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I don't know if this is really a primary source comment but I liked that they didn't shy way from the racial prejudice, especially with the racial slurs and violence toward African-Americans. Considering one of the biggest problems we have had with historical movies we have watched so far is the way they ignored or lied about racial issues. I think that the focus on ending the apartheid in South Africa, may have made people more aware of the United States' turbulent past with race relations.-Rachael A. | I don't know if this is really a primary source comment but I liked that they didn't shy way from the racial prejudice, especially with the racial slurs and violence toward African-Americans. Considering one of the biggest problems we have had with historical movies we have watched so far is the way they ignored or lied about racial issues. I think that the focus on ending the apartheid in South Africa, may have made people more aware of the United States' turbulent past with race relations.-Rachael A. | ||
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| + | One thing this film certainly address is the role of women in the Civil Rights movement. Odessa and Miriam had two of the most active roles in the film, and were directly depicted not only as the films protagonists but also as driving forces (no pun intended) behind the success of the Civil Rights movement in the South. Yet how does this comment on the culutre of 1990s America? Well according to *mumble* Wikipedia *mumble* there was a rise in feminism in the '90s. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s] This film certainly shows women in a strong light, especially depicting Miriam standing up to her husband at the end. Odessa is shown also as an equal head of her household as well as the one who keeps everything together. Another striking image is the final one of the maids all standing up and singing to the Citzen's Council, and Miriam husband's inability to save his own wife. In the end the women stood up for themselves and succeeded. Therefore this film comments on the role of women in cultural change and politicals showing their track record of success and help. On a side note, every time Odessa's husband talked all I could hear was Marcel Wallace talking.-Isaac Whalen | ||
== Comments on the reading versus the movie == | == Comments on the reading versus the movie == | ||
