Sunday 3 July 2016

Film - straight outta Compton
Topic - racism
Debate - within the film straight outta Compton there a references and scenes of racial abuse within the city of Compton between the hate of black people. The white officers are picking their next 'victim' through the colour of their skin and harass them, in the case of the film there are white officers abusing black African Americans although there was also a black officer who was violent towards the black males which subverts the stereotype.

Film - American history x
Topic - racism
Debate - American history x is a film which is based around a male who was part of a white supremacist group, they would target those who are black and carry out violent acts of hatred towards them, this was due to the mindset of them thinking that African Americans are taking away their idea of American and running the country by taking jobs that white Americans deserve to have.

Film - Fruitvale station
Topic - racism
Debate - this film is about how police in America specifically target black African Americans and label them as being criminals, they are treated worse than the rest of the citizens in America as they are labeled this way and the police do nothing to stop this but only promote this.

Film - Boyz n da hood
Topic - crime
Debate - this is a film based in South Central La and how there are black on black crimes. The death of black African Americans on a day to day bases and how they are treated in the American system. There is also police who promote black people to be inferior even the black officers stereotype the younger African Americans as being violent criminals so theres an element of old vs young within the film and their mindset of society and people.

Film - along came a spider
Topic - kidnapping
Debate - this is about a girl who is kidnapped by a male who pretend to be a teacher and abducted a girl. There is a police officer who is trying to find the criminal so there is good vs bad and the law vs lawbreaker which is seen in the film as there has been a crime committed by someone.