Monday, September 19, 2011
Latest Episode of Breaking Bad: Kelsi Rohrmann
While watching the latest epsiode of Breaking Bad on AMC I realized a lot of dominant ideologies that television shows put into their programs that follow the usual hegemony of the world we live in. In this episode they investige the spanish cartel and there are so many stereotypes put onto this group. Even though many people do know that any cartel is not something to be messed with but they show the men all doing drugs, drinking excessively, and have pretty women hanging all over them. Aside from this part in the episode the creators did a very unusual plot line, the other drug dealer in the show is actually a very well respected chemistry teacher who is white, lives in the suburbs and has a wonderful family, where even if they have their problems everything some how works out in the end of the day. We need TV shows like this to show both sides when it comes to ideologies and hegemony in our world because it lets viewers decide for themselves what they see these people as.
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I also saw this episode of Breaking Bad and the dominate ideology is once again displayed. The point of view that the director is showing you are of all the white characters of whom are Jessie, Skyler, or Walter. The juxtaposition between Latino drug cartel and Walter the drug dealer demonstrate how the writers and directors want you to feel sorry for him. The representation of Latino's is completely negative, whether they are doing drugs, exhibiting machismo,or drinking. This is a complete reconstruction rather than a reflection of the complexity allowed to be shown by Walters character.
ReplyDeleteGood point Alejandro-
ReplyDeleteWhose thoughts, behaviors and ideas do we track throughout the series? Whose perspective is dominant? This is the character with whom we will connect and come to value and relate to.