The Motorcycle Diaries, directed by Walter Salles, shows the issue of segregation and how it is more than just a problem of the classes. Segregation has always been a problem since the early sixteenth century when Spain arrived and conquered parts of both North and South America. Segregation usually occurred in the class system, but it expanded in South America and became a much larger issue. In the movie segregation in South America is seen in various ways, economically, socially, and medically. The Motorcycle Diaries, is about two friends, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna and Alberto Granada, travelling on a motorcycle throughout the continent of South America. Along the way the two friends facing many hardships. Ernesto and Alberot’s motorcycle …show more content…
In the movie the people infected with leprosy had to be located on the other side of the Amazon River, except for those that were extremely ill. The doctors also were not allowed to touch the people with leprosy without gloves on, even though it was not contagious. Ernesto broke all the rules that were made by the nuns at the colony. Ernesto shook the hands of those diagnosed with leprosy and he played soccer with all of them. Ernesto wanted to stop the segregation between the doctors and nuns, and the people with leprosy. “After condemning the land and constructing a high barbed wire fence on three sides…the colony was equipped with shelters with barred windows and padlocks on doors” (Murphy, Leprosy- Hospitals and Colonies). This quote shows that leper colonies tended to be in secluded areas and segregated those that lived in the colonies from the outside world completely. The Motorcycle Diaries gave an accurate representation of the different kinds of segregation that happens in South American countries. The movie really showed that there is segregation almost everywhere and it can happen to anyone. Segregation can be seen economically, socially, and medically. Segregation is still an issue, but it is not big of an issue as it used to be. The movie helps show that there needs to be something to help decline the issue of segregation throughout South
During the Talladega 500, Cal Naughton Jr., Ricky Bobby's former best friend, pulled ahead of Ricky, allowing him to slingshot around his car and pass Jean Girard. Though Cal and Girard were teammates at Dennit Racing, Cal disregarded this and jeopardized his team's success to aid Ricky in the movie Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. This moment was crucial to Ricky, he having fallen from grace, going from NASCAR's top driver to being let go by Dennit Racing. The love Cal exhibited was a selfless form of love that was centered entirely around Ricky's happiness, not his own. Because of this selflessness, Cal compromised his own agenda, winning for Dennit, and disregarded personal consequence in hopes that Ricky would win the race. If you truly love someone as Cal loved Ricky, you must sometimes compromise your own interests for their benefit.
The Motorcycle Diaries, a film by Walter Salles, tells the story of how Ernesto Guevara, who would later be known as ‘Che’, went on a trip with his friend Alberto Granado that spanned the continent of South America and caused Ernesto to realize what was happening outside of his well-off life. It shows the change he went through as he discovered the injustice American capitalism was causing in other countries and why he became ‘Che’. The trip starts out for fun, but by the end it is life-changing.
The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che Guevara was an exceptional book that was turned into a biographical film in 2004 by director, Walter Salles. The film won an award in 2005, the “BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film,” sadly the book itself never received an award. The book is based upon Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado’s adventures throughout South America on a motorcycle, named “The Mighty One.” The Motorcycle diaries, like just about any other book written, the movie’s screenplay was written to correlate with the book. While reading the book you receive a more personal feel for the adventures and changes Ernesto and Alberto come in contact with throughout the journey. While watching the movie one receives the visual of what was discussed in the journal.
I have chosen to review the film Boyhood written by Richard Linklater that took twelve years to film. In the movie Boyhood, it illustrates the life of a boy named Mason Jr. through the many stages of his childhood to adolescence to becoming an adult. The movie follows Mason Jr.’s life through his years of kindergarten, middle school, high school, and to college. Through these milestones in his life encounters society with socialization, culture and norms that are exhibited through his family, friends, and others. With factors of social classes, and gender that influence Mason Jr. as he grows and fits into the society that is formed. From the events and milestones in Boyhood, it is able to show human behaviour in society from our
For my final essay, I have chosen the movie “Fatal Attraction”, and I will focus on Alex Forrest and her mental disorder. Borderline Personality was displayed in the movie and Alex had almost every symptom of this disorder. Throughout this essay, I will be discussing Alex’s characteristics, intelligence, motivation, stress, social influences and/ or personality theories, treatment, and if the depiction of the disorder and treatment is consistent with what was discussed and read in the course.
One of the biggest issues depicted in the film is the struggle of minority groups and their experience concerning racial prejudice and stereotyping in America. Examples of racism and prejudice are present from the very beginning of the movie when Officer Ryan pulls over black couple, Cameron and Christine for no apparent reason other than the color of their skin. Officer Ryan forces the couple to get out of the car
The United States has long been a country that has accepted that change is a necessity for prosperity and growth. However, each change within the nation's history was hard fought against those who resisted such change either through racism, bigotry, and blatant discrimination. African American cinema is enshrouded in history that depicts these themes of racism, struggle, and deprivation. Yet, this same cinema also shows scenes of hope, artistic spirit, intellectual greatness, and joy. Black actresses, actors, directors, producers, and writers have been fighting for recognition and respect since the great Paul Robeson. The civil rights movement of the 1950's and 60's was fueled by black cinema through films like A Raisin in the Sun. Progressions in the industry were hindered by blaxploitation films such as Shaft, but these too were overcome with the 1970's movies like Song. The true creativity and experiences of African Americans started to be shown in the 1980's with directors like Robert Townsend and Spike Lee. These directors helped enable black cinema to expand in the 90's with the creation of works ranging in brutal but honest portrayal of urban life to that of comedy. By analyzing Spike Lee's film Bamboozled, director John Singleton's Boyz in The Hood, and movies like Coming to America and House Party indicate that the experiences of African Americans and the way that they are depicted in cinema directly impacts the way mainstream society perceives them to be, while showing that African Americans are a major driving force behind creativity and ingenious inspiration behind many aspects of American life.
The film Sunset Boulevard, presented in 1950 is a black and white film. The film is about Norma Desmond an old actress, who has issues accepting that she is becoming old. The main actor in the film is Gloria Swanson, who plays Norma Desmond, an older woman who believes she is still young. Desmond is not content with the fact that Hollywood has replaced her with younger actresses. The next actor Nancy Olson, plays Betty Schaffer who falls in love with Gillis despite being engaged to his friend. The third actor is William Holden who plays as Joe Gillis, who has financial problems and decides to turn himself into a gigolo to earn money. The dilemma with Joe is he does not want Betty to know about his job because he knows he might lose Betty as
They prove that even though that are all the same race, they are completely different in life experiences and views of major topics. Along their journey they experience two racist cops that look for drugs on their bus while disregarding the professional courtesy to one of the passengers who is a police officer. They also come across a diner in the South with predominantly
“There once was a time in this business when I had the eyes of the whole world! But that wasn't good enough for them, oh no! They had to have the ears of the whole world too. So they opened their big mouths and out came talk. Talk! TALK!” (Sunset Boulevard). The film Sunset Boulevard directed by Billy Wilder focuses on a struggling screen writer who is hired to rewrite a silent film star’s script leading to a dysfunctional and fatal relationship. Sunset Boulevard is heavily influenced by the history of cinema starting from the 1930s to 1950 when the film was released.
Better race relations may be a tough task, but “Crash” shows how lives can cross paths at any time and the impact it can have. The consequences of incidents involving race in “Crash” may not be the same as the consequences of real life, but the eye-opening nature of the film may be beneficial to society in many ways. Works Cited Di Massa, C M. (2006, March 2). Different views of race in L.A. collide in crash'. Los Angeles Times, p. 2.
In conclusion, after view this film, it is clear that one can see how black youth are being viewed as killers and savages. This is not true. There have been many admirable scholars and scientists who come from the African American culture. This movie, though it depicts what goes on in South America, takes the violence committed by black youth too far. One cannot view a film and take it that this is what a race is like. The filmmakers depicted black youth in a harsher light.
It's just a film, and some would say that it's not meant to solve the America's issues with racism and classism. While this is true, it is dangerous for such a prevalent film like Crash, which won three Academy Awards including Best Picture in 2005 in addition to a slew of other accolades, to perpetuate that elusive, intangible type of oppression that we all live in, but some still deny. As Langston writes in Tired of Playing Monopoly?
Roger Donaldson’s film, Thirteen Days dramatizes the Kennedy administration reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film discusses a time when the United States had come close to a nuclear war with other nations. The film mainly focuses on showing the audience the United States perspective of the crisis. The Cuban Missile crisis was a thirteen-day long confrontation between the United States, Cuba, and the Soviet Union. This crisis started out when both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to be seen as the most superior nation in the world. Therefore, both nations decided to use the technology they had in order to produce nuclear missiles and other weapons to show the globe how powerful they were as nations. The United States and
Based on a true story, the movie ‘Lone Survivor’ features four Navy SEALs that set out on a mission to Afghanistan with orders to capture and kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. The Navy SEALS are detected by villagers and the mission was compromised. Ultimately, the mission had been discovered and the men found themselves surrounded by dozens of Taliban soldiers. One of the Navy SEAL soldiers managed to dispatch to base and retrieve assistance but the Taliban shoot down the helicopter. During battle, three of the Navy SEAL soldiers were killed leaving one still alive.