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Film Analysis: The Hunting Ground

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The Hunting Ground

I never thought of rape epidemic as how it was described in the movie, because that word is usually connected to deadly diseases, or out breaks. And it’s sad because being that I am woman I was always aware of sexual assault and how often it occurs to women in general but maybe its because unlike other deadly diseases that get broadcasted on every news cast imaginable, the subject of rape, or sexual assault is merely brushed under the table. This movie really opened my eyes to it all, you see because it’s the cultural norm I feel not only in America but around the world that rape or even sexual assault for that matter to not be taken serious in the eyes of the media, only …show more content…

The title of the movie brings much needed light to the status of the situation and puts it more into context, college grounds are literally hunting grounds for these predators. They can pick and choose as they please without any fear of retaliation from the school. It almost reminds me of this short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, where the main character makes a game of hunting and killing men for fun and pleasure. It’s as if the victims are part of this almost grand scheme of a game and are just pawns in these colleges, it’s almost as if it’s encouraged for students with money and athletic status to participate in this sort of disturbing game. They get to play without consequence because they contribute to the schools and help them stay afloat weather it be big contributions of money or better yet exposure from athletic development or wins. With how little resources and help victims get from these institutions I thought it was quite ironic how …show more content…

The statistics on how often sexual assault is reported versus when something is actually done about the report outraged me. There was about

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