Identity Jan/19/2023

    We started off class with watching a short film called 'Identity'.  In the film, everyone was wearing a mask of different colors in a high school.  The masks probably resembled something because there was sign that implied that those with yellow masks were considered beautiful.  The main character of the film had on a white mask with a bunch of elaborate designs on it and she was the only one with white.  Everyone else wore yellow, blue, purple, red, and I think I saw green in there too. Towards the end of the film, the girl seemed to be tired of wearing her mask.  She gets up during lunch and goes to the restroom and takes her mask off.  Then the girl proceeds to go outside and walk in front of everyone without a mask as everyone in the school stared at her. 

     I think the message behind the film is that everyone around us aren't being our most authentic selves. Theres some aspect of us that we try to cover up or keep away from people in order to blend in with each other because we're afraid of being different.  We should embrace who we are as individuals and not worry about what anyone else thinks because everyone is trying to hide something about themselves to blend in.

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