Project Description: In this project, I wanted to do a deeper ideological analysis on the film Coda that we watched for the course. This is due to the fact that while the narrative is relevant to the discussion held within our class, there are hidden implications that this film has on audiences worldwide. As I describe, film has the powerful ability to address audiences on social issues without the complications of immediate anger with in-person conversations. While this film went on to showcase numerous positives to the direction of the conversation of de-alienating those with disabilities, the context behind the scenes add a layer of controversy that must be considered in order for a educated takeaway to be formed. Lastly, I used other medias covered in this course to properly build upon the conversation.
P.S. The media would not upload properly so I will provide a link below to the podcast:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p3DbHnb0mgQPecFoxiLhj0gs-_HdXeV2/view?usp=sharing
Transcript:
[Trelin Thomas] 17:52:49
What’s up everybody is Trelin Thomas here and today I wanted to talk to you all about the film Coda in which we watch.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:52:58
In class that came out in the year 2021. So the reason I wanna bring this. Topic forward today is because despite all of the other information that we discussed over the numerous weeks of class.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:53:14
I felt like this film was one of the pinnacles. When it comes to
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What we were talking about and how it is important. In the actual real world. So for people that’s like trying to understand what it is and I’m saying I’m not saying that all the other topics are minute.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:53:39
I’m just simply saying that this in particular for me as a film major was something that very much stood out to me and I just wanted to take the time out to address it a little bit more in the context of a film scholar.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:53:53
So let me, I got my notes right here. About certain things that I want to talk about. So 1st things first, we have the characters that, you know, if you haven’t seen the film, I’m gonna break it down for you, but we have the character, the main character, Ruby Rossi.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:54:10
I believe I’m pronouncing that right. Then we have her father, Frank, her brother Leo and her mother Jackie.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:54:16
So this is all very important to initially begin with because Emilia Jones, the person who plays Ruby, had to learn ASL in order to play the part for the film while the father who’s played by Troy Michael Copster, Kotsur, I believe, was actually born deaf.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:54:37
And from this he was the 1st deaf male to win an Oscar. But then the brother Leo was played by Daniel in the rant.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:54:47
He was also a deaf And then the mother, Molly. At the mothers play by excuse me Marley Matlin who became deaf and she’s the only deaf in her immediate family so she actually ended up getting like I believe, 80% deaf in one ear and that you know is a whole different conversation but the reason I’m bringing this up is for context about why this film, while I believe it did a
[Trelin Thomas] 17:55:13
great job at portraying the So, dynamic. In a household of this sort, it is still.
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Unfortunately, controversial. So to give you a little bit of context about that, it is simply because the individuals that watch the film who may have a disability of this sort or disability in general.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:55:36
Understood this movie as being in the Ni quote hearing gaze so the hearing gaze is basically saying it was a film that was based in a narrative or a narrative.
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For Non-disabled. Audience. If that makes sense. So I’m, say it again.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:56:01
Excuse my chair, but basically what it’s saying is The film was not made. A disabled individual, it was made.
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From an outside perspective looking into. Those who have a disability. And this is further exemplified by the director being, I believe her name is Cyan Header and she is not deaf.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:56:24
So the reason I’m saying this in particular is because that goes to show the disconnect already between the cared the, the main character of Ruby and the director having a different social stance versus the actor of the father, the brother and the mother.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:56:41
So while relating this more to those other film sort of subjects that I was talking about earlier, there are things such as the hegemonic audience.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:56:53
So what the hegemonic audience basically is, is what’s normally considered the white male audience and that is because they normally have some sort of dominance when it comes to determining how, you know, society is structured and how it is.
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Repurposed and repackaged and continue to do so like over time that’s basically the hegemonic audience allows that to happen.
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It’s the, it’s the majority in comparison to the minority. Of different races and different identities and different, you know, different categories of identification.
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But in this case, the hegemonic audience is more of those of the non disabled community versus that of straight-up white male.
