My Big Fat Revision

Explore how gender is represented on the 2015 ‘Extra’ chewing gum advert This essay will look at how gender is represented in the ‘Extra’ chewing gum advert of 2015. Both the female and male characters look at each other with a direct facial expression, and maintain their gaze throughout the majority of the advertisement. Even with the distraction from the pizza slice, the man continues to look up towards his partner as if worried and concerned. This prolonged eye contact shows that they are both comfortable with one another and have a stable relationship as they are able to be around each other for a lengthy period of time without causing an argument. This hints at the idea of the relationship being perfect, making it desirable for the audience. On from this, the female character is sat below the male which suggest she is of lesser importance. Being physically below him conforms to stereotypes, as it shows dominance in the male figure who appears to have more contro...

Does 'Skyfall' have a license to thrill? Daniel Craig returns to play James Bond for a third time -- and the third time is definitely the charm. Playing an older Bond, who is starting to show a more caring, careful and careless side, Craig is capable of creating a likeable Bond. Despite being a raging alcoholic, the character is still able to capture a scorpion in the blink of an eye. But this creature is the least of his worries, as Skyfall introduces Javier Bardem as the cunning and cruel Silva. With blonde hair and piercing eyes, Bardem creates an intense villain who keeps Craig's Bond on his toes, leaving no time for a sex scene with the typical Bond girl. Still, he manages to find enough time to do just that and return home for tea with Judi Dench's M. Dench returns again, making it the seventh film starring her as the mysterious but fun M. It is a shame that it has taken her seven films to settle into the role and reach her full potential, but her stellar...

7a. 'Women were not valued by the Nazi party.' How far do you agree with this interpretation? Use the source and your knowledge to explain your answer. (7) Personally, I only agree with the interpretation of the statement to an extent. In the years of the Weimar Republic, women had a sense of freedom. They were able to wear clothing and be more independent before. However, women faced changing times when the Nazi party rose to power. Source A implies that the Nazi party had a strong hatred towards women and had a sense of pride in showing this publicly. The poster seems to reduce women, as she is working for the male character which suggests that the Nazis believed the female gender were of lesser importance than men. Published by the Social Democrat party, the poster would have been produced to belittle the Nazi party and try to steer women away from voting for the Nazi party. On the other hand, the Nazi party did value women a little. They were always considered to b...

7c Study Source A. Why was this painting published in Nazi Germany? 7 marks             The painting shown in source A was published in Nazi Germany as it put forward Nazi ideas about family structure. It introduces the model of the ideal Nazi family and is a method of propaganda as paintings like such would appear in books for school children.             From the source, the family members are easily distinguishable as 'Aryan' by their looks. Blonde hair with blue eyes -- Nazi views considered people with these traits to be 'pure' and have more authority over families who were not considered part of Hitler's race. The woman in the painting is following tradition by being a mother figure for the children, and the father is stereotypically supporting the family by going out to work, or educating fellow members of the public. With five children, this was the expected...