Hoodwink Analysis
Modern Context’s influence on Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked is an adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood put into today’s context. In this version, the Police have been called to investigate the recent events that have occurred at Granny’s house. At the same time, recipes throughout the forest are being swiped by the ‘Goodie Bandit’, causing all the goodie shops to go out of business. Back at Granny’s house, the police interview all the suspects at the scene, Red, Wolf, Granny and the woodcutter, and each of the characters tell their own version of what happened. Throughout these stories you begin to learn more about each character and you begin to see how today’s society has changed the movie which makes it stand out from the original. In the movie, …show more content…
Red is a daring, adventurous, intelligent, assertive and ambitious young girl who delivers cookies and sweets all on her own throughout the forest. Overall, she is strong, independent and even knows karate and basic self-defence which gives her the ability to defend herself against the wolf that approaches her in the forest. Just like Red, who isn’t like other stereotypical young girls, Granny isn’t like your typical grandmother. She has a tattoo on her neck and lives her life on the edge. Not only does she bake the best cakes in the forest but she also does extreme sports and is independent. Unlike the original story, the Woodcutter isn’t the saviour of this story. Credit for saving little Red actually goes to Granny who saved her from the goodie recipe stealing bunny. The woodcutter just happened to be at the scene when the wolf attacks Granny. This links back into today’s context as this generation is all about the empowerment of women. In society today, women are proving that they aren’t just useful for cooking and cleaning but they can save themselves and can be just as strong as any man. Women can be saviours and heroes who save the world just like any man. As shown in Hoodwinked, men don’t always have to be the strong, manly heroes who save the day. Men can be sensitive and have dreams but that doesn’t make them any less of a man or girly. It makes them who they are. It proves that you don’t have to be put into
Hoodwinked is an adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood put into today’s context. In this version, the Police have been called to investigate the recent events that have occurred at Granny’s house. At the same time, recipes throughout the forest are being swiped by the ‘Goodie Bandit’, causing all the goodie shops to go out of business. Back at Granny’s house, the police interview all the suspects at the scene, Red, Wolf, Granny and the woodcutter, and each of the characters tell their own version of what happened. Throughout these stories you begin to learn more about each character and you begin to see how today’s society has changed the movie which makes it stand out from the original. In the movie, …show more content…
Red is a daring, adventurous, intelligent, assertive and ambitious young girl who delivers cookies and sweets all on her own throughout the forest. Overall, she is strong, independent and even knows karate and basic self-defence which gives her the ability to defend herself against the wolf that approaches her in the forest. Just like Red, who isn’t like other stereotypical young girls, Granny isn’t like your typical grandmother. She has a tattoo on her neck and lives her life on the edge. Not only does she bake the best cakes in the forest but she also does extreme sports and is independent. Unlike the original story, the Woodcutter isn’t the saviour of this story. Credit for saving little Red actually goes to Granny who saved her from the goodie recipe stealing bunny. The woodcutter just happened to be at the scene when the wolf attacks Granny. This links back into today’s context as this generation is all about the empowerment of women. In society today, women are proving that they aren’t just useful for cooking and cleaning but they can save themselves and can be just as strong as any man. Women can be saviours and heroes who save the world just like any man. As shown in Hoodwinked, men don’t always have to be the strong, manly heroes who save the day. Men can be sensitive and have dreams but that doesn’t make them any less of a man or girly. It makes them who they are. It proves that you don’t have to be put into