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    Lone Star: Film Analysis

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    Borders help define opposites. They help people to understand what is right and what is wrong, what is theirs and what is not, and when they’ve crossed a line. Borders can be physical or imaginary. Physical borders include rivers, mountain ranges, walls, and even roads. Imaginary borders are racial, social, cultural, and moral. All of these borders separate people in one way or another and this separation can often result in conflict between the opposing parties. Director John Sayles demonstrated this idea of borders and what happens when they are crossed in his 1996 film, Lone Star. Sayles tried to erase the expected borders with seamless transitions between the past and present instead of using a typical cut or dissolve. In an interview, