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Gangster Films
Case Study # 14257
Gangster Films
Examines genre's values, violence and themes, focusing on two versions of "Scarface" (1932 and 1983).
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
3 sources |
1999
Paper Summary:
"Films from a given period reflect the social attitudes of that time, no matter when they may be set in time. Thus, a science fiction film may exist in an imaginary future, but the attitudes are those of the time in which the film is made.From the Paper:
"Films from a given period reflect the social attitudes of that time, no matter when they may be set in time. Thus, a science fiction film may exist in an imaginary future, but the attitudes are those of the time in which the film is made. The gangster film has a particular history of reflecting social and political concepts of the time when the film is made because of the effort to show the way society may cause crime and the effect crime in turn has on society. An interesting way of analyzing this is to examine the same story filmed in two different periods, such as the two versions of Scarface (1932 and 1983). Each takes an overt stance to the issue of the relationship between crime and society even as each also reflects different ideas of how the criminal is formed by his psychology. The two Scarfaces are motivated largely by a desire to get ahead in the ..."More papers on Gangster Films:
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Gangster Films (2012, January 27). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Case-Study-Gangster-Films/14257
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"Gangster Films" 27 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Case-Study-Gangster-Films/14257>
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