Jodie Mack’s animated short film “Yard Work is Hard Work,” which is 27 minutes, portrays themes of love and relationships set against the backdrop of economic hardship. Released in 2008, a year marked by the subprime mortgage crisis, the film reflects on the multifaceted economic, social, and political issues that millions of anxious Americans suffered through during that tumultuous period.

These churches, each in varying states of decay and grandeur, are not only physical locations but also represent emotional checkpoints that reflect the complexities of their evolving relationships.

David Bordwell identifies four stylistic functions of film: expressive, denotative, symbolic, and decorative. Each of these functions serves a purpose within the film.

This analysis will examine how reflexivity is intentionally incorporated into the storytelling and camera movements, and its impact on the emotional authenticity of the narrative and the representation of Black women’s narratives.

In the film Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (1984), the plot revolves around the portrayal of non-White cultures as mystical and in need of saving.

Ethnic Notions (1986) offers a crash course on African American history, shedding light on the influence of censorship on the dissemination and production of the distorted Black image.

Anastasia’s character in Fifty Shades of Grey embodies the qualities of a modern woman in the 21st century, as discussed by Genz in the article.

The article “Hard Bodies: The Reagan Heroes” by Susan Jeffords delves into the exploration of this phenomenon. Jefford emphasizes how Reagan’s policies resulted in the division of society into two distinct groups: the soft body and the hard body.