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Essay / Movie Analysis: Half The Sky - 719
Therefore, their interviews could help the audience understand the problem better, and also increase the seriousness of the problem of women's oppression in foreign countries, which could raise public awareness of this problem. However, the use of celebrities to narrate the film fails to convey the film's main message. In the film, famous actresses or models like Eva Mendes act as the film's narrators and there are long portions of the film where the actresses are asked about their feelings about oppression. However, the actresses lacked basic knowledge about oppression in the countries. After seeing and hearing the girls' stories, the actresses are shocked and even shed tears. This can shift the audience's focus from oppressed girls to actresses who empathize with girls. Additionally, asking the actresses to narrate the film makes the film subjective because their personal feelings are