Blog 12: Major Research Paper outline

1.       The movie Fame (1980) stances life in New York City in a both realistic and unrealistic way.

• Realistically

a.       Fame is generally about a group of youngsters that go to the New York City High school of Performing Arts in order to pursue their artistic dreams.  

b.       The 1980’s was a time of restrained optimism.

c.       In the 1980’s the economy was generally strong.

                                             i.      People were spending more money on themselves and their families for luxuries and conveniences.

d.       The 1980’s signaled a period of conservatism in the political and cultural aspects caused by Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

e.       Like many other decades, the 1980s was a decade where music was a way to chronicle the times and events of the era.

f.         The 1980’s was the “Dress for Success” decade.

                                             i.      Big hair & curled bangs and perms were very popular.

                                           ii.      Neon and colorful clothing.

• Unrealistically
a.       Even though in the 1980’s the artistic and pop culture was strong it’s obvious that there wouldn’t be people dancing & singing on top of cars and all over the streets (would be really cool though!).