Paper 1
I choose to do this specific part of the class assignment because I instantly was able to think of these two films. They are classic examples of films that are well known for having a strong political and social message. In the first film that I chose, Planet of the Apes (1968) these messages were implicit because they do not immediately jump out at you. In the second film, I chose Billy Jack (1971) these were messages were extremely explicit in nature because they jump right out at you throughout the film. Regarding their ideological themes, these films are both written very left leaning according to the model that Giannetti describes.
The classic cult science fiction film Planet of the Apes (1968), a film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner is an adaption of Pierre Boule’s La Planète des Singes (1963) a semi-satiric science fiction novel. The screenplay was written by Rod Sterling and Michael Wilson. This films …show more content…
The Freedom School is similar to a “hippie Commune” where the kids can learn and study about anything that interests them. The students at this school are from all races and the bigoted Caucasians in the nearby town do not like the students at all. They do everything they can to humiliate and physically abuse the school’s students. In one iconic scene that takes place in an ice-cream parlor, the students have been refused service because some of the members of the group are Native Americans. While they are in the ice-cream parlor one of the bigoted townspeople pours flour on the heads of the Native American students and hits another. Shortly after that Billy jack walks in and rescues the students and has a large fight with several of the town folk in the city
I choose to do this specific part of the class assignment because I instantly was able to think of these two films. They are classic examples of films that are well known for having a strong political and social message. In the first film that I chose, Planet of the Apes (1968) these messages were implicit because they do not immediately jump out at you. In the second film, I chose Billy Jack (1971) these were messages were extremely explicit in nature because they jump right out at you throughout the film. Regarding their ideological themes, these films are both written very left leaning according to the model that Giannetti describes.
The classic cult science fiction film Planet of the Apes (1968), a film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner is an adaption of Pierre Boule’s La Planète des Singes (1963) a semi-satiric science fiction novel. The screenplay was written by Rod Sterling and Michael Wilson. This films …show more content…
The Freedom School is similar to a “hippie Commune” where the kids can learn and study about anything that interests them. The students at this school are from all races and the bigoted Caucasians in the nearby town do not like the students at all. They do everything they can to humiliate and physically abuse the school’s students. In one iconic scene that takes place in an ice-cream parlor, the students have been refused service because some of the members of the group are Native Americans. While they are in the ice-cream parlor one of the bigoted townspeople pours flour on the heads of the Native American students and hits another. Shortly after that Billy jack walks in and rescues the students and has a large fight with several of the town folk in the city