Analysis Of The Movie Viva Villa

The film La Bamba showcases one of the most important historical moments in not only music history but also Latino music history. The star Lou Diamond, portrays Ritchie Valens originally Valenzuela. Ritchie was a boy who did not grow up in a normal childhood. In the film Valens played by Lou diamond is shown working hard alongside his mother Connie trying to make an honest living. His older brother Bob finds his way to his mother and young brother convincing them both to leave the fruit fields where they were working. While Ritchie should have been at school he was working. Once they moved to Los Angeles, Ritchie started attending high school like a normal teen should. His love for music grew strong as he became fond of a young girl named Donna. Donna was from a middle class white family, while Ritchie was from a poor Latino American family. Donna’s parents wanted to keep the two apart from each other as her father did not approve of the romance because Ritchie had nothing to offer his daughter. Ritchie had nothing to offer Donna but his music and hope of someday making a name for himself. One-day Ritchie and his band mates are having a show and a man by the name of Bob Keane stops by to see the performance, while there Keane shows a great interest in Ritchie and reaches out to him. Keane soon convinces Valens that he didn’t need his band mates, that Ritchie was all the talent. Bob Keane not only manages to get Ritchie to drop his band, but he also convinces him to change

Macario is a 1960 Mexican film. This film was based on the novel of the same name by B. Traven. This movie was directed by Roberto Gavaldon which was a very well recognized director in New Spain (modern-day Mexico). This ninety-minute film became so popular in Mexico. This Film was the first Mexican film to be nominated for an academy award! This film entered the Best Foreign Language Film. It became so popular that it won its entrance to the 1960 Cannes film Festival. Macario the films’ name, is also the main character in this film. Another main character that is seemed in the film is the death (la muerte). We also have our secondary characters such as Macario’s wife, God, the devil, and some members of the inquisition.

“La Haine”, is a French word, which translates to “The Hatred”. There is much significance of the title to the entirety of the film. To the characters specifically, it has different meanings.

Serpico” is a film that based on the of New York City Police Officer named Frank Serpico and the difficult obstacles he had to face working for the NYPD. Serpico is a “cops cop” that had to deal with persuasive organized corruption, police crime, and ethical dilemmas etc. All these obstacles were hard for Serpico to work with on a daily basis. He refused to take bribes and his co-workers begin distrust him. Serpico informed his superiors about the corruption but they did nothing about it. The superior’s just transferred him from the Bronx. Brooklyn, and Harlem. The higher ups in the police department were more concerned if Serpico spoke to any outside private organizations about the police misconduct.

In contrast many people criticized Pancho Villa as being a bandolero, a thief, a killer, and overall criminal. A man who began his career as an outlaw and bandit, became a symbol of the revolution to Mexican peasants during and after his death. Despite documented evidence of his cruelty and unreasonable disregard for human life in the way he sacked innocent people from their food and killed indiscriminately in his raids throughout the revolution, Pancho Villa was popular amongst the poor, as he was known to share stolen goods amongst the poor who suffered from Porfirio Diaz’s

Pancho Villa was one of the few young men who understood his peoples’ suffering and acted upon his beliefs. He joined a team of bandits who effectively raided the rich and distributed the wealth amongst the poor and deprived. Surviving off of crime, Villa was portrayed as a hero, who stood for equality. Pancho argued, “The grandes have enjoyed what prosperity there has been. The government’s new land laws must allow them to own their own lands, and, above all else, own the profits.” (Ander). Peasants who were willing to risk their lives against the Mexican government joined Pancho Villa and his cause. His followers placed their faith in this intelligent guerilla warrior, and fought alongside him. Although he was seen as merciless, Pancho Villa could not afford to show leniency toward traitors under his command or rivals.

In the movie Rudy, the character Rudy faced many different challenges. Rudy overcomes his his friend’s death because he was proactive. He was also diligent because he worked hard to get into Notre Dame. Rudy was also optimistic because he knew that he could accomplish his goal, despite others who thought Rudy’s goal was unrealistic and impractical.

