Viviana Morales
Professor Josh D. Jackson
Media Studies 10
29 September 2015
Hannah Montana: Did She Really Get The Best Of Both Worlds?
From 2006 to 2011 Miley Cyrus was commonly referred to as Disney 's infamous Hannah Montana. Miley Cyrus could sing, dance, and act embodying a true talent for the Disney Channel network. Thousands of young girls, would tune into Disney and watch as Miley Stewart would transform herself into Hannah Montana. The show had a continuous four seasons, with Hannah Montana being an internationally known name. However, with fame and fortune Miley Cyrus got a little more than what she bargained for. Hannah, eventually came to dominate Miley Cyrus personal life. Since her Hannah days, Miley Cyrus has traded in
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By the time the show first premiered in 2006, Disney had announced it would launch Hannah merchandise by the end of the year that included but was not limited to an Hannah Montana clothing line, jewelry, dolls,and other apperal(Uhls ). This episodic television program would target young audiences from kids and tweens, but specifically targeted girls of all ages. Throughout all four seasons, as mentioned in Newman’s readings the arc or storyline across all episodes in Hannah Montana would be that of protecting Miley’s secret from the public. The show consisted of episodic beats, filled with small comedy bits and drama generated by a teenage girl’s life in order to build up the storyline as Newman mentions in his readings. One of the reasons Hannah Montana was such a success was due to the fact that Miley Cyrus embodied every aspect of her teenage character. It was a guilty pleasure to watch Miley Stewart’s everyday life filled with the chaos of real life scenarios young audiences could relate to. According to Billboard.com the Hannah Montana season finale generated around 6.2 million viewers withing the age of 6-11 and tweens within the age of 9-14 (Billboard) breaking recodrs for Disney Channel. Miley Cyrus landed the role of Hannah Montana in 2006, an opportunity that would dramatically change her life forever. Miley Cyrus’ marketability reached an all time high as a singer, songwriter, an actress on the
To begin with, Miley Cyrus has made a lot of bad choices in her life. There has been numerous reports that she admitted
In today’s popular culture a big topic of discussion is pop singer, Miley Cyrus. She was a former star on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana and now we have all seen her transformation from a girl to a woman. To avoid fading away like many other celebrity teen stars as they aged, Miley decided to reinvent herself as an adult musician by pushing the limits. Many people only see Miley Cyrus for her unadulterated VMA Performances and her frowned upon behavior, which most individuals don’t care to get to know. There is another side of Miley that has made a huge impact on society and has reached new levels in giving back to the community. Miley has dedicated herself to feminism, improving society’s image of women, leading the fight against LGBTQ discrimination, charity work, and using social media to expose societal issues.
Like most modern celebrities, Miley and Monroe both received their fame due to the movie industry and modern technologies of the time. Without the technological advances of the time, neither celebrity would have received near the amount of fame that they do now. Miley Cyrus and Marilyn Monroe are also very similar in their great wealth and egotism that comes with it. Monroe once exemplified this characteristic when she demonstrated her great wealth by saying, “I always love finding new places to wear diamonds!” (Rudnick 2). Most of all, however, these celebrities are very similar in their complete lack of care for the socials norms and political correctness. Both have been known for performing radical actions that could insult specific groups of people, but they justify these actions with the fact that “heedless movie stardom defeats all common morality” (Rudnick 2). For these reasons, Marilyn Monroe can be closely compared to similar “star” Miley Cyrus in the media
Hannah remains a wonderful role model to her peers in all of her work ethic, kindheartedness, and her spiritual life. No one would be able to find one cruel bone in her body. Passionate about everything she does, she never gives up on anything. She is not swayed by the majority; she finds joy in being her own person. The following quote perfectly sums up Hannah’s outlook on life. “Do not compare yourself with others. It is our uniqueness that makes us who we are.” - Tina J.
8. Miley Cyrus. So okay, she was a sweet and role model teen when she played Hannah Montana. But our little sweet girl grew up into someone we could not even imagine her to be.
