothes that Leighton Meester and Blake lively wore every episodes, their fashion sense is what attracts me the most whenever i watch the series. I love to watch Fashion show (especially Victoria secret) i always dreamt of watching Victoria secret fashion show live! All of the models are so beautiful, which i secretly envy them! *.* but in a positive way because it motivates me to slim down and be fit! On the other hand, on a personal note about fashion, as I am a Muslim, I try to combine the western fashion trends into a more modest way. For example the image shown below, one of my favourite fashion role model and singer known as Yunalis Zarai!
In a sense, what I watch on the television screen is transmitted to me to form a part of my identity. That however, is just a part of my identity that is influenced by television.
In extreme cases, the influence of television and film is a lot more evident. For instance:
The same person trying to be the different 4 characters are heavily influenced by The Avengers film. To the extent where he dress up to imitate the movie characters and the main idea of "saving the world" which becomes an integral part of his identity. Althought this clip does not exactly follows the actual The Avengers film due to this is a spoof of Avengers to entertain the audience. But the main idea of the film is impersonate through this video.
Personally, both my favourite movie and TV shows had influenced the way how I want to dress myself trying new styles according to fashion trends and especially what amuses me is just the creativity in the fashion industry. Colour-blocking style, Floral prints/patterns, and others they're actually styles that exist in the past making a comeback at present. In Gossip Girl, I always love the clothes that Leighton Meester and Blake lively wore every episodes, their fashion sense is what attracts me the most whenever i watch the series. I love to watch Fashion show (especially Victoria secret) i always dreamt of watching Victoria secret fashion show live! All of the models are so beautiful, which i secretly envy them! *.* but in a positive way because it motivates me to slim down and be fit! On the other hand, on a personal note about fashion, as I am a Muslim, I try to combine the western fashion trends into a more modest way. For example the image shown below, one of my favourite fashion role model and singer known as Yunalis Zarai!
In a sense, what I watch on the television screen is transmitted to me to form a part of my identity. That however, is just a part of my identity that is influenced by television.
In extreme cases, the influence of television and film is a lot more evident. For instance:
The same person trying to be the different 4 characters are heavily influenced by The Avengers film. To the extent where he dress up to imitate the movie characters and the main idea of "saving the world" which becomes an integral part of his identity. Althought this clip does not exactly follows the actual The Avengers film due to this is a spoof of Avengers to entertain the audience. But the main idea of the film is impersonate through this video.
References:
Harris, S. (2003). Sociology: As & a2. Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
Marsh, I. (2005). Sociology: Making sense of society (3rd ed.). London: Pearson Education Limited.
Shepard, J. M. (2010). Sociology. Belomont, CA: Wadsworth, Cenage Learning.
Harris, S. (2003). Sociology: As & a2. Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
Marsh, I. (2005). Sociology: Making sense of society (3rd ed.). London: Pearson Education Limited.
Shepard, J. M. (2010). Sociology. Belomont, CA: Wadsworth, Cenage Learning.
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