In this blog post I am going to be answering a few questions about the film we were required to watch at home, The Mask You Live In. I will be explaining how the film made me feel, how it made me think, and how it impacted me. Also I will be talking about how the film made me want to make a positive change involving all men around the world.
The film The Mask You Live In makes me feel hopeless. As a man in today’s society your ego is more important than your heart. I genuinely feel bad that young boys and men have so much pressure on them. It is heartbreaking to see young boys being teased and taunted because they are not being “manly enough”. The film makes me think that maybe if the music industry, famous rappers or even professional sports players could be better role models and rap or talk about these issues that they face on a daily basis that it could possibly have positive impact on the way men are portrayed. I think most fathers also have a lot to do with why society views men how they do because of the way they raise their sons from such a young age. They teach them that you are not allowed to cry or show any type of emotions and this seems to cause many problems when the boys start to get older and deal with a lot. They feel like they cant talk to anyone about their issues because that's how they were raised and that's exactly what society told them not to do. The film The Mask You Live In makes me want to do something to show men and young boys that it is a good thing to show emotion and talk about how you feel. Everyone is human, we all deal with emotions good and bad and we should be able to be comfortable talking about them without being judged.
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Kenya McDuffie
4/1/2019 06:35:45 pm
The same emotions ran through me as well! It is very disturbing to see how young men and boys are taughted and targeted in such a way.
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Samantha Flood
4/1/2019 08:01:26 pm
"As a man in today’s society your ego is more important than your heart."
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Sabatino
4/3/2019 04:22:12 am
I agree with Sam about the resonance of this quote: "As a man in today’s society your ego is more important than your heart."
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