Patriarchy and Possession in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married | Video Essay

I'll be tapping into Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married in today's video essay. A comedic romance film that follows couples in a friend group attending their annual couples’ retreat to work on their marriages. I'll be focusing on the couple I feel gets the least amount of scrutiny: Terry and Diane. A couple perfectly encapsulating misogynistic messaging Tyler Perry constantly inserts into his work. Through their dynamic, Tyler Perry highlights patriarchal society's desire to keep women in their "place" by painting the picture of Dianne as a monstrous, deceitful career woman, neglectful of her poor, sweet husband, who has been fighting for their marriage alone. But Tyler Perry… YEW CANNUH TRIK ME! Full unedited video up on my Patreon (  / shutupzo  ) for free (cause YT wants to be aggy) ♥ Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - What is patriarchy? 03:31 - Sister... the wool's been pulled 05:54 - Controlla... controlla 19:12 - Patriarchy Princess Thanks for watching ♥ Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the video! If you have your own thoughts to share about what was covered in the video or your own interpretations of scenes in the film or a recommendation for a future video, go right ahead and drop them in the comments below (don't be shy)! FIND ME + ALL MY CONTENT AT: Patreon (  / shutupzo  ) Music: Peace - credit (prod. Metzmusic) Tags: why did i get married video essay, movie video essay, black romantic comedy films, black romcom movies, why did i get married movie, black film video essay, black woman video essay, black romcom, why did i get married review, patriarchy, misogyny in movies