PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION
Based on the text below, answer questions 21, 22 and 23.
MOVIES ON THE JOB
Yesterday I watched a movie in which Joan Allen's character had a
job which seemed to consist entirely of standing around while other
people do the actual work of restoring historic artwork in old
buildings (the. movie was "Hachiko: A Dog's Story") . This seemed like a
nice, lucrative job –– she certainly dressed well, and lived in an
enormous, stately home with her music–professor husband –– and one that
left her plenty of energy and free time. And it got me thinking about
the idea of work in the movies; how so often jobs (which take up a huge
amount of our waking time in real life) are treated by movies as a
dismissible fantasy thing, sometimes to unintentionally comic effect.
Ever notice how young women in the movies, who usually have some
sort of underling office job, live in adorably decorated apartments
that an administrative assistant couldn't possibly afford –– and are
never shown doing anything at work other than taking personal calls and
having lunch? Or the way writers in the movies, like the hero of
"Marley & Me" or Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the City, " seem to
effortlessly make a fortune while doing very little actual writing? Or
the way attractive female executives (see Renee Zellweger in "New in
Town, " and quite possibly Sandra Bullock in the upcoming "The
Proposal") prance around on their high heels and tight skirts and do
... well, nothing? Or how people in the movies routinely have the kind
of careers, like Allen' s in "Hachiko, " that seem a tad difficult to
pull off in real life? I remember a Hilary Swank movie from a couple of
years back in which she effortlessly transitioned from real estate
agent to . . . wait for it. . . . shoe designer, and lived happily ever
after.
(Adapted from http://seattletimesaiwsource.com/litol)
PROVA AZUL 12 de 22 PSAEN – 2011
What was the author's motivation to write this text?
