Question

Observation Techniques: Film Analysis

This week, you will analyze a three- to five-minute segment of a movie or a television episode depicting cultural diversity and gender issues.

After watching the movie segment, create a report on your analysis. In your report:

Mention the name of the movie.

Describe the setting and overall storyline of the movie.

Describe the main characters in the observed movie section.

Describe the situation that you analyzed and interpret the action of the characters depicting cultural diversity and gender issues.

Draw conclusions based on social psychological concepts and theories.

Answer 1

MOVIE NAME : Lust Stories (Streamed via NETFLIX, Country of origin: India)
Setting and Storyline :
This short movies is basically an anthology of four stories that sheds light on modern relationships from Indian woman's viewpoint. Each story tries to address the basic instinct of women in India which has been repressed over ages due to the issues like population explosion, gender discrimination, conservative society. It also emphasises on weak condition of poor women in India who are abused physically and emotionally. One of these stories is covered here.

MAIN CHARACTERS:
1. Sudha(Bhumi Pednekar),an Indian maid
2. Ajit(Neil Bhoopalam)the employer - who is very rich compared to the maid

SITUATION & ANALYSIS:
Story begins with a heavy make out happening between Sudha(Bhumi Pednekar) - the maid and Ajit(Neil Bhoopalam)- the employer. Sudha works honestly and felicitously. She does her work wholeheartedly. She learns that marriage of Ajit is going to be fixed. Sudha, serves tea and snacks to the girl's parents and finds uncomfortable to see Ajit with the girl. Sudha glares at Ajit and exits. The marriage is finalized and Sudha is given some sweets. After finishing the day's chores, when Sudha is waiting for lift, the maid(Rasika Dugal)of another house comes and tells how her owner gave her a salwaar Kameez (Indian standard dress code for maids). In turn Sudha gives the maid her sweets also. On being asked "Your day also went good!" Sudha replies with a nod. The film ends with Sudha getting into the lift eating the sweet. Indirectly it conveys how maids are treated and how Ajit used her for sexual satisfaction. Clearly shows how rich use the poor. When it comes to poor women, they're also physically abused.

RELATED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND THEORIES:

In general, subtle psychological abuse has stronger and more consistent associations with women's state and relationship perceptions than their partners' overt psychological abuse, violence, or sexual aggression. Socioeconomic status make the poor women most vulnerable in the whole spectrum. Researches have been carries out which have shown how this type of abuse has long lasting impact on subconscious of the victims and how it impacts the confidence and self-respect of the abused life long. in countries like India, societal behaviour also changes for such women and they are also mentally harassed even if they're not at any fault.