Rush Hour: The California Culture

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When people talk about the United States as a whole, one of the first things they talk about in particular is the great state of California. California is like the homecoming king of a high school dance in the sense that everyone has their eyes on California and everyone wants to be like California. There are literally thousands of books, songs, plays, museums, and monuments that show the many traits and characteristics of the Golden State, but out of all the things that portray California’s persona, nothing shows it better than movies. Throughout most of the 1900s, there have been lots of movies that portray California’s stereotypes, religious practices, race relations, and gender equality. One movie that shows a lot about the California culture is Rush Hour. Rush Hour is a 1998 action comedy film in which two cops must recuse the Chinese Consul’s kidnapped daughter. Three things that Rush Hour says about California is that California has a lot of crime and violence on the streets, Californians use a lot of profanity, and Californians have a personal connection with their music.

One thing that Rush Hour shows about California is that it has a lot of crime and violence on the streets. An example of crime on the streets is at the beginning of
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Rush Hour is one of my all-time favorite movies, and after writing an analysis on the movie, I can now say I have a different perspective on the movie, as well as all other movies. These behaviors are displayed in other parts in the world; however they are not expressed at the level as they are in California. When people talk about this behavior, they refer to the Golden State and not some other part of the United States or world. It just goes to show that California is a special place that will always be talked about for years to

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