Courtney Tarleton Response #1

The main point Richard Dyer made that I wanted to respond to is the different forms of celebrities that we have.  There is much different idea of "celebrity" today then there once was.  In the past celebrities were predominately movie stars and other actors because people were so intrigued by the magic behind movie screens and by the transformation people make on stage.  And not to day that movie stars are not considered celebrities today, there are just many more "genres" of celebrities.  People are more commonly becoming famous for insignificant reasons like doing something stupid in a youtube video or for a scandal like Kim Kardashian, who became famous for a sex tape.  People do not like Kim because of the sex tape, they like her because she had her time in the spotlight and never lost it. Essentially the Kardashians are famous for nothing, but people do not question it. 

All About Eve was drastically different in that Eve initially was infatuated with Margot because of her talent on stage.  She also loved Lloyd because she was deeply affected by his work.  Today, people are more likely to like someone because of how good looking or rich they are rather than how talented they are.  

A more recent example of celebrity obsession is The Bling Ring.  The Bling Ring is a true story about a group of teenagers that were completed obsessed with celebrity lifestyle.  Although the kids were in high school, they spent their weekends clubbing, trying to fit into the world that they so badly wanted to be apart of.  When the teens werent out partying or drinking, they were online stalking any available information they could find about famous people.  In the process of their online searching they heard word that Paris Hilton was out of town so they decided to go check out her house.  Eventually the teens decide to go inside and rob Paris Hilton.  The go on to rob her multiple times and proceed to post pictures of the stolen goods on social media bragging about what they got.  The teens failed to realize that posting and bragging about their robbery would get them in trouble because they were more concerned with showing off their "famous" items.  

Celebrity obsession continues to get worse as more celebs join social media sites.  By posting instagrams of daily life, fans feel they have a relationship to these famous people.  In reality the famous person most likely has no idea the fan exists.