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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 | 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 | ||
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| + | I agree with Rachel, I thought it was interesting to see how the writers and directors didn't shy away from the racial slurs. It definitely added to the harshness of the film and was an important choice on the makers of this film. Perhaps people were becoming more aware of the racism that many blacks still suffered during the time and they felt it was important to express the fullness of this. - Victoria Y. | ||
== Comments on the reading versus the movie == | == Comments on the reading versus the movie == | ||
