Blog 7: Movie Review

In this weeks blog, the first movie that came to my mind when given these question is a movie that came out in 2005 called "North Country". This movie is about a single mother trying to make an honest living to support her family by working as a miner, which is condsidered a man's job and is male dominated. It is manily about a woman named Josey Aimes who takes a stand against the injustice men in the North Coutnry mines committed towards the women that worked there. The fact that women worked in the mines became an issue for the families, communities, and friend. The women were not respected and given their benefits like the men were. This is a great movie it is a little sad and makes you angry, but the outcome of it is what makes is a phenomal movie to watch. This movie shows that women are just as strong as men are and can work the same jobs as them. But most of all shows hows women are not afraid to stand up for what is right and can;t be treated like trash just because they are a woman. The movie was advertised as like a typical movie of how men are always using the woman and getting away with it. The trailers showed her getting mistreated and not taking seriously from her fellow male co-workers.

This movie has a lot of gender issues that arise from it. It seems that the men get away from this cruel acts, while the woman who have done nothing wrong are considered whores who work in the mines. The wrong always seems to be turned around and looked at, as being the woman's fault when they did not ask for this mistreated acts to be brought upon them. There also was a part where Josey's mom gives her a talk about how her job is suppose to be to her children and she shoudln't work at the mines. Some of society believes that woman should be stay at home mom's which I don't have a problem with, but what is wrong with going to work and trying to make a living just like a man is suppose to be. Women are capable of doing the exact same thing a man can no matter the circumstances. Josey in the film and is not taking serious by her co-workers or boss who tells her to "take it like a man". Women have voices and should be heard and not silenced. The woman in the movie are the strong, the uncertain, the flirty, the weak, and every other characteristic a woman can show during her life. But at the end they overcome all the obstacles that were thrown at them and were finally heard and respected after all the mess. I admire how strong and courages Josey was in this film even though she wasn't portrayed in a good way at all times she managed to get through it and get her voice heard.

RESPONSE TO READING:
In chapter 7 of the F-word it expresses how marriage was once a value that all women wanted but now it seems to be that more women are single and there are more divorces going on in this wave then in the first wave. The author writes, "Through the hard work of women in the second wave, there have been tremendous changes in the experiences and expectations of marriage. It is no longer common for women to lose their identity shortly after walking down the aisle." In the early days women were perceived as house wives to stay at home and watch the children and clean house. Now a days women have become more independent and therefore do not lose their "identity". Roles have changed for the woman and they are capable to go to work and provide for a house hold with or without a man. In Chapter 8 of the F-Word it focuses on the balancing act of trying to raise kids and work at the same time. For many mothers this is difficult to deal with it, but it can be accomplished. The fact that some jobs do not pay mothers on maternity leave is ridiculous. Just because they are not in the office everyday and are at home caring for a young infant 24/7 does not mean they should not get paid. It's another job to take care of children whether or not the mother is raising them or if its by childcare which can raise a costly bill. Some mothers feel the need to stay at home and raise their children then go back to work which is great, but not all mothers have that opportunity and have to go back to work. My mother went back to work after she had me and my sister, but then started working from home so she would be around us and raise us.