Brian C Johnson is a movie geek! He’s the type of film fanatic that ruins plot lines, challenges the plausibility of the action, talks through the whole movie, and points out all of the mistakes. He watches movies over and over and can usually repeat back all of the dialogue. In short, Brian is the type of person that others hate to go to the movies with. For him, movies are more than just mere entertainment. Brian understands that film is a cultural force that educates and indoctrinates—while we are being entertained, we are often being brainwashed—especially about hazing. As a college professor, Brian teaches film and writing and encourages his students to keep their brains turned on when watching films. His goal each semester is to “ruin” movie-watching for students; to cause them to wake up and become critical of their media consumption.
In this event, Brian will use films clips from popular movies like Old School, Animal House, and Stomp the Yard to explore the fraternity/sorority community's image, reputation, and ability to recruit.