Essays about: "slackers"

Found 1 essay containing the word slackers.

  1. 1. Those who slack, teach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Simon Sverin; [2012]
    Keywords : slacker; slackers; slackerism; advice; teacher; mentor; film; the junglebook; true grit; aristocats; sideways; little miss sunshine; drunken master; star wars; the lion king; city of angels; surf s up; clerks; notting hill; office space; finding nemo; the descendants; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This analysis explores the seemingly paradoxical and fairly common phenomenon occurring in films where underachieving slacker characters are portrayed as good role-models giving advice to ambitious protagonists aspiring success. By juxtaposing 15 diverse films in which a slacker helps the protagonist, observations of similarities and explications concludes this investigation to four categories concerning suggestions to why slackerism is commonly attributed to film mentors. READ MORE