09/ 25/ 2022
Dear Blog,
On Friday, I went to view the film “Surviving the Pulse: Life After a Mass Shooting” directed by
Alexa Sheehan and “Happy Valentine’s Day” by Avery Anger. All I can think still days after viewing these films wow. I truly have never been SO impacted by 2 films before. These films explored different aspects of the shootings. Sheehan made it a point to focus on the survivors in this tragedy whereas Anger focused on the victims, remembering their names. Both aspects of these tragedies are imperative to understanding the devastating state these events lead to. The media portrayal of these events also contributed to how we view it today. From the Parkland Shooting, cameras were practically there every step of the day from during the shooting to now during court. The following quote reads:
“Does reality actually outstrip fiction?” (Zizek, C 228)
The quote above emphasizes the fact that media is a primary source where most people got their information from the majority may have a perspective on the shooting that could be complete antithesis of the truth. Also, that reminds me of the quote from the reading on Zizek:
“The media are part of the event, they are part of the terror” (Zizek, C 229)
It highlights the notion that what is portrayal on the media is most of the time perceived as reality by the public. Whereas in retrospect, it does not reflect reality rather a version of it from a perspective of a group of people creating the content. That makes me question: to what extent will we trust the information we see online and how will that affect our understanding of real life events?
Ultimately, my experience viewing these films connected with a lot of similar elements I read about it Zizek.
Signing Off,
Sarah Slays
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