movies_creation
American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Easy Does It
- Year
- 1940
- Abstract
- Measuring the effort involved in women's work around the home.
- Notes
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Produced: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Motor Company
Run Time: 8:49
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- Gender roles;Occupations: Housework;Time and motion study Creative Commons;Occupations: Housework;Time and motion study Creative Commons
- Theme
- The ladies are weak!
- Review
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In this so called salute to the american woman, which is really about easier gear shifters, we start out in a 'typical' household, watching a woman sweat herself silly over house chores. Methinks she's sweating because she's wearing awfully high heels for the chores. We then go fast forward and marvel at how much work she does (this scene is remniscent of 'Requiem For A Dream') we then (of course) switch over to car manufacturing. Realizing that women exert too much pressure on themselves shifting gears, scientists have created a much easier gear shifter, thereby easing the load. What makes this conclusion weird is that the narrator poo-poo's the idea of the woman being 'The weaker sex' now. If that's the case, then why make the gears easier?
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F