The Italian job comparison The Italian job and its remake have almost nothing to do with each other but they have something alike and say this is because both of the movies are about heisting gold. The problem is that the first one is more Italian oriented than the newer version. First I will talk about the first movie and then the remake. All right the first now that is somewhat more planning than actually doing. The plot is the main character Charlie Croker played by Michael Caine is just
Comparing the Opening Sequence of The Italian Job (1969) and the Opening Sequence of The Italian Job (2003) In this essay I will be comparing the opening sequences of ‘The Italian Job (1969) and its modern-day remake ‘The Italian Job’ (2003). The original was directed by Peter Collinson and starred famous actors such as Michael Caine. It was a huge success and gained a massive cult following. The remake in 2003 was directed by Gary Gray and stared Mark Wahlberg and Seth Green. Again this
The film I choose to write about along with its remake was the Italian Job. The Italian Job was filmed in 1969. The film was distributed by Paramount Films and was produced under Oakhurst Productions with just a budget of three million pounds. The film’s major stars are Michael Caine who plays the major character Charlie Croker and Benny Hill as a Professor Simon Peach and others and the soundtrack was created by Quincy Jones. The plot revolves around Croker a gangster, being released from prison
“Chi la dura la vince.” This soft-spoken Italian proverb sums up the series of events that Italian immigrants endured on their journey in America. Between 1880 and 1920, more than four million Italian-Americans immigrated to the United States of America in hopes of temporarily escaping Southern Italy’s impoverished and overpopulated society. Once in America, these new Italian-American citizens started ‘Little Italys’ or ethnic enclaves of Italians. Some Little Italies were even large enough to support
cause of the great number of Italians leaving Italy. Other reasons were that poverty, overpopulation, and natural disaster all spurred in Italy in the late 1800’s. Also the illiteracy rate in southern Italy was nearly 70 percent, about 10 times as high as Germany, France and England in the late 1800’s. There was a lack of cultivatable land and of industrial resources such as coal and iron. Also they had a lack of modern agricultural technology, therefor the 80% of Italians who relied on farming for
discrimination in America is the Italian Americans. Many are unaware of the discrimination that Italian Immigrants had to face during their first wave to America, and even today. During their earliest times in America, labor struggles were forced upon them. Just like today with the Mexicans coming to America to make money for their loved ones back home, Italians traveled across seas to make a living to send home to their families. And just like today, many felt the Italians stole jobs away because they were
can remember. I’m so excited to start a new job and finally be able to put food on the table for my wife and kids here in America! My name is Michael and I am from a little town in Italy called Erice which is located in Sicily. In the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, my family and I left Italy to travel to the beautiful New York City. My family and I were included in the 1890 New York census, which concluded that about 75,000 Italian were born as residents in New York. This all
Immigration began late for the Italian population. With the main period of immigration coming in the late 19th century, Italians were already several steps behind the Irish, German, and French immigrants (Nelli 38). This proved to be detrimental to the Italians as the previous immigrants had already stitched themselves to the flag producing a resolute hatred for incoming immigrants, one of which was Salvatore Rossi. Having fled Italy in 1897 due to economic hardship, he pursued the “American Dream”
immigration. Between 5 and 7 million Europeans emigrated to Latin America and the Caribbean in the last decades of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. This major transoceanic emigration to South America saw voluntary migrants such as Italians to Argentina and Japanese to Brazil. During the period between 1860 to 2010, Argentina and Brazil were major points of migration to South America as people tried to escape poverty, famine and overpopulation. Argentina and Brazil promised wealth and
progress in some ways, it does not totally change. The topic of discussion for this paper will be that of the Italian culture. Who are they really? What types of challenges do they face? Many other topics will be discussed about the Italian society, but first we begin with the basic facts as to who they were. The first few questions that must be answered in order to understand the Italian culture entirely is who they are, where they are located, how they live their everyday lives, and how they are
to focus mainly on two groups: Germans and Italians. Germans moved to the U.S. in huge numbers. However, according to Jay P. Dolan, only 30% of those immigrants were Catholic. It meant that between 1820 and 1920, more than 1.6 million German immigrants were Catholic (Dolan, 130). In addition,
After the great victory from the Union at the Civil War it seemed as though that would be the end of struggling of the American people. However, that would be the opposite for the Native Americans and immigrants. The Native Americans and immigrants faced problems of assimilating to the American culture. The Native Americans after the Civil War faced the problems of being kicked out of their land having to assimilate into the American culture. The Native Americans were seen as “savages” because of
The Axeman of New Orleans terrorized a city and got away with it. In the early nineteen hundreds, a serial killer took the lives of multiple New Orleanians. Many thought that the attacks might be the results of Italian gangsters in New Orleans,these gangsters did not usually attack women or children; therefore, it is not probable that the “Axeman” was a part of the mafia. Even though New Orleans had heavy mob activity there is no evidence that the Axeman was associated with this group. The Axeman
the post world war II “civilization”. This paper will preview Italian Neorealism, and the way it’s elements are incorporated into the movie “The Bicycle Thief” to reveal the ideal Italian setting, as it was after the second world war. Italian Neorealism was a nationwide film movement that occurred between 1945-1952. It portrayed the psychological, physical and economical effects that were faced in a Post World War II society. Italian Neorealism was aimed to show the adverse outcomes; including hopelessness
“Between 1880 and 1920 more than 4.1 million Italians were recorded as entering the United States” (Daniels, p. 188). The Italian immigrants of post-1880 were different from other immigrant groups by these topics of religion, labor, family orientation, politics, and education. The 1880s brought a change not only in the amount of Italian immigrants but also the characteristic of them as a group. This group of immigrants was incredibly male dominated, in comparison to the other immigrants of this
Most immigrants moved to achieve the American dream of having a better life and pursuing their dreams. But, this experience as they moved, was different for every immigrant. Some lives improved while others did not. Immigrants such as Catholics, Italians, and the Chinese were not welcomed into America in the late 19th century and early 20th century because of their differences in beliefs and cultures. Irish Catholics were not welcome in America because of their different traditions which caused conflicts
Anna and Gino were informed of the vast amount of opportunity and jobs in America. They were fascinated by the stories and great things they were told. The original plan was to move to America, make enough money to be well off in Italy, and then move back to their homeland. However, after arriving in America, they ended up settling in and staying to raise their family. Before leaving for America, Anna and Gino were interviewed by Italian government officials. They were asked questions such as why they
Section 1: Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation will explore the question of: To what extent did Benito Mussolini hinder Italian Feminism between World War I and World War II? The years 1922 to 1937 will be investigated to allow a deeper analysis into Mussolini’s treatment in the wake of progress Italian women made in World War. The first source that will be evaluated in depth is the book How Fascism Ruled Women: Italy, 1922-1945. The origin of this document is valuable because
get a chance at having the “American Dream”. Whilst pursuing their dreams, they left their marks on American culture. No one has influenced us so much as the Italians and their way of life. The 18th Century was a time where most immigrants were of Irish, British, and German descent. From the 1890’s, through the next couple decade, Italians, and Jews would be the cause a new wave of immigration. Between 1900 and 1915, 3 million immigrants would take the journey, and travel to America. They would
Italian Immigrants in America Ever since the United States was founded, immigrants have been arriving on its soil. The first white inhabitants of the U.S. were immigrants from Europe. They came for many reasons, such as religion and opportunity. As the country grew and became more prosperous, it became more enticing to foreigners looking for opportunity. This continued into the 20th century and finally during the 1920’s, the United States began to restrict immigrants from coming to their