Lone Star: An Independent Film by John Sayless

Immigration is a complex and multifaceted issue that faces the US. In his film, Sin Nombre (2009), director Cary Fukunaga aims to juxtaposition the issue of immigration with the issue of gang violence in Mexico, and show the difficulties immigrants face by giving his audience an insider’s perspective into the experience of immigrating to the United States from Honduras. He does this through a variety of characters; most notably Willie and Sayra. Fukunaga did extensive research on life in the Mara Salvatrucha gang and the process of immigrating to America, in order to make his film realistic and authentic. The result is a movie that not only shows immigration in a way that evokes empathy and enforces the humanity of immigrants in the viewer’s mind, but also gives the viewer a look into the realities of being in a gang. Through the use of strong characters, powerful dialogue and vivid imagery, Fukunaga uses pathos to put a human face to the issue of immigration, logos to inform and give his audience context about the issues the film addresses, and ethos to establish his credibility and make the film believable.

The characteristics of “Western” is recognizable in literary works. The specific scenario of “Western” works implies an imagery of cowboys with their typical boots, hats, and horses, riding around their town and embarking their mission to fight against the outlaws. The cowboy symbolizes a heroic individual going out their way to keep their environment safe. Nonetheless, this description of cowboys became the epitome figure of “Western”. However, through the years, “Western” has evolved and diversified in film and literature. In the early 1930s, Western became a revolutionary art form. Ultimately, as time progressed the transition from the classic cowboy transcended into the modern day “gangster”.

People are fantastic at pointing out differences. Most times than not it’s to make fun of the person being pointed out and often it’s a racist or stereotyping action. “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye, and “Just Walk on By” by Brent Staples all touch on the topic of racial and cultural stereotypes.

In a diverse society, America is home to many types of people, whose beliefs and experiences may arise conflict among the races. To diminish discrimination and show that there is a connection that unites each and every individual, films offer a different perspective of the lives of whom may be misunderstood and enable audiences to discover that others live under similar circumstances as themselves. How might the depiction of 21st century Latino immigrants be compared to that of 19th century southern slaves in feature films? Time nor race is a boundary that can stop two groups from relating to each other, such is the case with African-American slaves and today’s immigrants in the U.S. Like slaves, most immigrants work for a low wage in plantations, both these two group’s motives are also similar: the struggle for freedom. One

Although this paper uses a mainstream movie, at all times you should use scholarly writing and language throughout the paper.

The question is whether No Country for Old Men and Stagecoach provide adequate examples of the decline in American moral values. From my perspective of today’s world and my interpretation of No Country for Old Men and Stagecoach, I can see how the argument could be made that they have declined or haven’t changed at all. I see a difference between the relationship of Ringo and Dallas vs other members of their traveling group compared to Sheriff Bell vs Chigurh. These relationships, in my opinion, explains a lot about the development of moral values, or lack of, in the western United States. In this paper, I will describe the moral values that are represented in each movie and I will also try to describe my understanding of why American moral values may have declined between No Country for Old Men and Stagecoach.

The article provides information on the opinions of the cast members from the film. This allowed me to get information on the cast member’s view point on what is happening today. They think that the events taking place are just the same as 20 years ago. I also found out that the actors in La Haine also took part in real riots back in the 90’s. This information made the movie even more realistic because they all experienced what happen before they decided to become part of the movie. Finding out their opinions and experiences helped my paper because it is about the personal experiences of immigrants and how nothing has changed since La Haine was

This is related to the film in that the content highlights the effects of racism and the negative treatment of Native Americans as they began to leave reservations and live in the cities. The film’s bleak and for the most part, realistic insight into how Native Americans of this time fared during the transition from reservations to city life breaks free of the common practice of infusing racist or stereotypical aspects of Native Americans in entertainment as the characters were given the chance to represent themselves and present personal experiences on screen. Instead of writing characters that he wanted, director Kent Mackenzie allowed the actors to tell their own stories, which erases the cycle that Chavez discusses as one in which continues racial thinking to both audience members and the minority group

