Migration and Opression Analytical Essay by Top Papers

In this article, the writer studies two films that relate to the subject of migration and oppression in Canada. The two films examined are "Freedom's Land: Canada and the Underground Railroad" (CBC) and "Who Gets In?" (NFB). The writer argues that "Freedom's Land" is the more problematic of the two works given its puzzling lack of coherent focus relating to Canada's historical role as a receiving nation for oppressed refugees from American slavery. Further, the writer argues that "Who Gets In?" is the more incisive of the two works in part due to its close critical focus on the issues, together with its effective strategy of showing the bureaucracy in action as a means of subtly criticizing its operations.