Sexism and Ads

The only thing keeping me interested in the film was the fact that most of those ads were incredibly entertaining. I can't believe some of the advertisements! They have absolutely nothing to do with what is being advertised. But, on the plus side, they were amazingly creative. I have to give some credit to the advertizing companies. The ads work don't they? It's hard to criticize the agencies because of how effective they are.
I also understand how degrading they are to women. She makes a lot of good points during her lecture that are hard to ignore. I agree that women are being advertised as a sex objects and that companies should do a better job varying the messages sent through advertising, but it's hard to ignore sex because of the fact that sex really does sell.

A Northern Light

So for my choice novel, I'm reading A Northern Light. It sounded like a good book when I read the preview, but I had no idea that it would take so long to read. It's not really a fast read at all. I enjoy the plot line with the murder/drowning, but it's hard to follow because of the jumpy plotline. I get introduced to the characters, but I have no idea where they came from. That will always bother me, no matter which book I read.

Pan and his/her Labyrinth

There are many unanswered questions I have about Pan's Labyrinth. First of all, why is the title called Pan's Labyrinth? I don't recall anyone being named Pan. Why couldn't it be named using one of the characters actual names? I guess it could have been lost in translation from language to language.
Second, throughout the entire movie I thought the fawn was evil or some sort of menace. He just had that creepy way about him and even the way he spoke made me scared. Also, when he took the dagger from Ofelia, he wouldn't tell her what it was for. He just shrugged it off. I don't know if it was just me over-reacting, but it seemed like he was going to kill her. The dagger ended up not even having a point to it anyway because she was shot, not stabbed.