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Hegemonic audience. So that’s very much interesting because that goes back to the hearing gate.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:57:46
So the hearing gaze in this case is the hegemonic audience being non disabled individuals which is a lot different from the normative.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:57:56
The normative stance of the term hegemonic in terms of relating to other forms of media.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:58:02
If that makes sense. So That’s very important because it is a clear case of why this film was so controversial when it came out.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:58:13
Like I said, I enjoyed it. It came out on streaming services as well on Apple TV Plus where it had subtitles for the death members of Ruby’s family and I actually watched a version that did not have the captions and I kind of did that on purpose but the main reason why that is so important is because it goes to showcase that the film in which I watched I took away such a positive takeaway
[Trelin Thomas] 17:58:40
from it without even knowing what the family members were saying because I am not fluent when it comes to ASL.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:58:48
So it was more about seeing how as I am watching. Family dynamic on forward in front of my face.
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How movement and movement and emotional. It’s still movement, but those those sort of
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Markers indicators of motion that were shown as their loving relationship instead of vocalization. So that’s a very important thing that I wanted to bring up here.
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Like I still very much got it. I still very much understand what the narrative was trying to portray even without having the captions available, which I think is.
[Trelin Thomas] 17:59:31
So great when it comes to Why this movie did good in my opinion but then when it comes into consideration of things like the controversy that I’m saying that in and of itself is kind of problematic because Since the director is not an individual of disability in terms of specifically deafness It turns this into more of a statement.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:00:01
Counterintuitive statement instead of a. Positive statement and what I mean by that is, for example, let’s say if it was a deaf director who came up with that decision to say, hey, if you watch it on Apple TV Plus, you’ll get this versus if you’re watching anywhere else, there will be no subtitles.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:00:19
That can be somewhat of a stance that can be somewhat of a political notion, a calling, a call to action sort of predicament, but instead it is, you know, rendered.
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Like we said, you know, earlier, like I said, excuse me, controversial because now it’s like, okay, well, is that just Apple TV?
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Plus being a money, you know, driven money driven like, hey, you can only watch the real 4 movie if you come on my platform and come watch it on here, you know?
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So it’s like, it’s very convoluted as in, is this our authentic choice in direction as it’s been portrayed or is it more about getting more viewers on streaming platforms, especially during 2,021, which was the COVID pandemic.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:01:08
So it’s like very interesting to think about what exactly caused that. That choice to be made. From the higher-ups.
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But it’s just really interesting too because this film has a great deal of representation. So with the hegemonic audience, like I say, normally it’s the white male gaze, but in this case it’s more of the non disabled individuals.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:01:30
So with that there is this term in relation. Oh, excuse the outside noise there is this term that is in conjunction with that.
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Hegemonic audience, which is known as interpellation. So interpellation is normally some form of, as I said, representation that is not actually purposeful in changing the way that society is now.
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Instead, interpellation is saying, hey, look, there’s this person of representation that’s present in our media.
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Now, now the audience of said. Individual like in relations so it could be race or you know any any identity identifier that other people can relate to.
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So let’s say for example back in the day like how shows you to have a African-american character present.
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So instead of being like, yeah, we’re trying to show inclusive efforts, it’s more of let’s have this African-american character so that the African-american community feels comfortable watching our show.
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So that’s the show. It’s convoluted and is it is not. As great as one would hope it was but yeah it’s most definitely a tool.
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To increase the audience potential. So that’s basically what the representation is, but the difference is is that.
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The representation in this film, as I said to me, it’s actually doing a pretty good job.
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Because it goes to Not be the case of Hey, we wanna make this film with deaf individuals so that they feel compelled to come see our movie.
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You know, it’s different. It’s not for a money a money. Profitable type of ideas is more of it seems authentic and more purposeful in saying, hey, non disabled audiences, let’s stop alienating those that are disabled and start incorporating them into the norm and this is their lives and this is their difficulties and trials and tribulations that they must overcome on the daily so let’s no longer
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look at them as different but instead as human as we are and that way we can build unity and change what social issues that are present still and have been.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:03:56
Repeatedly for hundreds of years on end. But in specific cases of why I think this representation, which is also plays into the term subjectivity.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:04:09
So subjectivity to get that. Little bit defined is more of saying. This is somebody’s Perception of me and this is how that affects me and it makes me self reflect if that you know I hope that makes some sense here.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:04:26
I’ll actually just to help out. I’m a search up the exact definition so that we have a concrete way to go about it.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:04:37
So subjectivity by Google is defined as the quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions.
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So it also says the quality of existing in someone’s mind rather than the external war world. So it’s more about how does the world think about you and how does that in turn affect your self-reflection versus how you look at yourself, which is more of the subject.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:05:04
But in terms of subjectivity, and tying that into representation and therefore in interpellation the characters are of the family are shown in very interesting ways.