Hannah was the most popular girl in school, every girl wanted to be her and every guy wanted to be with her. Besides her being wealthy and that she was
The first topic we discussed was her family life. When i interviewed Hannah she had shared that she is sixteen years of age, born on April,26th 1999 in Grand Junction,Colorado. Next, she shared in the interview that she moved to Greensburg.Pennsylvania three years ago ,before that she lived in Rangely, Colorado. She had also shared with me,that she has a brother named Evan,who is a freshman at Hempfield, who is autistic as well. Hannah has two pets in her family, they are two dogs named Bella and Ella, one of the dogs is a pitbull and boxer
Her parents believed that she would achieve greater height in her life therefore they named her as Destiny hope Cyrus but later she changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus in honor of her father. Miley is a famous singer and actress as well. She has been featured in various TV series and movies as well. She came into limelight after her famous television series. The Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana set platform for her to place an impressive image for the acting profession as well.
The new girl at school is naturally shy and alone, but Hannah Baker seemed to have it easier acquiring friends and such, she is pretty popular for being the new girl but that didn't last long, people started many rumors going around but of course these rumors are not true and yet they just keep bundling up until she's reached her breaking point. No one saw it coming, no one expected it, no one noticed she was about to committed suicide. But before she committed such an event, Hannah left behind a total of seven cassette tapes and thirteen stories leading to her death, the reasons to why she was driven over the edge. Each tape was directed towards one specific person in which they caused one horrifying reason to her death. The tapes was put
To illustrate, many still remember Miley Cyrus as the sweet pop-star and down to earth character from her role as Hannah Montana on Disney Channel. At some point many fans believed that the personality of Miley Cyrus corresponded to her role on Hannah Montana. In her honest interviews and real encounters with fans, people connected with her innocence and deemed her as a suitable role model for girls
Mostly everyone is familiar with the highly controversial and famous Miley Cyrus, a Disney star and role model to millions of young girls. Miley started her career rather innocently on a Disney show, and because of that she soon became an icon to countless girls who watched her show and listened to her cute pop songs, however, this was the young and innocent Miley. As she grew older, Miley began to change for the worse, all due to the extreme oversexualization by the media. This girl has had secret relationships and pregnancy scares; she has been pole dancing, has gotten high and even participated in a risqué photo shoot (with her father nonetheless) all before she was even an adult. Now what kind of example does this set for young girls? The infuriating part about this is that Miley cannot even be held fully accountable for her actions because she’s the victim! The media has taken a sweet, innocent, young actress and pop singer and transformed her into a dirty slut, all before she became an adult!
To illustrate, many still remember Miley Cyrus as the sweet pop-star and down to earth character from her role as Hannah Montana on Disney Channel. At some point many fans believed that the personality of Miley Cyrus corresponded to her role on Hannah Montana. In her authentic interviews and encounters with
Stardom often challenges the artist’s process of finding their true identity. From Hannah Montana to “Wrecking Ball”, Miley Cyrus has gone through a series of dramatic changes in style and personality. People went outrageous on her performance at VMA in 2014, questioning her authenticity as an artist as they could not believe that she went from a role model to a latex wearing “seductress” with suggestive dance moves (“twerking”) (Arruda 2013). Started out her career being a child star on Disney Channel, Miley was initially seen as a role model to her peers in the public’s eye. Little did people know, she wanted more than just acting according to the scripts. “I worked for five years on something that
In the one-hour documentary, Miley: The Movement, pop sensation Miley Cyrus grants viewers extraordinary access into her exuberant and spirited life as she ascends to the top of the iTunes chart with her album Bangerz. As a teenage Disney princess, Miley accumulated millions of devoted fans; now, just a few years later, Miley’s suggestive music videos and public displays have permanently replaced the blond wig of her childhood image with an original and controversial persona while at the same time embracing her passion: music. Whether in the studio alongside Britney Spears, preparing for an unforgettable Video Music Award performance, or on set of her latest music video “Wrecking Ball,” Miley radiates confidence throughout her progressive
The bullying affected not only Hannah Baker but her family and friends. After her death her parents and friends found out about the bullying that had occurred to her. Her parents and peers in school became aware about bullying and its effects on people. All of her friends and family were extremely upset, they began putting up