"Masculinity in Films:" Comment

Great topic! I found this to be a really appropriate topic for this course, and I truly believe that Hollywood is one frontier that continually, along with other forms of media: commercials, music videos, etc, perpetuate not only violence, but a certain form of masculinity that could be potentially damaging to young males who may not fall under the categories, or even social locations, set up within films/media that often portray men as “white, heterosexual, perfectly sculpted, heroic, stoic, [and] hyper-masculine,” as you say. I would love to see some media examples that will help augment you argument/summary. This TedTalk might be perfect for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueOqYebVhtc. Youtube is also awash with videos that take on this topic, a couple in particular focus on “action movies” and the ways in which male characters are transformed into hyper-masculine “superheroes,” which I though might be a good inclusion to bring your point home about how certain films “perpetuate violence,” or at the very least, I would say, causes many young men to become desensitized to violence, which can obviously be very problematic. It could also be interesting to include a subheading about non-white male actors and the ways in which films portray, for example, Asian, Indian, Black men, etc, and analyze this through an intersectional lens.