The weather seems to correlate with the story and the rain is also a connection to water, which is another characteristic of Film Noir This Film Noir film seems a little strange to viewers today with the strange dialoge and Neff’s detective-like narration. The way the script has Neff add “baby” to his sentences when speaking with Dietrichson also seems out of place, but it wasn’t for the time that this movie was released in 1944. With many Film Noir characteristics, Double Indemity is a great film filled with
Sutherland’s differential association theory imputes the cause of crime to intimate social contacts and learnt behaviour (Bernard, et al., 2010 p.180). Sutherland made criminologists aware of “white collar criminals” by introducing the term and by making society aware of middle and high class criminals and crimes (Sutherland, 1983). When Sutherland originally attempted to publish his book on white collar crime the Indiana University and Dryden (who the f is Dryden?) demanded the removal of names from his book, due to possible backlash it would cause and alienation of the wealthy businesses who contributed to the university (Sutherland, 1983). His book was eventually published in 1949 without the names of companies he accused of committing criminal behaviour (Sutherland, 1983).
Savan states “simply put, white teenagers could not, as much as they might wish to, become black. They could and did however, listen to the music, dress the dress… mirror the haircuts, adopt the rap vocabulary suitable for their daily lives, mimic the cadence of street speech, and admire from a safe distance the lives of prominent black rappers and athletes.”(200) In that quote Savan illustrates black life in the “hood”, where the black slang originates from and how the white teens mimic it. The word “hot” is used in other slang meanings not necessarily deriving from the “hood”. This term is also used in poker games and sporting events. For instance, if a pitcher is having an amazing game he might be referred to as a “hot pitcher”.
Instead of an estimated decrease in violence, crime and alcohol consumption, it led to an increase in at least violence and crime. When people could not gain access to alcohol the way they were used to, they had to find an alternate source. This led to a huge black market for alcohol and the start for one of America's most infamous gangsters: Al Capone. The alcohol supplied was however no longer produced under legitimate supervision, and had often been spiked with poison and chemicals, which led to an increase in deaths from alcoholic poisoning. The huge black market for alcohol controlled by crime organizations grew so large that many of the criminal groups were able to build their empires mainly on profits from illegal alcohol.
It was said that rock ‘n’ roll posed a threat because black and white working class performers who had southern roots and dialects could be successful among the middle-class audience. This challenged the entertainment industry because they had to look for the next person that was going to be a hit. They went on to exploit small groups that would make them money, making sure they were gained control over rock ‘n’ rolls subculture style. They wanted to target the middle-class white people but instead they decided to take care of the more extreme aspects of the music. In my opinion I think Elvis was both an appropriator and transgressor.
It also helped changed American society’s values regarding what is appropriate or offensive to broadcast. Rock’N Roll impacted older generations as well as the teenagers of the 1950s through its effect on the civil rights movement for blacks and women; it changed the media’s idea of what should be censored, and gave the youth an artistic form to express the difficulties relevant to their lives. Rock’N Roll certainly “challenged and changed,” American culture, as the book put it. With any change there are almost certainly going to be pros and cons, however in the case of Rock’N Roll, the pros seemed to outweigh the cons of the revolution. From the moment Rock’N Roll first began its rise, public officials and parents were worried that Rock’N Roll was destroying the values instilled in their generation paving a poor path for their
For example, when Bradley Cooper’s character works out a deal with the Officers so that they wouldn’t have to stay in jail over the weekend. He volunteered the boys to be used as a demonstration for the use of taser guns on criminals. The physical abuse and the situation is hilarious, but may be geared more to the present times. The gags and situations in these films are depicted differently for the audiences, as there is clearly a visual difference in the times the movies take place and the delivery of the material. The Hangover chose to use physical abuse to their advantage, where as Coming to America left went for a more situational, verbal approach.
Reading this essay has opened my eyes to the way life was how blacks were treated and all of the stereotypes that were supposed to be a depictions of how black people acted. It’s really hard for me to relate and have a deep critique because the essay was (to me) just giving information about the first black character types, and not so much arguing a main point. I do think that it was very informational and provides great facts about the movie industry in that era, more than a hundred years ago. Wow. Coming into this essay not knowing anything about these various types of characters, gives me a greater appreciation for Donald Bogle’s essay “Black Beginnings”.
19 October 2011 “Gangsta Rap and American Culture” Evaluation Michael Dyson essay, “Gangsta Rap and American Culture” wasn’t meant to evaluate rap music. Instead, it was meant to bring attention to the conditions that exhisted in the “ghetto’s” and the stereotypes surrounding the lifestyle. Dyson explains how the media and the general public want to blame gangsta rap for its troubles in society. Dyson further explains background information on the ideas and history of the rap community. Dyson states “the severe 70’s busted the economic boom of the 60’s” as being the force that helped rap to become what it is now (Dyson 433).
Films that hurt black America African-Americans have always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with the movies. While black artists in front of and behinds the cameras have created indelible performances, stories and images that audiences of all backgrounds cherish—there has been an ugly side to black representation in Hollywood that is unavoidable and continues to this day. From the very beginning of movies, with D.W. Griffith’s racist propaganda film The Birth of a Nation there have been racist themes and images in mainstream movies. For much of the 20th century black audiences endured blackface, coons and with the exception of a few dignified Sidney Poitier roles in the 50s and 60s — barely any representation at all. When the blaxploitation