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La La Land and Ideology
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Eduqas A Level Film Studies Ideology and La La Land Component 1 Section B
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What are the main themes in La La Land?
Immigration, Feminism and Communism
Ambition, Los Angeles and Creativity vs Commercial Neccessity
The Hollywood Dream, Capitalism and Jazz
Love, Socialism and Dance
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What is an instance of the Male Gaze in the film?
Seb plays key-tar
Mia's big break comes from her own ingenuity and creativity
Seb 'saves' Mia's career
Mia is devoted to Cinema
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How does a Post-Modern approach to ideology apply to La La Land?
Using references from other films is cheating
The film is 100% original
It's a really modern film
The film's constructed from scraps of other films as everything's been done
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What is Ideology?
A type of belief-system favoured by extremists.
A system of values and ideas that underpins a film and its worldview
A science devoted to the discovery of unquestionable truths.
The outlook of people who aren't smart enough to understand philosophers
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What is the Art vs Commerce debate in La La Land?
Sebs presentation as a purist, devoted to his puritanical version of Jazz
Seb has no issues with putting money before his artist expression
Seb having to make compromises in his art in order to sustain himself
You cannot fulfill your creative and material needs
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Why can the film be seen as a love-letter to LA?
It displays the American Dream
The characters talk about how much they love LA
There are a lot of references to other films
There is a letter about LA
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What is a Marxist Approach to film?
The film shows the truth about society
It investigates the power struggles within the film
It focuses on characters called Mark
Promoting the American Dream
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What is the name of the director?
Asif Kapadia
Damien Chazelle
Edgar Wright
Guiellermo Del Toro
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What is Post-Colonial Theory?
That the 'us vs them' binary is good for society
Shows that colonies were actually a good thing
Shows how in post-colonial society, all races are equal
Shows the ways in which black identity is erased and constructed as 'other'
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What is an instance of the female gaze in the film?
Seb's wounded valour when he sacrifices himself for Mia's career
The film celebrates Mia's joy in the act of spectating
Sebs love of Jazz
Mia dancing at the party
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What are the four ideologies we look at for La La Land?
Post-modern, Marxist, Gender and Post-Colonial
Post-modern, Capitalist, Gender and Post-Colonial
Gender, Race, Post-modern and Marxist
Post Malone, Gender, Post-Colonial and Marxist
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What is the City of Angels ideological approach?
All the characters love Los Angeles
The film presents Los Angeles as religious
The film is ultimately a celebration of a capitalist industry
It shows Los Angeles in a bad light
