Shivani's Media blog 2 - Mr Bush

Scene 1: Garden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany) 4.58 – 8.20 and 34.00 – 37.20 East Germany There is a sense of happiness while music plays in the background. Family values are reinforced in this scene because Martin Rauch gets his mother a gift as well as the aunt does too. A quite friendly and homely environment is created because there is a lot of family an friends at the barbecue. The people are drinking alcohol from bottles and singing along to folk and pop music. There is a sense of community and togetherness. East reinforces stereotypes that men are the ones to go into the army because it is male dominated and men are more strong and aggressive. People are seen to be smoking including women as well. East Germany was seen as a 'joke' and outdated because of the clothing and traditional furniture and housing. East Germany did not reflect wealth, everyone seemed the same. Western consumer goods were not available in East and the Western culture was more attrac...

Reviews and features Read the following reviews and features on  Deutschland 83 : The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 Daily Telegraph review The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it 1) What positive aspects of  Deutschland 83  are highlighted in the reviews? The Guardian - It’s a perfect moment in a near-perfect series.  Deutschland 83’s first episode of eight was the  most-watched foreign-language drama in UK history .  - Martin is superbly played by  Jonas Nay , a boyish 25-year-old with an interesting scar above his left eye (following a car accident) that renders him a strikingly singular leading man. The Telegraph - it's rich in period detail The Guardian - has won it many fans,   - has gone on to become an international success story, with rave reviews, bloggers  celebrating its fashion  and  soundtrack , and impressive viewing figures, even in the US. In Britain, whe...

1) What does Marxism suggest regarding power in society? Marxism suggests that the power was in the hands of a minority (the elite) who could access the capital and use their money and power to acquire more wealth. The mass population had only their labour to help them earn a living. The elite would use those with less power to maximise their profits in order to get the most productivity at the lowest cost possible.  2) Why is  The Apprentice  a good example of the media reinforcing capitalist values and ideologies? The Apprentice is a good example because Lord Alan Sugar has all the power reinforcing the 'superior' position of the capitalist elite. He has used the capitalist system to create his wealth and is shown using this power to provide a source of income for the winner of the competition. People who are too creative and challenge the authority are fired which reinforces capitalist views that those with money and power are more important than those without it....

Mail Online review of Capital 1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? It suggests that Capital supports a left wing ideology because of the characters and narratives it represents. A negative representation of the elite class such as Roger and Arabella reinforces the left wing ideology. The positive representation of Quentina supports the idea of immigration which is a left wing ideology.  2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? " With a fizzle like a firework on a wet night, Capital (BBC1) dribbled to a soggy ending."  - I do agree with the fact that the ending was rushed but it was pleasing.  " She was deported, though she did find time to teach English to some of her fellow saints at the detention centre."  - This is a shoc...