Monday, November 12, 2007

Blog Q: p.150

These stills suggest that Arabs follow a similar dress code. Every man and woman cover themselves with white or black clothing. Each man wears a turban on his head and a cloak on his body. Most of the common people wear white to support conformity. The upper class wear highly decorated and fancy clothing made from expensive materials. So the lower class lives in poverty while the upper class lives like royalty. The women cover most of their body including their face with black clothing. The women are few in public because they are at home doing chores for their husband. If they are out in public, they are supposed to be with a man who can be a boyfriend, husband or father. The representations of their image change over time because of the changing times. Their face, clothing, culture, etc are more or less depicted of what the movie makers are going for. As time passes stereotypes are seen on screen from generation to generation. Men and women are depicted as people who wear similar clothing. The men including boys wear white while the women wear black. The clothing covers them head to toe. The style of their clothing depicted on film reflects their religious background, politics, culture and economics. The coverings is a respect for God. Their status is represented by what they wear. Everyone who wears the same type of clothing is part of a culture. The value of their worth is shown by their cloths. Their clothing has more meaning than what you see at a first glance.

1 comment:

Emily Easton said...

MW: All this from the photos? You had me pretty convinced, but then I lost you. Are there any pictures of women in the photo? Have our representations changes since these films were made? How? :EE