The Butler Film Analysis
One can argue that the Civil Rights Movement during the mid-20th century was one of the defining times in our country’s short history. Yes, our national Independence is the root of our history and freedom and is the beginning of our amazing country, but the Civil Rights movement was a major stepping-stone to what we, as a country and people, have become and believe in today.
The enslavement of other human beings spans across all religions, cultures, and nationalities throughout all of human history beginning with the earliest records in the Code of Hammurabi (1760 BC), which states slavery as a legal institution. It was not until 1803 that Denmark-Norway was the first country to abolish slavery. Throughout time, the innovations in technology …show more content…
The movie, which is based on a true story, presents the effects of the important historical events of the Civil Rights Movement and social and political hardships on Cecil, his wife Gloria and two sons, Louis and Charlie. There are many underlying conflicts throughout the movie. Cecil has to deal with the consequences of the time and effort associated with his job at the White House while juggling with internal family problems, which range from an unfaithful, alcoholic wife, to an independent son who is thrown in and out of jail. Director, Lee Daniels, who also directed the award-winning movie “Precious,” tackled the prodigious challenge of creating a movie that captured the multiple levels of the struggle the African-American culture faced. Daniels did this by properly identifying his target audience, defining the message he wanted to convey to his audience, and in turn, compiling an all-star cast to complete his vision for the movie. “’The Butler’ offers a powerful cinematic corrective to past failures and, in many instances, is revelatory in its deft treatment of America's racial
The enslavement of other human beings spans across all religions, cultures, and nationalities throughout all of human history beginning with the earliest records in the Code of Hammurabi (1760 BC), which states slavery as a legal institution. It was not until 1803 that Denmark-Norway was the first country to abolish slavery. Throughout time, the innovations in technology …show more content…
The movie, which is based on a true story, presents the effects of the important historical events of the Civil Rights Movement and social and political hardships on Cecil, his wife Gloria and two sons, Louis and Charlie. There are many underlying conflicts throughout the movie. Cecil has to deal with the consequences of the time and effort associated with his job at the White House while juggling with internal family problems, which range from an unfaithful, alcoholic wife, to an independent son who is thrown in and out of jail. Director, Lee Daniels, who also directed the award-winning movie “Precious,” tackled the prodigious challenge of creating a movie that captured the multiple levels of the struggle the African-American culture faced. Daniels did this by properly identifying his target audience, defining the message he wanted to convey to his audience, and in turn, compiling an all-star cast to complete his vision for the movie. “’The Butler’ offers a powerful cinematic corrective to past failures and, in many instances, is revelatory in its deft treatment of America's racial