Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Educational Films #6: Are You Popular? (1947)

This is volume 6 in the "How to Live Your Life" series brought to you by PieShopsU. In this film, you will learn "to become popular with lots of people, and have close friends, too."

The original uploader describes it pretty well:

While the intent would seem rather simple and straightforward, this movie is actually about enforcing social norms and condemning promiscuity:

"Ginny thinks she has the key to popularity: parking in cars with the boys at night. When Jerry brags about taking Ginny out, he learns that she dates ALL the boys, and he feels less important. What about Ginny? Does that make her really popular? ... No, girls who park in cars are not really popular. Not even with the boys they park with."

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