...Films in Society Essay #2 When you think of the movie Bonnie and Clyde it always make people think back to a time when things were hard for everyone. The original film took place during the great depression, well what would make for a better remake of this film but to remake it during the time of 2007 when the U.S. was in the mist of another recession. How would todays Bonnie and Clyde look, act, and perform their daring robbers? Let’s start with casting the modern day Bonnie and Clyde cast: Matt Damon as Clyde Barrow Jordana Brewster as Bonnie Parker Alexander Skarsgård as C.W. Moss Eric Bana as Buck Barrow Liv Tyler as Blanche Barrow Denzel Washington as Frank Hamer Rob Lowe as Ivan Moss Since this is a modern day movie compared to its original, the wardrobe/costumes that the characters will wear will have to take on today’s styles. For instance, Clyde wore suits in the original as in the remake version, Clyde would be dressed in that tough guy image, maybe jeans or leather pants with t-shirts. He would also have a lot of tattoos on his arms. In the original Bonnie came off as a very beautiful woman, as in the remake she is still very stunning, but instead of dresses she would be wearing maybe some mini-skirts or shorts with low cut shirts. So when you look at the changes in the styles of the original to this remake there would have to be a lot of changes to appease the audience of today’s movie goers. By changing the costumers/wardrobe to a modern day look, you...
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...Heaven’s Gate Control, brain washed, and mental illness. Those are the first thoughts that come to mind during and after watching this documentary. Heaven’s Gate was founded and led by Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1928–1985).Marshall Applewhite is a disturbing individual, who seems to me he just wants control over these individuals. The most shocking part is that they actually allow him to control every aspect of their lives. According to what we learned and discussed in class, Heaven’s Gate is definitely a cult. Applewhite was a charismatic leader that kept tight control. He regulated who and when they could go outside to the size a pancake could be. He also isolated them from their family and friends (separation). He controlled all of their resources. One former member even stated Applewhite would use “idol threats” to keep them there, as if they were going to miss out on the best part if they left. This destructive cult claimed the lives of 38 members and the leader. The followers in Heaven’s gate believed that Earth was going to be recycled or “renewed” and the only way to survive was to leave Earth immediately. I felt like this group should have sat down and actually read the bible. Corinthians 6:19 “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God you are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” With that said a Christian is supposed to have...
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...Bonnie and Clyde There are two movies that have been made towards the Bonnie and Clyde legacy. One was made back in the year 1967, Directed by Arthur Penn and had an executive producer of whom is Warren beatty. The newer version made in 2013 , was directed by Bruce Beresford and had an executive producer of Neil Meron and Craig Zadan. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies, Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. Even during their lifetimes, the couple's depiction in the press was at considerable odds with the struggle of reality of their life on the road, particularly in the case of Bonnie Parker. Even though she was physically present at a hundred or more felonies during her two years as Barrow's companion, she was not the machine gun-wielding cartoon killer portrayed in the newspapers, newsreels, and, particularly, the pulpy detective magazines of the day. Gang member W. D. Jones was unsure whether he had ever seen her fire at officers. Parker's reputation as a cigar-smoking gun shooter grew out of a playful snapshot found abandoned by police at a hideout, released to the press, and published nationwide, while she did chain-smoke Camel cigarettes, she was not a cigar smoker. Author-historian Jeff Guinn explains that it was these very photos that put the outlaws on the media map and launched their legend: "John Dillinger...
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...Bonnie and Clyde: Legends or Economics? What accounts for the persistence of the legend of Bonnie and Clyde? For two not particularly distinguished criminals from a bygone era in American history, the staying power in the collective consciousness of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker is nothing short of remarkable. In part, the media has played a substantial role, with the early 1967 Arthur Penn film having been succeeded in 2013 by a television miniseries about the duo and their gang. I hope to demonstrate through an examination of the historical source material that the reason for Bonnie and Clyde’s persistence is explainable in one single word: economics. What Bonnie and Clyde signify for later generations of interested readers is a response (howsoever criminal) on the part of ordinary people to the Great Depression that defined America during the Presidency of Herbert Hoover. Although certain other aspects of their short career—particularly their reliance on automobiles to commit their crimes, in a decade when automobiles were a more or less new national phenomenon—may play a role in maintaining the fame of Bonnie and Clyde long after their deaths, it is as a symbol of economic revolt, particularly in an era when the overall economy must have seemed perpetrated by criminals who operated on a much grander scale than these Texas youths, that their story finds its ultimate resonance. It is worth noting that the economic circumstances of both Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker...