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So kind of sidelining the main character Ruby, that that’s not really my main concern here.
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Ruby’s taking a backseat here. It is more about the father Frank. The brother Leo and the mother Jackie.
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So in terms of Frank the father he is shown as being the one who stands up for fishermen rights.
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And you see his trials and tribulations and that’s very important because it gives him, you know, as normally when it comes to a monster in a film, they say humanizing or like they do that with the villain.
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This is very convoluted because it’s somewhat humanizing. His character but his character is that of a human.
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Do you get what I’m saying? That’s why it’s such a weird thing to say, but at the same time, I want to make clear that this is the reason that this happened in the film anyway is supposed to help the audience relate to him in some sort of fashion because the law making things difficult for his life is something that everyone can relate to.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:06:17
And then in terms of Leo the brother, he is shown as, well, it’s implied that he has sexual relations, with a worker.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:06:29
It seems like she might be under-aged. I don’t necessarily know what that’s supposed to.
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I mean, if you think about that, legitimately that could be a comment on cynical Americanism, you know.
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Just taking that into account, but that’s a whole different conversation that I’m not even trying to get into.
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The reason I’m saying that he had this encounter and plus Ruby’s friend, Gertie, played by Emmy, Amy Forsythe, I believe, wanted him as well as a sexual partner is is It goes to show that even like Leo is a man to be desired.
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Leo is your Chris Evans. He’s your Captain America, you know, he’s your, he’s your sought after man.
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And that’s important because yet again I’m not using the term humanizing in a positive remark.
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I’m using it very much negatively. Because that is not the case, but I’m saying this in terms of fictional characters.
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I’m not saying this in terms of the social issues at hand. I’m saying how do we make a character likeable, okay?
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So in terms of fictional characters, how do we humanize Leo? Well, we make him desired.
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And then in terms of Jackie, the mother playing by Marlee Matlin. She has her own sort of business, business deals going on and that’s important because it also humanizes her.
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So all all 3 of the deaf family members are immediately humanized. I mean, of course, Ruby is humanized as well when it comes to her storyline, but it is not that of one which is immediate showcase of.
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Of interpellation and representation and subjectivity so It’s very interesting too with how like the subjectivity as I said is cared just looking at them and how that reflects upon themselves.
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So when it comes to Leo, Leo’s looked at as a sexual desired, a sexually desired object, but also, and I’m not saying objectivity in a sense of positivity.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:08:36
I’m saying all of these terms in relation to a fictional character so it is not to be the meaning or, you know.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:08:46
You know, I’m not, trying to disrespect the character. I’m simply stating this in a sense of fictional characters.
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Okay. But when it comes to Leo, he’s also put in this bar where he can’t hear anyone.
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And I’m not saying that as if he could any other day. I’m saying that like is.
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Very much prevalent here because they’re laughing, they’re conversing in such a friendly manner in which he cannot participate and he ends up getting in a fight at the end of it because of this.
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So it’s just it’s pent-up anger and frustration that is showcased and only allowed to be.
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Externalized through pure force and violence. And that’s really interesting because that goes to show that, you know, disabilities can indeed be frustrating.
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But also I’m trying to think of another case of subjectivity when it comes to like the father, for example.
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The father is he has the most. Like when it comes to relationship with Ruby, he, his relationship with her is one of great importance because it is one that Showcases.
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Their relationship in an emotional light. And it goes to show that while he is, you know, willing to stand up and fight for his rights, he’s also this loving father who would do anything for his daughter even if he does not like it you know but he’s also like the funny guy who who’s willing to pass gas for a comedic moment so it goes to show like his character and the mother is the
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heart that keeps the family together she always tries to keep Ruby involved in things and tried to keep Ruby, Ruby.
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Willing to You know, stand the family longer instead of being so distant and trying to run away to her college life and pursue singing.
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So, and so does the father, but it’s a specific trait that Jackie has and it’s all important because of how this shows the audience.
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Like I said, when it comes to fictional characters, how it shows the audience the importance of understanding that disabled people are not.
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To be alienated or not to be ostracized. They are people who have day-to-day struggles just as we do and it must And by we, I mean non disabled, and it must not be allowed to continue in a sense of.
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Right versus left, you know, it can’t be 2 different parties. It’s not a party thing at all.
