I will explore these issues as I compare and contrast the two films. The movie Crash combines the many struggles met by today's racial stereotypes into a collection of several related social problems faced by the film's cast. The movie is set in present-day Los Angeles, a city with an ethnic mix of every race. Their stories link during two days in Los Angeles involving an assortment of characters, two car thieves who are constantly speculating on society and race, a bigoted cop and his younger partner, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter, the white district attorney and his wife, a police detective with a drugged out mother and a mischief younger brother, a Hollywood director and his wife, and a Persian immigrant father. To Kill a Mockingbird deals with many basic lessons in human nature.
Crash Stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination are the underlying themes of Crash. This 2004 American drama film depicts racial and social tensions in Los Angeles, California. Several inter-related stories of different and unique characters of diverse races and ethnicities twist together just during two days in Los Angeles. These include a black detective, two carjackers, the white District Attorney, a racist white policeman, an African American Hollywood director and his wife, a Persian-immigrant father, and an industrious Hispanic locksmith. One thing interesting about Crash is the fact that no actual victims or offenders are detected among the characters.
The author says it makes him feel uncomfortable. Staples says he was mistaken for a burglar and a thief because of his race. Staples also explains a time when his friend a fellow journalist was mistaken for a killer when his friend was just reporting the murder. Staples believes it was because his friend is black. Staples sees himself as a young educated black man staples states he was "one of the good ol boys” being only in a few fist fights.
The play took place exclusively in Bernard’s apartment living room. The European style apartment was realistic, yet simple with limited distractions. The apartment had wooden floors, carpet, a window, a desk, a sofa, and multiple exits and entrances. Although the window was subtle, it added depth and context to the stage. When it was nighttime, the audience could see that it was dark outside and when it was daytime, the window was lit accordingly.
Movie Critique L24485376 CRIS 302-D01 LUO Professor Varland Movie Critique On September 11, 2001, a series of terrorist attacks occurred, changing the lives of Americans forever. The 2006 movie World Trade Center, directed by Oliver Stone, is centered around the terroristic events of September 11, 2001, specifically the World Trade Center towers, and the impact it had on people immediately affected. The movie follows the lives of two officers, McLoughlin and Jimeno, that were the only survivors out of the group of policemen sent in to evacuate the Tower. Throughout the movie we see various themes communicated to the audience including the daily dangers associated with being police officers and emergency response personnel, and the level, or lack, of preparedness for such a disaster. As in real life, the movie depicts firemen and police personnel running towards the Twin Towers trying to evacuate the buildings and save as many people as possible while risking their own lives in the process.
Christmas can be explained as a time of gathering, a time for family to get together and share time and love. This is what the values of Christmas were; now things are not the same. It is becoming more about who gets what and how much stuff a person gets. The Christmas holiday has been contaminated with advertising commercials and sales that stores put on; it is as if they have taken away Christmas all together and just made it a huge selling point. But there are still some hopes for a conventional Christmas, according to Crittenden, “This year is no different, despite the grinchy economic pall that has fallen over retailers.
The character in the movie with the DSM-IV-TR diagnoses is Tony Montana. Montana is Latino male, who is in his late twenties early thirties. Tony was a man that was involved in criminal activities his mother knew about and did not support it at all. He also had a younger sister, Gina (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), of whom he is fiercely protective. Tony Montana was a person of criminal business always involve in some type of activity.
Because he took a stand for a black man, he is forced to deal with the resentment of the racist white community. Jem's full name is Jeremy Atticus Finch and is Scout's four year older brother who gradually detaches himself from her games as he grows mature. However he remains her good buddy as well as her protector. He is crudely rattled by the evil injustice witnessed over the course of the trial of the black man. To kill a Mockingbird is about growing up and thus, the genre is a "coming-of-age story" blended with drama.
Caroline Reinicke Professor Swart English 101 October 11th 2012 The Consequences of Racial Stereotyping In Brent Staples Essay “Just Walk on by: Black Men and Public Spaces” He talks about being mistaken for a robber, rapist or almost any type of criminal. He talks about all the consequences that have come upon him because people racial stereotyping him. He tells us about several occasions where he was just going about his everyday life when people thought that he was a criminal, judging him based only on his skin color. Even though he’s not a criminal Staples tells us that he knows a lot of black men, like himself, are and that he’s seen them locked away and even helped bury some. At the end of his Essay we see how he has changed many things about himself for the benefit of other people.
As our country has becomes more desegregated, we learn more and more about equality, no matter what your skin color. In the movie, To Kill Mockingbird, bigotry is a huge factor that affects many lives. While watching the movie, I began to wonder how the outcome of the story would have been different had one character’s skin color been white. The movie starts off with narrator talking about a knowledgeable story from when she was little. Her father Atticus, a lawyer, had a choice to defend a black man, Tom Robison, who was being accused of raping and beating up a young white women.