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Essay / Movie Analysis: The Movie Anchorman - 1116
The Movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is based in the 1970s. It depicts the heavily male-dominated broadcast team and shows the upheaval when a female is hired as a journalist and aspires to become a presenter for the television channel. The particular scene shows that Ron Burgundy is troubled because Veronica Coringstone is hindering his masculinity. Burgundy illustrates hegemonic masculinity by explaining that he is a man and a professional, when Coringstone says he is acting like a baby, he takes offense and explains that he is a man and is ultimately better than a woman. woman because in fact he is a man. Burgundy says: “I am a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower with metal and muscle. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain that is 1/3 the size of us... It's science (Robertson, McKay, 2004). The clip also shows Burgundy's desire for Coringstone to be the typical submissive woman he is accustomed to. Articles will identify gender stereotypes and determine whether they are true or false based on research. The first study examines different types of masculinity, such as hegemonic masculinity, and its links to the hierarchy of masculinities. Researchers observed male students' attitudes toward male domination, such as power and violence. They further examine Connell's social gender theory by examining two different schools and studying the relationships between the boys (Lusher, Robins, 2010). This theory is widely used to explain hierarchical behavior in the use of male power, such as complicit, dominant, and subordinate masculinities (Lusher, Robins, 2010). Their methods involved studying schools, which are religious, based and are all boys' schools...... middle of paper ...... women who don't see problems with a man who doesn't not answer. Research shows the cinema scene to get the truth about gender stereotypes. Research shows that boys can demonstrate hegemonic masculinity and general forms of male dominance. This is shown accurately in the film clip. Additionally, the second study provides evidence that women may feel submissive or lack confidence in an invaded masculine environment. Research suggests this could have implications for performance in the work environment. In the film, he also describes her lack of confidence or doubts after the scene, which matches the research. The two forms of research had different approaches and methods. However, due to some weaknesses in their studies, more research on stereotypes is needed to strengthen the validity of the truth of stereotypes..