Trading Place
Trading place is a good movie that talks about the differences between classes in society, as well as the negative aspects in the actual life of rich and poor people in American society. The film takes place in the socio-cultural conflict when the two main characters come from two different classes on culture, communication and be inverted their lives to each other. The story brought to many humor situations but has a high value for everyone ponders.
The film is led by the two main characters that have very different economic status and politics. Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd), a character representing for the upper class in American society, who have powerful economic, educated and also high status. In the movie, Louis holds an important role in a major U.S. financial company. Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy), a typical of lower class of African American poverty, he was looked down upon and disparaged by people from the higher-classes. In the movie, Valentine must use tricks to make a living. This can be seen as two very different social cultures that easily recognize in the film. Those are the culture of white Americans upper-class and African American poverty class.
The difference in these classes led to the distinctive cultural differences in communication styles and behaviors. This has contributed to the cultural conflict when Winthorpe and Valentine swap their living situations. In the betting between Randolph (Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer Duke (Don Ameche) aims to find out if the habitat has changed the capital personality of human or not, They make Valentine from a man with social contempt, disdain become a person that has high economic status, high living standards and be respected. In contrast to Valentine, Winthorpe has endured a life of poverty with the help of a girl in lower classes of society. Winthorpe experienced the extreme poverty life of the lowest class in society which is a homeless life, no status, no money, and above of all, he must
The film is led by the two main characters that have very different economic status and politics. Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd), a character representing for the upper class in American society, who have powerful economic, educated and also high status. In the movie, Louis holds an important role in a major U.S. financial company. Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy), a typical of lower class of African American poverty, he was looked down upon and disparaged by people from the higher-classes. In the movie, Valentine must use tricks to make a living. This can be seen as two very different social cultures that easily recognize in the film. Those are the culture of white Americans upper-class and African American poverty class.
The difference in these classes led to the distinctive cultural differences in communication styles and behaviors. This has contributed to the cultural conflict when Winthorpe and Valentine swap their living situations. In the betting between Randolph (Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer Duke (Don Ameche) aims to find out if the habitat has changed the capital personality of human or not, They make Valentine from a man with social contempt, disdain become a person that has high economic status, high living standards and be respected. In contrast to Valentine, Winthorpe has endured a life of poverty with the help of a girl in lower classes of society. Winthorpe experienced the extreme poverty life of the lowest class in society which is a homeless life, no status, no money, and above of all, he must
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