Continuous Love

A bunch of us posted on week 3, but I realized that it is really week
four... so Im just re-posting under the right week...

I thought that the “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” discussion about change was
engaging.  On a basic level, I believe that change is continuous
(therefore it has to exist, DUH!!!), however, since change is expected,
modification in itself is insignificant (which is what I was trying to
argue in class).  As someone else noted, the cage never disappears, it
changes form.  Society always has restrictions so the question is not
whether we have succeeded in the past but rather what is our next
challenge?  Whether the cage is viewed as a prison or protection, there
is still a barrier that remains.   There is no replacement for the
barrier that exists, there are only different forms.  
 Next, Chapter 1 of McDonald’s book takes on an interesting standpoint
that the RomCom is presented for both sexes.  Although predominately
they are known as “chick flicks”, romcoms relate a complicated avenue
depicting love and provide a sociological and socioeconomic  aspect for
a topic that has been etched into our minds as essential.  The fact that
our “capitalist consumerist” economy is failing is quite entertaining. 
One of my favorite quotes from this reading is, “films do not just
reflect reality, they help create it too”(14).  It will be enjoyable to
 analyze the romantic undertone in movies that are not categorized in
such a manner.