Friday, March 2, 2007

Ideological Analysis on Transamerica

"Transamerica" the title of the ideological essay that analyzes the film Transamerica, which was published on the site Salon.com. This particular site contains articles and essays that not only critique and discuss films, but comics, arts and entertainment, news and politics, books, community, life, sports, technology and business, online letters to the editor, and an opinion blog for readers to discuss with one another the various topics addressed on this site. Stephanie Zacharek, the author of the essay "Transamerica," is a well-known American film and music critic, whom writes frequently for Salon.com and Rottentomatoes.com.
The argument that Stephanie Zacharek is trying to make about the film Transamerica is that transsexuality is not a normal behavior that one should engage in; therefore, disagreeing with the film's belief that transsexuality should be more accepted by our culture, and not seen as abnormal. This particular film expresses the opinion that transsexuals should not be considered bizarre and are people like you and me.

Stephanie Zacharek states in her article "Transamerica," feels like a lesson in tolerance, pleading for us to recognize that transsexuals are just like you and me, even as it can't resist reminding us that they're not.

This essay is a great example of an ideological essay because of its stated argument on the film's take on how our culture views gender issues.

1 comment:

Tank said...

I was completely replused by this film. In no way should there be open tolernace in our society for such disgusting behavior.