Stereotypes In American Movies

Ashwini Patel The Great Gatsby Synthesis Essay When novels are being translated into movies, the meaning can often get lost in translation. The depth that the novel has to it can often be lost in the movie. The movies are translated by directors and producers for the entertainment of the public, but a book is all the author’s creativity put onto paper. Baz Luhrmann’s film, The Great Gatsby, would have been a great film on its own, but it was not a successful adaptation of the novel causing the true meaning to be lost in all the film and music. The novel was a story that took place in the 1920s, so jazz would have been the obvious music choice.

Dick. Blade Runner is a very good movie and raises many interesting questions concerning human questions of personhood. One of the best example of the movie is the real nature of the replicants in Blade Runner is ambiguous, for instance any minor group living in a society wouldn’t be clear for other group. The replicants in the movie didn’t have much power like other groups has, and they were not enjoying activities and being attention by the others. Because others were looking to the repilicants as a low level than them.

They started to request movies that would show everyone around them that they could do the same work that men did. Producers, of course, satisfied the audience because it would make them a large amount of money. Some producers decided to go a little bit farther and decided to make movies about communism or the Red Scare. This was something that the majority of people were scared of and producers would create movies showing threats of communism. According to Parkinson,”Zavattini encouraged directors to capture the right atmosphere of poverty and pessimism.” Therefore, a large number of producers began to create movies showing the world from their own point of view and not the point of view of someone who had the perfect life.Some of them did not want any fame or money, they just wanted to show the reality of America to everyone.The films

Before this class, I was aware of the stereotypical roles and performances that Asian’s play in Hollywood, however I did not notice the lack of representation that they have. It was not until this class, that I began to pay attention and notice that there are not many Asian actors. If there was, they were never lead roles, but supporting or minor roles. I am able to relate with Constance as she was not aware of the issue until it was pointed out to her. Lastly, Constance points out the difference that many people do not understand between being Asian and Asian American.

Tim Burton uses drastic makeup, contrast, and lighting to prove that things are not always as they seem. Tim Burton uses drastic makeup to make the characters stand out from the crowd, which makes them an outsider to everyone else. In Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton makes Edward, the protagonist, look very dark and mysterious. Kim, Edward’s love interest, has a negative initial reaction to Edward because of his appearance. His appearance makes him look as if he is a monster, but Kim later figures out that he is very sweet, loving, and nowhere near what she thought he was like.

Scott Fitzgerald. Unreliable circumstances molds an untrustworthy and dishonest narrator, a variation from the book to the movie to create a more dramatic scene, changes how the audience feels about Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship. A small rewrite by director Baz Luhrmann creates a happy ending that was never originally envisioned affects the mood of the audiences. By comparing and contrasting three very important scenes to the development of the plot, it is clear to see how the changes made by director Baz Luhrmann did not give the outstanding representation that The Great Gatsby

If something is too short, it leaves the viewer wanting more. If something is too long, it leaves the viewer feeling bored and uninterested. A “Siddhartha” movie would not be as entertaining because the conflict is a common one that most people can relate to. Siddhartha struggles with lust when he meets Kamala and cannot resist her. Since this is a common issue that people struggle with in the real world, it would not be as interesting.

During Remember the Titans, the relationships between people started off bad but ended up being the opposite throughout the movie. People are always treating others differently because they're another race. This movie showed how two different races went from hating to loving each other with some help. So what if you're black, white, or another race, that doesn't mean everyone can't get along. Everyone should be treated the same and should be given the same respect as others.

How important could a small scar be to a novel? In The Kite Runner movie directed by Marc Forster, the absence of the harelip scar on Hassan takes away a significant piece of the story for the audience that have not read the novel by Khaled Hosseini. The elimination of this small detail removes subtle hints that Baba is Hassan’s father. This omission, along with the impact of the poor acting in that scene, diminishes the parallels that can be drawn between Amir and Hassan and affects Amir’s redemption arc. The fact that the scar was left out leaves holes in the plot.

Due to to the fact that most of the movie is surrounded arounded love and intimacy this part would confuse viewers and would cause them to not be able to understand the movie. overall, The movie and book of Their Eyes Were Watching God are very different when it comes to theme. Due to the idea of community, being african american and coming of age where the main themes. Where as the theme of the movie was love. Due to how the movie was over

The problem is that few English speaking media companies bother to seriously attempt to create a show or channel that targets the Chicano/Latino population and those who due are usually big named companies that were created by the population like Univision. This is usually because many of the attempts are usually half assed and done to appease calls for a more diverse cast or programming and the results from these calls are usually misguides and racist which harms the population as it exposes others to racist views and can even reinforce them. That and most research done into this shows that only recent immigrants stick to programming specifically targeting them while everyone else is distributed in all other programming. Sites also suffer the same fate as they are rarely looked at by upper generations and usually disappear after a