I now just feel like I have so much more to learn...
I think that I have a solid foundation for feminist/gender/queer studies after this semester. However, I also think that I have just learned how much I still have to learn. There are, as people of said, so many different forms of feminist media, and such a variety in feminisms, that I don’t think I will ever be forced to watch another movie that does not interest me. Anyways, I started off believing and still believe that one must label oneself “feminist.” I think that there can be “feministic” filmmakers, who make films which are seen as feminist to some, such as Jane Campion and The Piano. I also believe that anyone can make feminist media, as my personal idea of feminism is also about equality, fairness, and knowledge. I hope that filmmakers continue to make alternative and experimental films about all sorts of subjects, because they are truly intriguing and challenging, and I think that we need to be challenged. I believe that just knowledge and thought could lead to a lot of understanding which would make great strides towards eradicating oppression and othering. I really loved and appreciated Water, and am so glad that we watched it. That is a culture that I am so interested in and yet still know nothing about, and the story was sad, but so beautiful. In essence, though I still don’t know many feminist filmmakers outside the one’s we’ve watched and discussed in class, I think that I now see that a lot of people are putting a lot of work into changing the perceptions that people have and the actions they may ignorantly take. And that is brilliant.