Blaxploitation

Masculinity and Race Historically, masculinity in the United States has been constructed as being White Protestant Anglo-Saxon, furthermore heterosexual and in charge of all matters, and this definition sets standards against which other men are measured an evaluated. Michael Kimmel provides a good definition: […], Young, married, white, urban heterosexual, Protestant father of college education, fully employed, of good complexion, weight and height and a recent record in sports(271).

starred in movies such as Jackie Brown, The Big Doll House, and Above the Law. She also was in movies such as Ghost in Mars and Bones in the early 2000s. Because of her roles in movies, she was nominated for and won many awards. She was mainly in blaxploitation movies which geared towards black audiences and showcased their stereotypes. Pam’s Global Impact Millions of people have watched Pam Grier movies. She is a big inspiration to the black community and women. She has also inspired men who have been

An Exploration of the Dynamics of Ghetto Masculinity and the Upholding of Negative Representations in Training Day I am going to look at the ways in which 'Training Day' uses mythic stereotypes of black males and 'ghetto masculinity' to portray negative representations of black society in America, and how hegemonic values of white audiences leaves these representations unquestioned. My main focus will be the representation of the main protagonist, Alonzo, an African America

The movie chosen for this research is “Rush Hour 2”, which compactly contains set of various stereotypes of Asians, African-Americans, and Latinos in American film as well as provides examples of portraying sexuality in movies. It’s a comedy action film; it’s also a classical buddy story with unorthodox for that time buddies: African-American and Asian characters. The movie was directed by Brett Ratner, produced and distributed by New Line Cinema, story written by Ross LaManna and Jeff Nathanson

Kill Bill vol. 1 (2003) and vol. 2 (2004) shows all of Tarantino's obsessions : kung-fu fighting, spaghetti westerns, beautiful and murderous women with weapons. The Showdown At The House Of Blue Leaves scene is one of the most impressive fights in Tarantino's movie verse. There is everything there; carnage, rage, blood oozing from the screen, limbs falling around, villains either dead or pathetically crawling away and running around terrifying bystanders. Uma Thurman, clad in yellow leather

Both The Brother from Another Planet (John Sayles, 1984) and Juice (Ernest Dickerson, 1992) share the similar purpose of Blaxploitation which redefine the critical perspective about the stereotypical good and evil ideologies of the African Americans and reveal the blacks’ position in American society. However, by mobilizing close textual analysis on both films Brother and Juice, as well as the articles from Janani Subramanian and Kenneth Chan, I want to argue that the diversities of the films genres

In The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino continues with his production of movies that yield high entertainment value through his visceral filmmaking style. Hateful’s plot structure and setting enables some of Tarantino’s most instrumental and signature traits to shine. The largely confined location, a stagecoach lodge in post-Civil War Wyoming, known as Minnie’s Haberdashery, creates an insulated atmosphere that places the entirety of the audience and film’s focus on the events occurring within

and the CIA in Central America) dedicated to the topic of the drug trade and discuss the major aspects of these works in order to better understand the problem of drugs and corruption in the USA. II. SUPER FLY Super Fly (1972) is the American blaxploitation crime drama directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. This movie tells the story of the African American cocaine dealer Youngblood Priest, who is striving to earn enough money for exiting the drug business and starting the new life. The main character understand

Comparing Marx's conceptualization of religion with modern hip hop In the introduction of his critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right, philosopher Karl Marx conceptualizes religion as an analgesic for society and a proxy by which to understand humanity (Marx 54). In an attempt to reconcile people's inability to confront capitalism, Marx believes religion serves to reduce societies will to incite rebellion and distracts them from their bleak reality (Marx 54). Similar to Marx's depiction of religion

“They were into you, so they made you a tape” is the simple description of, and rationale for, a mixtape according to Cassette From My Ex, a website devoted to these audio artifacts. Mixtapes (distinct from dance mixes) were carefully edited compilations of obscure and familiar songs arranged to express the maker’s interests and tell an aural story, often designed for a particular and/or intimate listener. Göran Hugo Olsson’s mixtape documentary is a chronological, musically structured collage tracing