Title of the dissertation Unmasking Hollywood’s Deception : A Critical Examination of the Glamorized Portrayal of Same-Gender Relationships in the Coming of Age Movie Love, Simon
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2024
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UNIVERSITÉ ABBAS LAGHROUR KHENECHELA
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This research aims to explore the hypocrisy in Hollywood and American cinema regarding the depiction of same-gender relationships, as depicted in the movie Love, Simon (2018). Film analysis is used as an optimal approach to analyze cinematography, characters, mise-en-scene, sound, symbols, and storyline. Based on the story of Simon Spier, the movie represents the glamorization and normalization of the image of LGBTQ+ members. The dissertation contends that the movie Love, Simon portrays the hypocrisy of Hollywood in depicting same-gender relationships. It is also assumed that positive representations and acceptance of LGBTQ+ relationships can be achieved through such directional techniques.
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Beautifying – Cinematography – Normalization – Outing – Same-Gender –
Taboo