The southwest is a region of the United States that makes our country unique. Without the southwest, we would undoubtedly lack the spirit, hope, beauty, and truth that this vast region brings to the rest of the United States as a whole. The southwest represents many things, such as journeying, racism, violence, the clashing and cooperation of cultures, and spirituality, as well as primitivism and pastoralism. All of these elements that the Southwest is comprised of is perhaps the reason why the rest of the country feels so captivated by it; why the southwest is considered a place to “find yourself” or to “regenerate”; and why literature and film regarding the Southwest has been and continues to be of the most popular genres. The western film was one of the most popular during the first half of the twentieth century. Audiences far and wide were mesmerized by actors such as John Wayne and Roy Rogers, and their roles as heroes who fought to tame the American frontier. This very concept, ‘taming the frontier’, gives way to a larger theme that was prevalent in many western films and literature of the southwest: ubi sunt, or rather “where are those who came before us?”. Director Sam Peckinpah’s The Ballad of Cable Hogue portrays this idea better than any other western film; the concept of ubi sunt is undeniably the film’s overarching theme, clearly seen through its components.

“Why did it take you so long to get all of your things and get to the car?” And i had never done this before but i had to lie

The man who was whipped name was John and he introduces his mom to Bernard and Lenina, she said that she could not get an abortion and she got beaten for sleeping with the Indians.

1) Identify two forces of the dominant culture that you observed in the film that influenced the family’s reactions to Ludovic and/or the family’s functioning. Describe the family’s resulting responses or behaviors. Be sure to give clear examples from the movie to illustrate your thoughts. (1 page)

The 1976 film, The Outlaw Josey Wales” was directed and starred in by Clint Eastwood. It is The setting is in the latter years of the Civil war up to the war’s conclusion. It was created along the western front, on the Kansas/Missouri border and proceeds south through Oklahoma (Indian Country) finally, climaxing in Texas. After doing extensive research, the film is found to be accurate in portraying the mindsets, climate and historical people and events in America. More specifically, as it relates to the Union and Confederate forces, Native Americans and the civilians who pledged their allegiance to either side of the war. The film also captured the imbedded hatred that both sides garnered for each other based on the atrocities carried out by each in the throes of war.

Fruitvale Station is a movie that has the capability to bring many emotions to the surface. This movie can foster critical thinking, but it can also draw the viewer in to experience the raw emotions and suspenseful moments of this real life story. Unfortunately, Oscar Grant’s life was ended abruptly after he spent the night celebrating the New Year with his friends and girlfriend, Sophina. From this story, it is clear that Oscar was attempting to change his story by being a better father to his daughter, Tatiana, thinking about marrying Sophina, and better providing for his family by getting a stable job and being a man that his mother and sister could rely upon. While the incident that occurred at Fruitvale Station could be analyzed from any variety of theories, this paper will examine these events from the lens of Conflict Theory and Social Learning Theory. These theories intertwine in many ways, but they also differ from each other in very important aspects. Fruitvale Station is a cinema depiction of a true story involving the death of Oscar Grant in a train station in Oakland, California during the early morning hours of January 1, 2009. This incident has sparked many civil rights related protests and discussions. Oscar Grant was survived by his mother, who has been very vocal since the incident, fighting for equal rights for minorities, his sister, and his daughter, Tatiana (Johnson).

Movies are a large part of culture. They are a useful avenue for producers and directors to share stories, hopes, dreams, and missions. Some are comedies, with the main purpose of entertainment. Others are romance or drama, with an intense and tear-jerking story line. Thrillers and action movies put viewers on the edge of their seats. Movies can be completely fantasied or based on a true story. One can find a film about any era of time- past, present, or future. No matter the differences in time or genre, every good movie has at least one theme or message to relay. These can be positive or negative, meaningful or inconsequential. A movie with a powerful message is Freedom Writers. It focuses on the difficulties of a young Los Angeles school teacher. Ms. Gruwell is faced with the unfeasible task of bringing a racially diverse class together. In spite of adversity and bad attitudes, she heals wounds between cultures and teaches her kids how to be successful students and citizens. The movie Freedom Writers shows that even though race relations might not be perfect in today’s world, they can get better with effort.