Dekada '70 is a 2002 Filipino drama film released based on the acclaimed novel by Filipino author, Lualhati Bautista. The film was restored by the ABS-CBN Film Archive. Directed by Chito S. Roño and was released in 2002 starring Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Piolo Pascual and Marvin Agustin. Dekada ’70 is a film about the life of a Filipino family during the time of Marcos’ Martial Law, however, it is also about women’s empowerment. One of the members of the family was involved in an organization fighting for democracy, albeit, an activist, the whole family’s situation is really tossed around. It is because of the heroine, the matriarch of the family that kept the family afloat. The movie starring Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon …show more content…
Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited.” Jules was tortured and brought to such secret places where he was detained. He was forced to say things incriminate himself and it is not lawful. Jules was put into jail because of his political beliefs, and the constitution doesn’t allow that – “Habeas Corpus.”
(Article III Section 18 (1)) “No person shall be detained solely by reason of his political beliefs and aspirations.” Jules’ friend, Willy, was killed because he’s a member of an activist group, the Kapatiran, who are anti-government. Jules was also brought to prison because of the same reason. Both of them were deprived from their rights.
Martial law excessively, gives power to the government and the problem is how they exercise such power. In the movie, there is no equality, no respect, no human dignity, and no such things as basic human rights. Everything that the government wants to do, they can do as a matter of law. During Martial Law, everyone needs to be very vigilant, though the constitution accounts for this, we must all be aware of what is going on and why it is
The 13th Amendment which abolished slavery included a clause that allowed involuntary servitude to be used to serve a sentence for a crime. This has led to the creation of a system that promotes mass incarceration and has had a huge negative effect on the African American and minority communities of the United States. The film also makes a point regarding the criminal justice system creating racial stereotypes of the African American community and other minorities like Latinos. It has done this through its War on Drugs which lead to many African Americans and Latinos being viewed as violent criminals.
I know my generation, especially the people I grew up with and graduated with do not take things lying down and will fight tooth and nail for what we believe in. I believe that this film allows people to be awaken to things that have are meant to stay in dark. It is reason that in grade school that part of the 13th amendment is left
The audience in a position to witness how Gail is portrayed as being egotistical and greedy, but in fact she was just trying to protect herself and her siblings. By the end of the movie you can sense character development in her too. This shows the
No one should be unwillingly made to go anywhere without being given a reason and being told where they are going. Article 12 states that no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, or home. The people of Sighet were forced to leave their houses behind and move into the ghettos. “We gave some of our rooms to relatives who had been driven out of their homes.” (Wiesel 11)
Her character annoyed lots of people in Germany since her behavior was viewed as immoral. However, Lulu made Louise Brooks famous and inspired the female characters of film noir. The film is a brilliant portrait of Weimar era and the Jazz age, where there is no place for “free” women and what awaits for those who would like to stand alone and strong is tragedy. http://www.sagactor.org/2014_10_01_archive.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018737/
If one thinks jails in modern-day U.S. society are bad, then he /she should consider exploring the detention facilities of other societies. Societies such as the one in Anthem (written by Ayn Rand) had a detention facility called the Palace of Corrective Detention which had horrible conditions compared to modern American jails. In the modern-day U.S. society people have more freedoms and liberties compared to Anthem 's society. After a close examination of Anthem, it is noticeably clear that the U.S. society is more progressive than the society in Anthem, which is glaringly obvious by contrasting modern-day U.S. jail with the Palace of Corrective Detention in Anthem.
The Story has a man daydreaming in his car, while the movie has a man going on a worldwide quest for a negative photo. This intrigues the audiences with a feel for adventure. The movie also Introduces the love interest of Walter, Cheryl. This adds the extra suspense in the movie. This is because the audience doesn't get to know if they get together.
For example, sanitation workers had to carry bags of garbage that had holes in them and since they were paid low wages, they ended up poor on welfare. Not only was this film was a way of seeing another turning point during the civil rights movement but also, African Americans fighting for justice. Even though I was not born during that time, I can understand how they felt because it wasn’t that easy. In today’s society racism isn’t as bad as what it was during that time. Besides we still have times were we face racism in our lives so I would say in some areas racism is still a
It baffles me to see how these men, women, and children were treated as animals. I ask the question, how could these owner treat the slaves like this and not have any regrets or fears as to what would happen to them when they die. It also made me think on the slaves who were not born slaves that came from Africa who did know the language, customs, and how they were up rooted from their lives. I always thought that slaves were separated from their families because one of the family members did wrong. This film taught me that that was not always the reason some slave owners sold members of the slave families just because they could.
Black women are treated less than because of their ascribed traits, their gender and race, and are often dehumanized and belittled throughout the movie. They are treated like slaves and are seen as easily disposable. There are several moments throughout the film that show the racial, gender, and class inequalities. These moments also show exploitation and opportunity hoarding. The Help also explains historical context of the inequality that occurred during that time period.
The movie is adapted from the novel of the same name by Judith Guest. It realistically depicts family dynamics, posttraumatic
The film shows the struggle that these miserable women are going through after losing sons, brothers, and husbands to the Trojan War. The amount of times that these women discuss their mourning is unavoidable. It is nearly impossible to watch the film without feeling empathy for the women. This is very relatable for the many women who lost their husbands and boys to the war.
What I mean is a African American may view this film as a means to diminish their culture, a white person may believe this film makes them look evil and a police officer may believe this film makes officers look like they are above the law or feel like they should be above the law. These differences can cause conflict when
The camera was rotating around her, which built the intensity of the scene and symbolized Katherine’s emotions, that everything was spinning out of control. Spielberg finally ended the movie with a powerful and intriguing cliffhanger which leads to the possibility of a sequel. This film also presented the viewers with a variety of themes. There was strong sense of feminism through Katherine Graham.
The movie clearly exposes the many ways that the human dignity of African- American maids was ignored. They had suffered daily embarrassment but were able to claim their own way dignity. The film described about empowerment of individuals as well as about social justice for a group. It is a moving story depicting dehumanization in a racist culture but also the ability to move beyond the unjust structures of society and to declare the value of every human being.