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It’s not Anything else but humanity that needs to be understood and that is why I think this film did a great job especially when it comes to like the representation of the disability culminating into the pinnacle.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:11:44
Scene of Ruby doing her big performance and once she gets through her shining moment. The sound cuts out.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:11:53
That was by far. I feel like the most. Brilliant design choice. Of this entire film.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:12:02
Not because it makes me relate to that of the. Disabled individuals. Of her family, but instead it sits me in a place of self-reflection because now I’m noticing that.
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I’m taking, listening for granted. You know, it’s allowing me. To appreciate. The fact that I can hear what other individuals cannot.
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And I’m not saying that in a sense of inspiration I’m saying that in the sense of literally like not not in comparison in a like I said in terms of self-reflection.
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So thinking about How I can hear this, you know, but now I cannot. And it is extremely funny too because the film earlier state said, hey, we’re not a musical and then now it is culminating into this musical number.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:13:00
But it’s a great choice. It was a great choice by this by the team and by the director that really goes to nail the hit the nail on the head and to reinforce the fact that this film is very much about disabilities, how it relates to families.
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How it relates to community. How it relates to law enforcement and it did a great job and that scene was just great.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:13:33
But also I wanted to bring up in comparison to the film Crip Camp of 2020, which had a more documentary style.
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So the way I was talking about the hearing gaze and the hegemonic audience. Well, in terms of Crip Camp, Crip Camp was more of a documentary based style sort of narrative and that I think aided it most definitely a lot more because the main problem that is with this film is the fact that it is through the character of Ruby.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:14:03
And I’m not saying that in the sense that the actress did anything wrong, I am saying that the film should have taken the direction of the entire film being through the eyes of of a individual who was deaf.
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I think that would have pushed this film. To be a lot more. Progressive in efforts of social change than it actually is.
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I most definitely think that the inclusion of Ruby’s character is most definitely a unfortunate hindrance because all of her storyline being the main one as well sidelines the importance.
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Of moments that her family has. And I also would like to put it in comparison to one more film.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:14:52
Give me one second here. Let me see. Yeah.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:15:01
Here we go. So right here, I believe, yep. Okay, so the here’s just another film that I want to bring to your attention that I think that a great job is called hush.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:15:13
So the reason I’m bringing hush up is because it is a film that showcases a.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:15:20
Let me get this right. Yep, a death and a mute. Writer who is living in the woods and has to deal with a murderer.
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So the reason I’m bringing this up is because that film is through her. Eyes is through her perception and while it does change every now and again to different characters it does not take away from the importance of her character and her having a disability and I’m not saying that in a sense of inspiration but instead her not having the disability being a hindrance when it comes to protecting herself and keeping herself safe till the morning light.
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That’s the point that I’m trying to make here. It is a important film, especially in comparison to Okay.
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Coda and Cripcamp. So Cripcamp and Hush did a great job at actually having
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Proper showcasing of individuals with disabilities and I do not know if the lady in hush has an actual disability in real life.
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But The reason I’m saying this is like I said, it that’s not the point.
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The point is to say that a narrative based on a character with the disability. So a disabled character as the main character can work and I think that’s probably why this film you know that’s the controversy I read about this so if that film, you know, if Koda did not have this, then it could have propelled it to be one of the best movies.
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In terms of representation ever. I still think it is but still we have to acknowledge the fact that there are some flaws.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:16:59
Now I would like to point out that as I said, the father, Frank. So the actor, his name is Troy.
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He won an Oscar for this. He became the first.st Deaf male to win an Oscar.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:17:13
So just to put that into You know, your thinking cap. The 1st male deaf actor to win an Oscar happened.
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In the 2020s. That’s insane! Especially for a Cinematic universe. Well, I won’t say cinematic universe, especially in a What do you call it?
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In a film society that’s supposed to be more about representation. So having somebody receive an award of such a stat status at this point.
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Is very much bad. I mean, it’s good that he got the award and that’s fine and I’m happy he did.
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But the fact that he took this long? When movies have been being made for over a hundred years? That’s a problem.
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And he goes to show that while we may be willing to See more representation on screen that it’s still a work in progress and that the job still needs to be done as Crib camp shows.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:18:25
But there is something else that I do wanna address here.
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Let me see here.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:18:35
Yes, so here’s another topic that I want to bring up and then we can wrap it up here.
