Diana became a martyr and a saint in her death. People began discussing the change of what a celebrity's relationship with people and media had become. Becuase she died with the paparazzi chasing her for a photo, many people realized the dangers that their celebrities were put in on a daily basis. People felt a sense of responsibility for her death since the media was only trying to provide what they had been subconsciously asking for. The images that the paparazzi were trying to capture would have been sold for potentially thousands and they were only valued so highly because of the public's demand for them. People began to consider that they may have become too obsessed with capturing their celebrities in daily life and knowing the details of their lives. The more people want to know about celebrities the more photos are taken and privacy is violated and this creates a vicious cycle in which sometimes, as in the case of Diana, leads to danger and harm for the famous individuals.. The price to celebrity and the debate of it was justifiable is still being held today. What do you think about all this? Do you think society has gotten over this obsessive state or are we much worse today?
I think society has not improved over time. The paparazzi are still a problem, but even more prevalent is the invasion of privacy from other outlets. Social media is a demand for updates on a celebrity's life every second of the day, something that can very easily spiral out of control.
ReplyDeleteI think society still desires the same thing but gets it in a different way. Because of the invention of social media, celebrities now share what they want with their fans on Instagram and Snapchat. However, paparazzi still do exist and we often see negative interactions where a star will punch a paparazzi or be disrespectful.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that society has gotten over the "obsessive state" at all. Instead, we have just transferred to a different form of media: from newspaper picture to social media. Now anything from vacations to walks in the park are being put on Snapchat, adding to the craze.
ReplyDeleteTo add onto what Jamie and Dylan said, I think that celebrity obsessions and a big media focus on famous people have allowed many individuals to find major success in the entertainment industry using social media as a platform to document celebrities. Rather than writing about individuals in magazines and tabloids using pictures taken by paparazzi, entertainment writers and bloggers can find enough information from individual celebrity social media posts and online discussions, which makes it a lot easier for people to learn about and share this information in a less intrusive way (depending on how you look at it). In my opinion, Princess Diana's drastic celebrity status within the UK and the US haven't really been achieved in an extremely similar way in today's society, however there are definitely comparisons to be made regarding individual famous people and the prices that they have had to pay for social media posts and information leaks, which is why the entertainment industry as a whole is very interesting to look at over time throughout this period.
ReplyDeleteBe completely honest, I don't think that society has gotten better of the past years. I feel that the paparazzi has still existed and is a bigger problem then what it used to be. I never thought of it as being a problem what once I took the time to think about it. Now, that I listened to this film and researched more about Princess Diana and what happened, I realized that this is still a problem and needs to be taking care of. I totally agree with what Dylan had said about how things have changed about we have changed into everything being able social media especially how we are teens have but our life all of social media including snapchat being number one and then Instagram as well.
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