Blue Dahlia And The Best Days Of Our Lives: Film Analysis
Cinema, without question, has reflected the political landscape in America. Going as far back to the 30s, Americans have used cinema to visual or escape their frustrations with the political climate of the era. In the aftermath of the second great war, American servicemen lacked a sense of purpose in post-war America; feeling as though the country had moved on from the war without them. Two films that really captured the frustration felt by these veterans were The Blue Dahlia and The Best Days of Our Lives. The Blue Dahlia, set right after the war, exemplifies not only the betrayal of many servicemen’s wives, but the injuries that many soldiers had to deal with. The Best Days of Our Lives deals the forgotten soldiers of the war, the ones who
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Political theatre has become radicalized by an ultra-progressive left and an antiestablishment ultra-skeptical right. In this radicalization, the struggles of Americans who fought for the equal rights of minorities and their legitimate struggle are forgotten. In 2014’s Selma, the fight Martin Luther King Jr and his contemporaries spearheaded reflects this political climate. Despite the movie taking place decades before the twenty teens, the political climate of these two time periods are comparable. Even though it is a historical biopic, it highlights slow and arduous process of desegregation and institutionalized discrimination. The film also does a nice job not to glorify these influential figures, instead accurately depict a human struggle. Other films like Fruitvale station highlight police violence against blacks and continued stereotyping and racism. The movie tells the true story of a man who was tragically gunned down by policemen like so many in this country. This movie highlights the atmosphere of hostile race relations that currently exist in the United States. Like Selma, the movie does not paint its main characters as perfect but it does give like to injustices that groups in American Society face to this day. Even into the present, cinema plays a critical roll in manifesting America’s political climate and allows viewers the issues facing our society then and
Political theatre has become radicalized by an ultra-progressive left and an antiestablishment ultra-skeptical right. In this radicalization, the struggles of Americans who fought for the equal rights of minorities and their legitimate struggle are forgotten. In 2014’s Selma, the fight Martin Luther King Jr and his contemporaries spearheaded reflects this political climate. Despite the movie taking place decades before the twenty teens, the political climate of these two time periods are comparable. Even though it is a historical biopic, it highlights slow and arduous process of desegregation and institutionalized discrimination. The film also does a nice job not to glorify these influential figures, instead accurately depict a human struggle. Other films like Fruitvale station highlight police violence against blacks and continued stereotyping and racism. The movie tells the true story of a man who was tragically gunned down by policemen like so many in this country. This movie highlights the atmosphere of hostile race relations that currently exist in the United States. Like Selma, the movie does not paint its main characters as perfect but it does give like to injustices that groups in American Society face to this day. Even into the present, cinema plays a critical roll in manifesting America’s political climate and allows viewers the issues facing our society then and