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...Bonnie and Clyde: Legends or Economics? What accounts for the persistence of the legend of Bonnie and Clyde? For two not particularly distinguished criminals from a bygone era in American history, the staying power in the collective consciousness of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker is nothing short of remarkable. In part, the media has played a substantial role, with the early 1967 Arthur Penn film having been succeeded in 2013 by a television miniseries about the duo and their gang. I hope to demonstrate through an examination of the historical source material that the reason for Bonnie and Clyde’s persistence is explainable in one single word: economics. What Bonnie and Clyde signify for later generations of interested readers is a response (howsoever criminal) on the part of ordinary people to the Great Depression that defined America during the Presidency of Herbert Hoover. Although certain other aspects of their short career—particularly their reliance on automobiles to commit their crimes, in a decade when automobiles were a more or less new national phenomenon—may play a role in maintaining the fame of Bonnie and Clyde long after their deaths, it is as a symbol of economic revolt, particularly in an era when the overall economy must have seemed perpetrated by criminals who operated on a much grander scale than these Texas youths, that their story finds its ultimate resonance. It is worth noting that the economic circumstances of both Clyde Barrow and Bonnie...
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...is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words ‘Bonnie and Clyde’? Could it be misunderstood modern-day Romeo and Juliet? How about psychopathic murderers who took pleasure in the pain and suffering of others? Regardless of how the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde depicts their relationship, more to the story exists than what was shown on camera. The duo is remembered today as being relentless and crime-crazed, but the real Bonnie Parker was nothing like her partner Clyde Barrow. In fact, historical evidence reveals that Bonnie was just in it to achieve attention from her first husband Roy and fill the void of his absence by accompanying Clyde in his murdering and bank robbing sprees. It is evident from the very beginning of the movie that Bonnie tended to throw herself on Clyde; he was a stranger stealing her mom’s car, and she immediately joined him in his endeavors without hesitation. Under normal circumstances, a young woman would call the police for or at least run away from the robber. This shows that she was desperate for adventure and that she had an abyss of emptiness in her heart. ‘From what?’ you may ask. At the age of sixteen, Bonnie married a man named Roy Thornton who is said to have been a “roaming husband with a roaming mind.” He was sent to prison for five years on account of robbery and left Bonnie with a broken, lonely heart (Ballinger). When Clyde found her in the movie, Bonnie was a waitress with nothing going for her in life, so it made...
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...Abstract In the opinion of most Bonnie and Clyde where the most famous and most romantically involved criminals in American history, Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow were two young Texans having and early 1930s crime spree before my time of birth would forever leave their legacy to be criticized by many and envied by most. Most people only live to tell the story of what was expected, but I am here to state the facts of who Bonnie and Clyde really were, grasping your attention, making your mind run full with imagination and placing yourself in the era owned by Bonnie and Clyde the 1930's. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker born October 01, 1910, Clyde Chestnut Barrow born March 24, 1909, both from Dallas, Texas and ambushed in Bienville Parrish, Louisiana on May 23, 1934 killed at least nine officers and other civilians, leaving Bonnie to always have her name placed first in the matter, as do to respect that ladies always come first. As most would lead you to believe by all the hype, what they say was a reality for the two young lovers, this let's the listener carry the idea of Bonnie and Clyde in all their fancy clothes, and broke all the rules of the norm. Bonnie and Clyde never feared the law and lived a life of infamous luxury keeping them on the run. Reality was different, Bonnie and Clyde and the Barrow gang lived a hard, uneasy life left by narrow escapes, botched robberies, injury, and murder. They became one of the first outlaw media stars after...
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... Adam Brown Ivy Tech Community College Dillinger on the Run English 111 Intro John Dillinger was one of the most well known bank robbers of all time. He reeked havic in the middle west during the Great Depression. He was born on June 22, 1903 in the Oak Hill section of Indianapolis and this is also where he grew up. When he was only three years old his mother, Mary Ellen lancaster, died. His father remarried six years later to Lizzie Fields Dillinger who John resented. The Great Escape When John was frequently in trouble during his teenage years. He ended quitting school and got a job in a machine factory in Indianapolis. He was a good worker, but he soon got bored and started staying out too late. His father, John Wilson Dillinger, began to suspect that the city of Indianapolis was corrupting his son. He sold their property in Indianapolis and moved to a farm in Mooresville, Indiana. John’s actions did not change even though they moved to a rural area and he soon began to run wild yet again. Having some time on his hands, John Dillinger decided to pay visit to a lady friend he had met earlier that year. Her name was Mary Longnaker and she lived in Dayton, Ohio. Unknown to Dillinger and Longnaker, the police had been following him while he was gathering funds for the prison break. Once the police received a tip from the landlady, they stormed into the room Longnaker's and Dillinger had been in and arrested him. He was sent to the Allen County Jail in Lima, Ohio to...