The movie “Gone with the Wind” is about a rich southern girl named Scarlett O’Hara and her life hardships set during the time-period of the Civil War. In the story, Scarlett is forced to watch helplessly as her family’s wealth and lives fade as the confederacy loses the Civil War. Even though, the movie is mainly centered on the dilemmas of Scarlett’s love life, there are many historical accuracies that immerse the viewer in the southern mindset as well as the timeframe. The portrayal of class structures and the confederate attitudes before the Civil War are both accurate and engaging details that the movie successfully implements. In the film, these examples are displayed mainly through the dialogue and setting.

In Casarosas’ short film “La Luna”, A young boy learns to find the balance between keeping his family's traditions and learning and discovering new ways to solve problems. In the film, the little boy learns about his family’s job from his father and his grandfather. The film makes it clear that they have been doing their job for a long time and that they each like to do it a particular way. On the boat the little boy receives a hat, the same hat that both his grandfather and father are wearing. They both tell him to wear it the way that they are wearing it but, neither look seems to fit. Then, at the end of the film the little boy discovers himself and, decides to wear it backwards, changing the tradition of how to wear the hat. The family

The Grand Budapest Hotel revolves around Europe of the 1930s and 1960s while it was in time of the war, through the adventures of The Grand Budapest Hotel's doorman Zero and the Hotel manager Gustave. The saga is linked to a burglar and a Renaissance painting, a great family's wealth war, and the sudden change of war in Europe. It reflects the vicissitudes of political history in Europe for half a century. This article will analyze The Grand Budapest Hotel from two aspects: artistic style and film theme.

He describes some details of Villa’s upbringing and the life he lived before being an active revolutionary. He had a simple life as a farmer and did not come from a lot of money. However, he had lofty ideas of caring for the poor and needy long before he ever became a leader in the revolution. The author describes him as wanting to see lower-class Mexicans advancing in good jobs and sending their kids to schools so they will not be illiterate. Boalt’s article is a primary source that tells a lot about the relationship between the United States and Pancho Villa and the impact their actions had on the Mexican

The movie La Bamba is based on a truth story of Ritchie Valens, a young rock and roll singer who tragically died in a plane crash at age 17. The film follows Ritchie from his days in Pacoima, California where he and his family make a meager living working on farms to his rise as a star. Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend.The film also focuses on Ritchie's friendship and rivalry with his older brother Bob Morales and his relationship with Donna Ludwig, his girlfriend.

When the film Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, was released on September 5, 1941 the industry in Hollywood was churning out mass quantities of musicals, westerns and dramas. Citizen Kane, a precursor of film noir, used a variety of film elements, including the technique known as “deep focus” to produce the biopic of magnate Charles Foster Kane through the eyes of the journalist assigned to decipher the meaning behind Kane’s last word, “Rosebud”.

Pan 's Labyrinth is a film based in 1944 fascist Spain during the reign of Francisco Franco, following the Spanish civil war. His regime stressed rules and order as well as the repression of the individual. The very basis of fascism revolves around the idea that a country should be ruled by a single power and all others should follow this power regardless of their own individual opinions. It is this notion that brought the strict regulations and violent actions that became common during this time; however, such a notion also gave birth to the anarchist rebellion that opposed simply blindly following the rules of a single man. Pan 's Labyrinth uses this idea of rebellion versus military to create an image of the 1944 fascist Spain environment and explore this complex atmosphere through aspects of fantasy.

Since the establishment of Walt Disney Company in 1923, it has created many classic animated characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Lion King, Bambi, and so on. The success of Disney animated movie is not only due to its wonderful storyline and the vivid characterization of the animated characters, but also because of the music produced in the film. Disney’s music, whether its theme music, its background music, or song music, are clever and perfect blend of the plot, prompting many Disney animated movies become classics. This paper will focus on one of the Disney’s animated movie, The Three Caballeros, and analysis the connections between its content and its music.