I saw Hannah Montana: The Movie last Friday, and though it delighted the little girl behind me to the point of rapturous applause, it left me feeling paranoid and itchy. I just kept noticing all sorts of fucked up messages that no child should ever hear, you know?
My study of Hannah’s dark underbelly just got posted on NPR’s blog. Let me know your thoughts!
3 responses so far ↓
1 Casey // Apr 14, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Utterly effing brilliant, Mark. Well done.
2 Amanda // Apr 14, 2009 at 7:19 pm
I haven’t seen the movie, but I loved your analysis.
It sounds scary. For all the reasons you named, and then some.
Can I get a Tennessee shout out here, by the way? Making us proud, Billy Ray and progeny. Making us proud.
3 Bill Scott // Apr 14, 2009 at 9:58 pm
I think your sinister message isn’t so sinister but actually the truth. The public in general doesn’t have the time or desire for complexity about ever individual we are presented with. We only have the patience for complexity in those few individuals we accept into our lives.
The public face/private face message may not be the best recommendation psychologically but it is the best for a person dealing with our society. You don’t want to give out too much private information to the public at large.
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