Sunday, January 8, 2012
Occupy Wall Street!
This comedic short video takes a satirical look at the Occupy Wall Street protests that swept throughout the nation this past fall. It points out some ironic characteristics of the protests and perhaps of modern American culture. Our group felt this video would good for discussion because it brings up very relevant, current issues and topics of contention. What might this video be saying about the culture of Occupy Wall Street or modern America in general?
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I think this video is trying to portray that nobody cares about the political aspect of our country. Everybody is more worried about material things that affect their everyday life.
ReplyDeleteI think this video is a well portrayed demonstration of the culture of modern american today. The way our country has become today we want smaller government and less big corporate take over but without any of the draw backs. People are still very materialistic and want to shell out alot of money for things they don't need but are quickly to blame the government for their personal financial issues.
ReplyDeleteThis video accurately portrays the conundrum we as a country are in: We love to complain about the situation we are in, but when given the chance to do something about it, we are too busy worrying about ourselves and in turn hurt our own cause.
ReplyDeleteAgree with above ^. However, I also think it points on how our society loves to jump on the newest fad whatever it may be. If it's helpful, great, but we won't be bothered if it interferes with what we're already doing and our comfortability.
ReplyDeleteI agree with above comments. This clip wants to show that people do not care about politics, economy, and goverment thing. They just want material things which can give them to be happy temporary, and they forgot which one is more important. These days, people give up important thing for temporary happy. Ipone, vegetable, or something like that can buy later, and there is a chance to buy next time although those things sold out at this time. However, no more chance to protest. People have to think one more time, and they have to think which one is first.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the above few posts but also think that it's not only about which material items an individual is attracted to, but rather which goods are "coolest" or most trendy at a given time. One of the things that our generation sees as cool recently is joining in protest for our rights. However, it is hard to see which people actually care about the politics and which are going to the protests just to do the cool thing, or going to the concert because it's the cool thing, or buying an iphone because it's a cool thing. Our generation has been known for following the trends and occupy wall street seems like it's one of them.
ReplyDeleteI think that this video could be about how easy it is to bribe Americans. The first guy went there to Occupy Wall Street, but then disregards it as soon as the offer to get an iPhone came up. The other guy was very passionate about Occupying Wall Street but eventually gets bribed to stand in line for some tickets instead. It seems that they think Americans would go after material goods, if offered, instead of doing the right thing.
ReplyDeleteThe video shows that some people want change but as soon as it becomes work or as soon as something more aesthetic comes by they are quick to forget about that change. Some people are just more worried about their instant gratification versus a long term effort for real change. It also shows that people tend to stay in groups. No one wanted to make the move to leave their line to go protest and help.
ReplyDeleteThis video clearly shows how America has let itself be swept into the material world. Clearly we see in this video how people rather be up to date with the new technology and up to date trends than fight for their rights. America has let itself be brainwashed to the point where nothing else matters. We went from fighting for a purpose to fighting for a spot in line.
ReplyDeleteI think this video accurately portrays how America is today; its all about superficiality. Americans focus all of their attention on materialistic things, while neglecting the important issues. New iPhones and other technology are more of a priority to them than social problems in America.
ReplyDeleteI think that this video shows the laziness of the human condtion. throughout the video, the two guys ended up giving up their efforts of what they originally so passionatly felt about, so that they could do something completly different. I think that this also shows how some people will "support" a cause because its whats hot but as soon as something else comes up they'll drop all of their so called support so they can do something alot less meaningfull. Other than that I really dont know much about the occupy movement so i have no true insight through that context.
ReplyDeleteI think this video also shows about how people don't really care about the whole society but only themselves. They care too much about the things they want to have. They join to "occupy Wallstreet" but they don't even know what exactly they are doing and what is the meaning behind that movement. They only follow other people's opinion instead of having their own thoughts. Though some of them have their own thoughts, they could change it easily when other people try to persuade them.
ReplyDeleteIf the Occupiers' cause is a valid and just cause, they would not be this easily distracted from their goals. It is evident that they must not believe very much in their cause and therefore it must not be as important to them as they would have people believe. Rather, just like the new iPhone, it is merely a trend that others are following. In a reletively short time, something else will replace both the iPhone the Occupy fever and other 'trendy' new things that have yet to come out. Perhaps the next trend will be something more productive, like occupying a job.
ReplyDeleteOnly one person in this video is willing to sacrifice whatever it is that he may have going on in his life for a cause he truly believes in. There is a huge crowd, but people are there to get the new iPhone, and get in to whole foods, and to buy concert tickets. Even when the sole occupier gets up on his soapbox to address and inform the masses, no one is willing to lose their spot in line, or deviate from what they have going on in their personal lives. It's interesting that some of the people who are "occupying" are lured into the iPhone line. If apple is not a part of corporate America then what is. The people there who aren't actually consumers being mistaken for occupiers, are just looking for something to do to pass the time until they have anything else to do. One man said he is taking off once his reservation is called.
ReplyDeleteFrom this clip of video, I somehow share the same opinion with the comments above. But I mainly focus on the changes of the two protagonists.
ReplyDeleteWhen the two guys finally arrive at the “Occupy Wall Street” in person, they definitely find something that they are interested in – either lining for iphone 4s, or the eagerness for protest. Originally they were coming to Wall Street, wanting to join the demonstrating crowd of people. However, things are different when the guy with the glasses finds the great opportunity to buy an iphone 4s, so he hesitates when his friend asks him to join the demonstrating people. The taller one tries his best to make the people face the truth and join the demonstration, but finally he gave up. From this video, we can see that when people are making a decision between the reality and their own interest, they will prefer their own interest.
This video implicitly shows that many people in the US has begun to focus on "materialism" rather than their national economies. The people no longer regard their nation's condition as a first important concern, but they are hurried to fulfuill the satisfication of their daily lives such as buying fascinating products, concerts tickets, or even foods.
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