Farmingville And The Overnighters: Movie Analysis

In our society there are a lot of ways people look at one another. Society and political views often affects the reputation of others based on their current situation, appearance, actions and how they’re involved in the community. The social construction of reality of the person judging the other is basically what they feel that is a real in a certain situation which is frequently negative. Hope is the driving force that often causes people to migrate to a different place, where they seek for new opportunities like as jobs. Moreover, there is a documentary called Farmingville and a documentary called The Overnighters that portrays the central idea of having hope and the cause of people migrating to other places to pursue the key to success. …show more content…
The White folks are the one dominating on the Mexicans by demanding their absence. They were determined to protect their town from the Mexicans so they started protesting, organized rallies, meetings with formal individuals, people that are responsible for those kind of problems such as the immigration embassy. On the other hand, there were different perspectives from different people in the neighborhood of them living there being dangerous and unsafe. Some thought it was okay to live there as long as they don’t do the wrong thing. At the end, it really didn’t work out for the immigrants. This particular documentary about Farmingville illustrates an equitable and intimate look at a how illegal immigration brought out the best and the worst in one small suburban town and its …show more content…
The member of the Farmingville community were fully involved in the sake of keeping their town safe and for that they used their voice. There were much more disliking and harsh comments in Farmingville than The Overnighters. The two documentaries are very different and has different perspective towards the people living in their town. The Overnighters were much more appreciated and welcomed than the Mexicans. They had someone they could rely on even though a Spanish coordinator was helping them. But, the pastor did a lot for them, loved them, considered them as his own family by giving them a place in his church and home. The Overnighters had much more privileged because they weren’t being criticized by their color or Ethnicities and the majority of whom came found a job. Also, the pastor lost his job by trying to help and protect the people that came in his town and this reflected upon his career and him as a person. In Farmingville nobody lost their jobs or whatsoever but only the Mexicans were affected. As in the Overnighters the issue affected the people that came to North Dakota and the person who tried helping