Farzan's Languages of Media

Comparative Film Analysis: Parasite & Bombshell - Stories of the Marginalized  Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, is a thriller about the poor Kim family who through a series of conniving schemes, weaselled their way into the rich Park family household. However, they discover something they should not have inside the house, which ultimately ends with a Shakespearian or Tarantino like tragedy. Bombshell, directed by Jay Roach, is a drama that follows the true story about women who dealt with sexual harassment in the workplace of FOX news from former CEO Roger Ailes. The film explored individual sacrifice for the greater good, where the victims needed to give up their personal career goals in order to get the truth out there. The obvious difference in these movies is that one of them is Korean and the other is American, however, they both follow stories of the marginalized, and how the choices they make in their life can lead to their eventual demise or victory. I believe that P...

A Semiotic Analysis: Why did Kanye West Interrupt Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMA's?  By: Farzan Farnaghi Time Code + Caption 0:00-0:09: Taylor : I always dreamed about what it would be like to win one of these someday but I never thought it would happen 0:10-0:14: Taylor : I sing country music so thank you for so much for giving me a chance to win a VMA award 0:16-0:31: Kanye : Yo Taylor. I'm really happy for you I'm a let you finish. But Beyonce had one of the best music videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time.  0:32-0:50: Peoples reactions being shown, clapping, booing List Description - Taylor accepts her award for best female video for "You Belong With Me". This is written at the bottom of the screen and at the top it says "MTV Video Music Awards 2009".  - Taylor is wearing a silver dress with tons of lustre. Fans are cheering. There are people who work for MTV standing behind her.  - Taylor doesn't move her gaze from the award much,...