Wes Anderson's films have many amazing qualities about them, including cinematography, color grading, editing, writing, and many more, however, diversity is not one of those qualities. Many of his films are overwhelmingly white with a lack of color within the cast. The few characters and actors of color that his films include have stereotypical backgrounds that aren’t given much thought. We will be examining the diversity and inclusion in The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Moonrise Kingdom. The Grand Budapest Hotel includes a singular POC main character, Zero. Some may consider this a win, as it was Anderson's first POC main character, however, he and his backstory are seriously stereotypical. Zero was born in a foreign country that was never …show more content…
It can be incredibly harmful to POC as it assumes that POC must be from a war-torn country and can’t live or come from a well-off household. Rachel Dean-Ruzicka makes a heavy point in Themes of Privilege and Whiteness in the Films of Wes Anderson, “In Anderson’s films, critics need to look for the presence of those “invisible systems'' and how they confer dominance and reify white privilege.” (Dean-Ruzicka pg. 30). She comments on an important factor in filmmaking, filmmakers and film critics need to focus on how they present whiteness and what effort they’re putting in to combat the whiteness of the films and the film industry. Richard Dyer in Stereotyping raises an important idea about stereotyping of the LGBTQ+ community, …show more content…
Despite the many great elements of the film, diversity is seriously lacking. There is not a single POC character with a name in the film and only one shot with a person of color in it. It’s as simple as that, there is only one shot in the entire film that has a POC character in it. That is simply ridiculous. Some may argue that it's based on the period of the film and that Anderson was only trying to make it realistic and genuine for that time period. In answer to that claim, there have been people of color throughout the entire world, for all of history, what is the need to only include white
For it allows “white viewers as a chance it imagine whiteness “from the outside.” Overall, all the characters in the film are “true” they’re not over exaggerated stereotypes. Lee presents this movie in a common-like situation. Where frustration can bring the worse in people no matter if they are not openly racist. It is difficult to determine Sal’s true persona as his actions spoke for him.
Films like “12 Years a Slave” (2013) and “Selma” (2014) offer a more accurate representation of the history of slavery and the civil rights movement, and give a voice to the black characters and their experiences. The representation of black women in American cinema has been particularly limited. Black women are often underrepresented or misrepresented in film, and when they are present, they are often portrayed as mammy figures or as sexual objects. This has changed with the emergence of black women filmmakers like Ava DuVernay, Dee Rees and Ryan Coogler.
Towards the beginning of this movie, many blacks were looking at the white men with hatred for raping and nearly killing a ten year old black girl. The men transformed the innocent little girl’s life forever. The men were instantly
A dominate view in the film is discrimination against black people in the community and in sports. There has always been discrimination in sports, as state in an article, “Jackie Robinson led the entire nation in rushing yards per attempt, averaging a staggering 12 yards per carry. At the close of his UCLA career in 1941, Robinson participated in the annual All-Star Game, which pitted the nation’s best college players against the NFL’s strongest team.” Jackie Robinson the first African American to play in Major League Baseball was also a strong a player of football. He played in the All-Star Game and went against profession team and still was able to hold his own, but the NFL also had its racial law and didn’t allow him to player and his name was never called in the draft list.
When I was reading about this assignment I was excited to read that I got to watch a movie, but I didn’t know what movie to choose. I decided to Google movies about diversity. I came up with a few titles and then watched the trailers of them to help me decide which one I wanted to watch. I chose to watch The Butler.
It is also easier to deny the reality when one is fixated on a popular myth that unequal treatments and racism ended. The so-called freedom society talks of in America does not apply to everyone. With the stereotypes formed, portrayed, and passed down, oppression continues in obvious and subtle ways. This film showed the affects the stereotypes have on people. Even with an understanding of history, the audience might find themselves rethinking American history and modern
One of my experiences resonated me about the film was with non-white privilege discrimination happened about three years ago. My family goes on a camping trip yearly as our family tradition. We reserved 6 campsites at Big Basin. We divided into two groups and designated two sites for cooking and gathering place. We went back and forth to all the campsites and spent time talking among adults while children were running around.
As Smith uses his words to create a poetic trailer for this stereotype-free movie, he tells the story of a young African American boy. Rather than being focused on his color, he focuses on his
For example, sanitation workers had to carry bags of garbage that had holes in them and since they were paid low wages, they ended up poor on welfare. Not only was this film was a way of seeing another turning point during the civil rights movement but also, African Americans fighting for justice. Even though I was not born during that time, I can understand how they felt because it wasn’t that easy. In today’s society racism isn’t as bad as what it was during that time. Besides we still have times were we face racism in our lives so I would say in some areas racism is still a
Consequently, people would think about the next generation and believe in equality for every races and skin colors. In Hollywood, movie directors and writers should remove stereotypes, ensure justify for the minority, and teach the younger about equality. Last but not least, the director hurt minority audiences because of the movie they make. Economically, using racial stereotypes in the film helps increase the views and profit.
While watching this movie it does not take long to realize that most of the characters are black men. Also the communication style between the characters is very different from an average American that may be watching the movie. Through viewing the culture and communication styles of the characters it is very easy to tell that the director of the film has some experience in this type of life style. A good example of this is when Tre tells the story about hooking up with a girl. He tells a story about sneaking into a girl’s house then the grandma coming in and almost catching him (Singleton, 1991).
Indirectly, the film criticizes the lack of representation of women and people of color in power positions. This is particularly true in politics, law,
I chose this film because it showed how hard the union workers and families worked in fighting racial injustices, and because it inspired myself to move forward with strong ideologies and pride. 2. Stereotyping in mass media was an important concern of Chicana/o media activists because it imprinted a demeaning label by only casting Chicana/o actors with "minor roles: villains, sidekicks, temptresses, where their main function is to provide the protagonists, typically a handsome white
I enjoyed the comical and lighthearted dancing and singing approach the characters had to the somber situations around them. Watching this few years later and after taking a Text and Meaning course, I was struck at the sheer amount of things that stood out. The Negroes were declared “other”. In post colonialist theory, declaring one race “other” marginalizes them and stresses on how
What I mean is a African American may view this film as a means to diminish their culture, a white person may believe this film makes them look evil and a police officer may believe this film makes officers look like they are above the law or feel like they should be above the law. These differences can cause conflict when