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I want to bring up the teachings of Stella Young who had a TED Talk.
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Where she brought up the term inspirational porn. The reason I’m bringing this up in comparison to coda is because inspirational porn is basically stating.
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When a individual with a disability is being used. By the non-disabled community. As a means for inspiration.
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So that could be for. For example, an amputee in a war. And then, you know, them persevering has been used to.
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Encourage other individuals to join the army. I mean, I feel like that’s the most. Modern showcase, I mean, but there’s also other examples I read earlier about an athlete who was bit by a shark and then she continued to go back to surfing.
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I’m actually gonna pull up her name right here to give her proper credit even though that’s the media, not her, it’s just an unfortunate circumstance that the media can use to disadvantage to try to bring more people to her and to help.
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Reinforce the hegemonic ideals. Which is basically saying Hey, this is the dominant group and this is how we think and we’re gonna use tactics to help you stick with us.
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So that means no actual representation. That means no actual progress. That means a continuation of what’s properly.
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Not properly, excuse me, a continuation of what has been going on, which we all know, or I hope so, is problematic.
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So give me one second as well. Pull up her name here.
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But the reason this is so important. Is because as I’m saying inspirational porn I feel like this movie Did a good job of not being inspirational porn.
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So the best way to put it is while It does bring awareness and it does address The case of disability.
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Since Ruby is the main character the disability of the family. Is not used as a opportunity to reinforce hegemonic ideals.
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It’s not used to say, hey, this is. A This is a case where now, somebody who is not disabled should feel better about themselves.
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Because that’s normally what that means. Say, hey, now a non disabled person should feel better about themselves because this disabled individual was able to to.
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Persevere over this. Trial and tribulation. So her name is Bethany Hamilton. But the knee Hamilton is the.
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The athlete in which I am thinking of so yeah, like I said, it’s not a case of Bethany Hamilton Using it to her advantage, it’s more of the media using individuals who were born disabled or individuals who became disabled as an opportunity to calls.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:22:09
Inspiration in the non-disabled community. That’s completely problematic. But like I said, Coda did a good job of not.
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Being that way. And that I must say I appreciate so overall I just want to go over what we all just talked about here today.
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So we talked about coda and its relation to the hegemonic audience. AK, the hearing gaze.
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Representation, subjectivity, interpellation. Inspirational porn by selling young which is still I must say one of the most impactful TED Talks I’ve ever heard, especially because in the context of this course, it has been repeated over and over again, just this showcasing how Accurate she was.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:22:54
And Crip Camp. Another great film like I said, documentary. Style based and more of nonfiction, which is what differentiates.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:23:05
But it’s in a good way and I do recommend it as a. Good viewing as well for a more historical.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:23:13
Viewing about the struggles of disabled individuals when it comes to the law. But yeah, it’s just, I think this.
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To wrap it all up in a nice bow, did a good job at trying something new when it comes to the delivery of the 3rd act.
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But also not allowing the disabled family members to be used as inspiration but instead as a conduit to showcase.
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The perseverance of love and a family dynamic regardless of who is or is not able. I think there’s no other.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:23:56
Wait to say it. I think that is the best way to put it. And like I said, I think this film did do a good job.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:24:02
I genuinely enjoyed it. It shall stay in my mind for a while. And that is a good thing for a film critic who has to watch numerous forms of media every single day.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:24:14
I hope you all did enjoy listening. I hope you all learned something new. If you would like to discuss anything about this, please feel free to hit me up and let me know what you’re thinking about it.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:24:25
Do you think Coda is controversial? Do you think Coda should have changed Ruby to be a side character instead of the main character?
[Trelin Thomas] 18:24:32
What sort of alterations could have aided this movie in its portrayal instead of being what potentially caused a setback.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:24:42
And also this movie did get like a lot of nominations too. So it’s clear that critics did also enjoy it, but you just have to talk about something in totality.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:24:53
Therefore acknowledging its flaws and its pros. Yeah, so I hope you all didn’t enjoy.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:25:00
And like I said, This isn’t the end, this isn’t. Purely reaching. This is supposed to be the start of a conversation about how to allow inclusivity to be permanent.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:25:14
And not only something that occurs. When it is fabricated. Or temporarily. Thank you.
[Trelin Thomas] 18:25:24
Have a great rest of your day. Bye.
