Blog #1

     For the case study my group did on the hegemonic and Marxist theory, we chose the 2016 version of Cinderella for the Marxist theory. Throughout this project, I realized how commonly used the Marxist theory is in movies and how easily it can be overlooked. For example, in the movie “Cinderella,” the theory was represented in Cinderella and her step-mother’s relationship. Cinderella was controlled by her step-mother for her whole life and finally stood up against her by disobeying her orders. Cinderella’s step-mother was infuriated by this newfound behavior of Cinderella rebelling against her evil wrath. In response, she shattered Cinderella’s glass slipper out of anger and disapproval. The Marxist theory is used to represent the standing up of a struggling lower class against the larger superior class. This can be interchanged with our case study example for the hegemonic theory as well. The theory is influenced by the theories of Karl Marx, yet is still prevalent in Hollywood today. Many filmgoers understand the “underdog” plot of today’s movies but fail to connect it with the Marxism theory.