The film The Visitor portrays the unique relationship that forms between a college professor, Walter, and a couple Tarek, from Syria, and Zainab, from Senegal. One way that Tarek connects to his culture is through music. Zainab connects to her culture through her jewelry design. The main conflicts are centered around immigration status and the constant threat of deportation. Throughout the film there are many psychosocial transitions which Golan (1983) mentions in terms of major transitions that occur that can have dramatic and lifelong consequences. Therefore, in order to learn how to handle these changes a person might need alter their internal and external structures so that they can still relate to their environment. Through seeing …show more content…
The intersectionality at the micro level for Tarek and Zainab of their prior experiences and status throughout the film reflect multiple interlocking systems of privilege and oppression at the macro level and are embedded into social structures. Being that Tarek and Zainab are both undocumented immigrants who have both overcome many obstacles to be where they are effects their characters. Tarek and his mother, Mouna left Syria after Tarek’s father was imprisoned for publishing something controversial. On the micro level, Tarek’s and Zainab’s being people of color and immigrants put them at higher risk for intersectionality. At the macro level the systems of privilege and oppression are embedded in social constructs and political policies through racism and nationalism. One might assume that Tarek is arrested because of the factors of intersectionality, specifically that he is a young man of color carrying a large bag. “Racism influences each individual 's sense of identity and his/ her experiences with social privilege...it shapes and constrains interpersonal and intergroup relationships, affecting how people think, feel, view the world, and act” (Miller & Garran, 2007). Although Walter welcomes Tarek and Zanaib, throughout the movie there are several examples of group put downs, stereotypes, myths, and conflicts. For instance, some people might think that a stereotype of immigrants is that
Based off Charles Webb’s 1963 novel by the same name, The Graduate is an American romantic comedy/drama released in the United States on December 21, 1967 starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, and William Daniels. The film was directed by Mike Nichols, produced by Lawrence Turman and the screenplay written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham. The film was produced by Lawrence Turman/Mike Nichols productions starting in March of 1967. Mike Nichols has also directed other well known films such as Catch-22 (1970), Working Girl (1988), and more recently Closer (2004). The film was distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures nationally and United Artists internationally. AVCO Embassy Pictures studio, founded by Joseph E. Levine, the films executive producer, also claims production/distribution for other hit films such as Godzilla, King of Monsters! (1956), The Fog (1980), and Prom Night (1980). The movie was well received due to its $104 million dollar box office opening tab. The score was produced by Dave Grusin and the songs written by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
The movie Arrival is full of complexities, and different ways to interpret the deeper meaning behind the movie. In analyzing this text, at first it seems to be a slow sci-fi drama, however, there is a lot brewing just below the surface. The main character discovers how to be content, and to live and enjoy each moment. This can be seen and proved through multiple elements. The cinematography, composition, and lighting of the movie Arrival can be combined and analyzed to showcase the belief that all people should enjoy the present, and live in the moment.
Hotel Rwanda is a film directed by Derek George that tackles one of the most shockingly disturbing events in recent history, when the Hutu radicals of Rwanda initiated a frightening crusade of genocide, slaughtering thousands of minority Tutsis while people from other countries did nothing and acted oblivious to what was going on in Rwanda. George vividly adapted Hotel Rwanda in a way that the viewer from beginning to end saw the effects of genocide, political corruption, and the consequences of violence. Depicted in the early 1990s , the views on ethnic conflict in Rwanda and the sequence of events is really descriptive and sometimes hard to watch as George digs deep into what happened in Rwanda. The early scenes in town set the scene amazingly for what’s to come throughout the film and gives us vivid insight on the views and social standing of Rwanda in the 1990’s. Don Cheadle portrays Paul Rusesabagina in the movie playing the hotel manager, his wife in the movie played by Sophie Okonedo is a Tutsi and wants to help when the violence ensues. Their marriage throughout the movie supplies a great sub plot detailing how a relationship can stand through turmoil.
The film, The House I live In, opened my eyes to the severity of unfair law enforcement and the depths of the battle with war on drugs. Theoretically, the more people are being arrested for drugs, the cheaper, purer, and more available the drugs become. Making these arrests are not helping get the drugs off the streets, it is only opening up more opportunities for other people to pick up the business.
