Ferris Bueller Day Up Analysis
In today’s world, media literacy skills have been an essential part and skill for being able to understand the world around us. It has become such an important skill, due to the abundance of media that is circulated regularly and, seemly endlessly, in the modern world. Everyday, we are bombarded with media through many different avenues such as: film, T.V, video games, books, the Internet and possible more. Ferris Bueller’s day off, a film made in 1986 and directed by John Hughes, is yet another example on how media play’s a intricate part in the life of not just those who watch the film, but also in all those who are assimilated within the culture that this film is directed towards. The goal of this paper is to analyze the film while presenting
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James Potter, the author of media literacy, would argue that media literacy is important when watching this film. The central theme of this film is, “Life moves pretty fast if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it” stated by Bueller himself. The messages in this film speaks a similar rhetoric; live life to the fullest and enjoy your self no matter the possible consequences and in this movie Bueller’s gets away with it. To those who are not media literate or as Potter, describes people who don’t have a strong personal locus are more likely to be affected by these messages; while those who do have a strong personal locus will have a “ more awareness of the effects process”. This rhetoric may prove to be troublesome for those who do not have a strong personal locus. I consider myself to be media literature, and so I understand that life does not work like how the movie presents it. I understand these messages and they are less likely to affect me personally because I consider myself to have a strong personal locus. Its fun to go on adventures I agree, but thinking that nothing bad will happen shortsighted. I agree, live life to the fullest, but don’t be so imprudent as to thinking that you will always get away with whatever trouble some act you
James Potter, the author of media literacy, would argue that media literacy is important when watching this film. The central theme of this film is, “Life moves pretty fast if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it” stated by Bueller himself. The messages in this film speaks a similar rhetoric; live life to the fullest and enjoy your self no matter the possible consequences and in this movie Bueller’s gets away with it. To those who are not media literate or as Potter, describes people who don’t have a strong personal locus are more likely to be affected by these messages; while those who do have a strong personal locus will have a “ more awareness of the effects process”. This rhetoric may prove to be troublesome for those who do not have a strong personal locus. I consider myself to be media literature, and so I understand that life does not work like how the movie presents it. I understand these messages and they are less likely to affect me personally because I consider myself to have a strong personal locus. Its fun to go on adventures I agree, but thinking that nothing bad will happen shortsighted. I agree, live life to the fullest, but don’t be so imprudent as to thinking that you will always get away with whatever trouble some act you