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...What is quicker than he vicious viper more complex than an Atom but excruciatingly ignorant? It is man kind's hideously hypocritical opinion. One's opinion is a deceiving and misrepresents others. The iconic couple Bonnie and Clyde's character is victim to our misconceived ignorance. In order to open you're mind you must know the full story. Clyde Barrow was born on March 23, of 1909 in Ellis County Texas. Even from birth it seems the odds are unfavorable for Clyde. He was the fifth out seven children and lived in a two bedroom shack. Clyde's dream from childhood was to be a country musician but sadly that dream will never leave his heart. Young Clyde often had to dig through the trash cans for food and steal to get by. Although he stole for survival it was still against the law. As result he was sentenced to 10 years for nonviolent crimes at the East ham prison farm. Eastham was notorious for it's disgusting condition and violence....
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...Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were two of the most notorious criminals in American history. Throughout 1932 and 1934.They went on a crime spree that terrorized many parts of the South and Midwest. People posted rewards for their arrest. Many law enforcements died violently when they tried to confront Bonnie and Clyde. They created the barrow gang with Clyde's brother Buck and his wife Blanche. In the end, the law caught up to Bonnie and Clyde, and killed them while they were riding in a stolen car. Bonnie and Clyde's biography, crime spree, and death are the more interesting part about them. Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas. She was 4'11" in her stocking feet, and weighed around 90 pounds. She got married at married young, at age 16. For money, she was forced to become a waitress. Bored and poor, she knew life had something more to offer. Clyde Chestnut Barrow was born in 1909 in Texas. He stood 5'7", weighed 130 pounds, slicked back his thick brown hair in the style of the day, and parted it on the left. His eye color matched his hair. Women found him attractive. He came into this world as one of many children born to dirt-poor tenant farmer parents barely making a living on the cotton fields of Teleco, Texas. Moving with his parents, brothers and sisters to the Dallas outskirts, where his father ran a gas station (in which the family members crowded as one into a tiny back room), Clyde quickly learned to abhor poverty. Bored and...
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...performance that I viewed is named “Bonnie and Clyde”. This performance is of the musical genre. It contained a series of musical acts that provided a different view to this historical event. The performance was directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun. Ivan Menchell wrote the performance and the music was composed by Frank Wildhorn. The musical selections within the performance developed the story in a unique way. Rather than having a narrator explain scenes and sections of the storyline, the performers revealed the plot with songs and dance numbers. While this helped the audience to understand the plot it also drew them in to the performance by stimulating emotions. There were musical selections such as “Raise a Little Hell” that revealed the pain of one of the main characters Clyde Barrow, while selections such as “You Love Who You Love” stimulated the audience in a passionate way. The characters were identifiable from the very beginning of the performance. All the characters in the performance were representations of real people in this story. The story was historical in nature therefore realistic features such as wardrobe, speech and settings developed most of the performance. One of the main characters was Clyde Barrow. His character was identifiable from the moment his story began because it started with his childhood and his parents would often scold him by yelling his name loudly. This is also similar to the second main character Bonnie Parker because she too was called...
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...Bonnie and Clyde represents a lot of characteristics that are used to describe the 1960’s era. Once of the biggest being violence. Two characters who would steal cars and rob banks for a living, while shooting people they aren’t friendly with is not an appealing sight to most. However when you think about the timing and the era of the 1960’s having a film about violence fits in well, during this time there were tons of protests and people fighting. One of the protests that was taking place during this time was for women’s equality in the work place and mainly just for them to be treated equally to men. One thing you will notice in this film is how strong of a character the lead role Bonnie is. In order to make her look even stronger, her character...
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...I will be analysis the scene when bonnie and Clyde was stand at the corner on of the street drink coca. Bonnie wanted to know how it was to do an armed robbery, so Clyde show her. He went into the convenience shop and robbed the clerk at gun point. Clyde also shot at him and lifted a vehicle to get away. Bonnie and Clyde was a 1967 America crime biographical film directed by Arthur penn. This crime film was about a men and lady who indulges in arm robbing across the county. They become a great duo in the crime would. Both the sound and editing element throughout the scene that was chosen was on point in my eyes. The cinematographer implemented the 180 rule by keeping the camera on one side of the action. This rule key especially when shooting...
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...CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA An Interpretive History TENTH EDITION James J. Rawls Instructor of History Diablo Valley College Walton Bean Late Professor of History University of California, Berkeley TM TM CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, TENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2008, 2003, and 1998. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1234567890 QFR/QFR 10987654321 ISBN: 978-0-07-340696-1 MHID: 0-07-340696-1 Vice President & Editor-in-Chief: Michael Ryan Vice President EDP/Central Publishing Services: Kimberly Meriwether David Publisher: Christopher Freitag Sponsoring Editor: Matthew Busbridge Executive Marketing Manager: Pamela S. Cooper Editorial Coordinator: Nikki Weissman Project Manager: Erin Melloy Design Coordinator: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Carole Lawson Cover Image: Albert Bierstadt, American (born...
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