Newsom provides statistics to back up her claims, but stats for a largely agreed-upon viewpoint are unnecessary.Īnd as film fan, she somewhat undermines her argument by taking footage from movies out of context. People who grow up in abusive households or without good role models will probably turn out poorly? Not a controversial viewpoint. Fathers should be affectionate towards their sons? Of course they should. It’s good for men to be in touch with their emotions? Yes, I know. Everybody feels emotional pain (some of it caused by distant fathers who inherited the same negative values), but the ideal man is the one who never shows anguish and projects that he’s “just one of the guys” by always smiling and never questioning any negative masculine behavior.įor some audience members, many of the film’s arguments will seem obvious. We’ve been taught that the best man is the strong, silent type rather than the man who’s willing to emote in a non-destructive way when he’s upset. Newsom recognizes that the positive emotions in men-particularly empathy-aren’t absent as much as they’ve been buried by a society that enforces the notion that strong men hide those emotions. These institutions are an outgrowth of our demand that males be “tough.” The documentary investigates many facets of American culture ranging from sports, the media, colleges, drinking, wealth, and more. To build these arguments, the documentary talks to doctors, educators, parents, and men who once bought into society’s pre-conceived notions of masculinity only to later realize the harmful effects. The director tries to cover a lot of ground, and while that’s to the detriment of any specific argument, the overall picture depicts a culture that desperately needs to change.īeginning with a conversation with a former NFL player who tells us that “Be a man,” is the one of the most destructive phrases to a young boy, The Mask You Live In builds an argument about how early development of certain attitudes in boys and negative reinforcement from authority figures and society have created men who are violent, callous, and self-destructive. And while its observations and solutions may seem obvious and somewhat facile, Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s advocacy documentary The Mask You Live In still makes a strong case that the diseased root of our awful culture comes from our society promoting outdated and harmful notions of masculinity. They try to boil down the complexities of the modern civilization and humanity into one problem, and if we can just solve that problem, then we’ll all live in a society filled with sunshine and rainbows. You can cancel at any time, but no refunds are given.I tend to ignore “Everything wrong with the world,” statements because they’re reductive. You will also receive a link to our custom curriculum for use with students from middle school - college.
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Nine video clips corresponding with the PDF curriculum. PDF curriculum for grades K - 5, Middle School & High School University Youth Version: edited for content and language, 87 minutes total running timeĬlassroom Version: 58 minutes total running time The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity.įeature Film: 14+, 90 minutes total running time
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