This document analyzes a scene from the 2000 film "The Contender" titled "The Promise of Greatness." It examines the scene's visual elements, dialogue, historical context, and underlying ideology of political chauvinism in modern executive leadership. The analysis finds the artifact effectively brings awareness to sexism in politics by demonstrating inequality through the film medium. It questions how rhetors can use different mediums to promote ideological messages.

1. Political ChauvinismAn Ideological Criticism Bevan Llewelyn

2. Visual Analysis / Dialogue Analysis Artifact Clip 2 “The Promise of Greatness” Ideological Analysis Artifact Effectiveness Rhetorical Implications Questions Agenda

3. Visual Analysis Scene Wardrobe

4. Dialogue Analysis What they say How they say it

5. The Artifact The Contender - 2000 Clip 2 “The promise of Greatness” Actors in Scene Shelly Runyon Gary Oldman Laine Hanson Joan Allen

6. “The Promise of Greatness”

7. Click Picture

8. “The Promise of Greatness”

9. Ideological Analysis Presented Elements Suggested Elements Historical Context Ideology

11. Scene

12. Costumes

13. The Entrance

14. The File

15. Dialogue

16. Initial Conversation

17. Small Talk

18. Sex

20. Scene

21. Costumes

22. The Entrance

23. The File

24. Dialogue

25. Initial Conversation

26. Small Talk

27. Sex

29. Ideology There is an underlying political chauvinism in modern politics, specifically the politics of Executive leadership.

30. Artifact Effectiveness The artifact is successful at bringing awareness to the sexism in modern politics.

31. Rhetorical Implications Feature films are an effective way of demonstrating the inequality of hegemonic ideologies. Rhetors should consider how mediums affect the promotion of their ideology.

32. Questions…