Body Image

Various studies show that media’s effect on body image is high in numbers. The effect starts from a very young age. A survey was administered to children aged 9 and 10, and it was found that 40% have tried losing weight. Body image is reflected in all forms of media from advertisements, magazines, TV shows, movies and more. Eating disorders has been a main concern over the years regarding the influence of body image on both males and females; however there have been several engagements to reshape the public body image to that of obese people.  The movement to reshape body image to that of a larger woman is wrong to promote due to negative side effects of being overweight, diseases, and an unhealthy lifestyle.

In recent years the magazine industry worked towards overcoming the trend of excessively thin models. The Quebec magazine Coup de Pouce has included full-sized women, not obese, in their pages. Châtelaine has also decided to not touch up photos in their magazines. Various retailers also pledged not to use underweight models for their clothing. This portrayal of body image is positive for it shows a healthy image as opposed to the movement to start encouraging obesity.

A 22 year old Mass Communications student launched a Facebook campaign called “Love your body, you’re beautiful” to encourage overweight girls to change how they see their bodies. The main aim of the campaign is to help overweight girls feel more self-confident with their bodies.  The student, Bassant Ashraf Al-Qassem said, “Girls must love their bodies first in order to be able to improve its shape.” (2014). Despite her chivalrous efforts, promoting a larger body image to the public is just as dangerous as the obscenely thin body image of the past. Being overweight is linked to various diseases and an overall unhealthy lifestyle.

In 2012 it was noted that about 17% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years were obese. Obese youth are more likely to grow into overweight adults and are open to the risks of cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and type-2 diabetes. Children and adolescents who are obese and continue to be overweight are also more susceptible to strokes and several types of cancer. 80% of people who are obese between the ages of 10 – 13 are likely to become obese as an adult. To prevent these statistics it is important to encourage healthy lifestyle habits.

Regarding the fact that the media regarding body image easily influences children and adolescents, it is crucial to promote a healthy image, not the acceptance of obesity. If the movement to encourage larger body images prevailed, then the media would also be encouraging younger generations to accept the diseases they are more prone to due to obesity.

Both men and women between the ages of 8 – 18 are engaged with media images for an average of 7.5 hours a day. It has been proven through various research studies that the media does contribute to pressure regarding body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. The media plays a crucial role in portraying a healthy lifestyle for people to follow, and changing body image to accept obesity does the same as keeping the body image to exceptionally thin women and muscular men.

Some cultures regard beauty on their own scale, regardless of what is medically healthy. A study suggests that African American women have a different picture of what unhealthy weight looks like. Regarding the cultural views of what obese is, Elizabeth Lynch said, “The fact that women felt that overweight body sizes were not too fat suggests that being told they are overweight even by a physician, may not be sufficient motivation for them to attempt to lose weight.” (2014).

A poll was administered and compared the views of women in three different weight categories. Overweight women had low ratings regarding health status. It is a great concern to the women’s health community, and should be another reason to discourage the change of body image to obese figures.

Despite the valiant efforts of increasing appreciation for ones self, it is crucial to do so while encouraging a healthy lifestyle. A pediatrician, Chris Tiongson advised to parents of obese children, “Try to keep the focus on health” (2011). Since health is the main concern in encouraging obesity as an ideal image, it is not an image to be the new idea of body image through various mediums of media.

The Vow

The Vow is not precisely a woman's picture. It's all the more about how a man becomes hopelessly in love, loses his affection and surrenders everything in life to concentrate on recapturing his love. One can say its a woman's picture from a male perspective.

"Moments of impact define who we are," says the etched Channing Tatum, who used to be a male stripper before he turned into a film star, and still looks it. That is the sort of sappy corn syrup that goes for narration, and Mr. Tatum is better playing combatants and hellfire raising officers than he is stating it. 

He's a fellow named Leo, who owns a recording studio.

The beautiful Rachel McAdams is Paige, a sculptress studying at the Chicago Art Institute. They meet adorably and get married even cuter after he spells "Move In" with blueberries. At that point, on a sentimental winter night under road lights that light the snow like candles, a truck that sends Paige through the windshield back hits their car. When she recovers in the hospital her brain harmed and wearing a Band-Aid, all she recollects is her life before Leo. When he goes to her room, she supposes he's her doctor. He pledges to floor her with adoration, yet she has a feeling that she's sharing space to a stranger. She doesn't even remember him at all, nothing they had, absolutely nothing. He moves to the lounge chair.

 At that point her parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange) try to take control , and her long-term memory includes a distinctive romance with an old boyfriend (Canadian heart throb Scott Speedman) who returns, needing his offer. She falls into old habits, old mixed drinks and cocktails, old most favourite meals (she overlooks she's a veggie lover). The most imperative thing she forgets about is the vow she made at her wedding: “Regardless of the challenges that might come between us, we’ll always find our way back to each other.” Leo gives his life to making Paige fall head over heels in love with him again.

The Vow appears to be extra moving in light of the fact that its sincerity is not devised. It's a real story and the real couple that experienced this tragedy are shown toward the end, rejoined after years of exertion and hard work.

Before the accident that happened to Paige we see how Leo and Paige met. How they stayed in love. How they stayed in affection. It feels real and it is amazing to watch what’s between these two youthful actors. At the point when Paige no more recalls what they once had, the story starts to become more interesting and more catchy.

I adore Rachel McAdams, and her acting felt so real. But what really grabbed my attention and kept me wanting to watch the movie even more was Leo's passion. He was sentimental, he was afraid, he felt anger, and mostly he was creative and passionate in trying to win back this lady and he desperately wanted it really bad. I really felt his agony and his pain.

Channing Tatum was the real actor here for me. He really played his role perfectly right.