The Australian cinema in the 1960’s failed to communicate with the audience due to their lack of promotional messages that weren’t disseminated. Media is formed by cultural, political, economic and social conditions. These influenced or even directed its characteristics and its intended meaning. After a devastating blow to the film industry in the 1960’s, filmmakers of Australia had stopped creating and making quality Australian films. However, the Australian New Wave brought a revival of the Australian film industry during the 70's, 80's and 90’s. It introduced Australian qualities into film, including larrikinism, mateship and a classless social hierarchy. The Castle and Gallipoli confirm, promote and explore features of Australian identity
What is National Cinema ? A Question proposed by Tom O’Reagan in Australian National Cinema (2005). The question leads to the sociological understanding that national cinema is constructed by both national and international film industries, the national film text and also by the various cultural, social and political contexts. National Cinema is a vehicle for social processes, emerging social identity and movements. A film may categorised as a ‘national cinema’ based on a number of factors: the language spoken in the film, the nationalities or dress of the characters, the country that supports the film financially, the setting, music or cultural elements present in the film.
If you are unable to find any information about the social impact of the film, explain the personal impact it has had on you.
Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement that clarifies what you will attempt to accomplish in your paper, and how you will proceed. Additionally, you must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
The Australian Film ‘The Castle’ released in 1997 explores the life of the Kerrigans, a typical Australian working class family. However, their home is placed in an unusual spot; right next to Melbourne’s busiest airport. I believe that the Kerrigans are positioned by the film as being powerless. My first argument is that the Values, attitudes and beliefs that the Kerrigans follow are not really up to date. They do not have a sense of how the legal system works which adds to their powerless theme. Secondly, the Kerrigans think that it is very easy to stop a big business from taking some land. And finally; the Kerrigans have no real education so they don’t turn out to look formal at a court, they dress as if they are true Australians; Shorts and a T-shirt.
We can interpret this movie through a societal lens. When we do this we can read the director's message about the dangers of xenophobia. The film when viewed this way makes the audience take a step back and think about how they and their society treats refugees. This film takes real world refugee issues and puts them at the forefront of the readers view.
The film, the Untouchables, was directed by Brian De Palma. It was set in the prohibition era, which was right at the start of the 1920’s. Prohibition can be described as a law that made selling and manufacturing alcohol illegal. By putting this law into effect, it actually increased the amount of crime and violence throughout cities in the US. This was ultimately due to the rise in organized crime, also known as gangs. In the movie specifically, it was centered around the rise of the Mafia in Chicago. By looking at the production of the movie, we can see how during prohibition, the Mafia controls everything and the violence ultimately it leads to.
Walter is the gem through which intersectionality at the micro-level may be recognized. Walter is conscious of the injustices and critical perpetuated by his country’s unfair immigration policies which allows innocent people to be detained and deported. Walter was aware that as a white man the unintentional mistreatment that could be done through the lack of knowledge of Tarek, Zainab and Mouna’s experiences. Through Walter the viewer can see how political oppression affects innocent people like Tarek. Walter was willing to support and advocate for Tarek against the unjust and racist injustices of the immigration policies in America. This was remarkable when you consider the privilege of white men like Walter, their class, age and education and social status.
The groups in the film are not only ethnic groups but also groups involving occupations. There are two main ethnic groups that interact in the
The way I see is that Americans are truly the villain in The Host. Americans do illegal, dangerous actions in Korean, which causes the monster, so Koreans did not like and support how the US operates in their country. For example, in the opening scene, an American ordered his Korean subordinate to dump all the dusty bottle into Han river. It is so crazy and irresponsible. Through the rest of the movie, there is an American doctor with a cross-eyed. That character looks like an idiot, and by extension make the country he represents look idiotic too. Finally, when the US Military in the film decided to use Agent Yellow to cleansing the area and to kill the monster. Koreans organized demonstrations to against the release of Agent Yellow by the
Analyze This is a hilarious, feel good movie about two men from different backgrounds living completely opposite lifestyles. Through a series of very funny, random and bizarre moments they form a memorable friendship together. The movie came to theatres in 1999, was directed by Harold Ramis and included a cast full of some of Hollywood’s brightest stars. It begins with two gangsters leaving a café, discussing their plans to attend a meeting involving the countries major crime bosses. One gangster goes back in the café to get a toothpick and at the same time the other gangster is killed from a drive-by shooting. The movie’s plot is based upon the surviving gangster seeking out a psychiatrist to help with his emotional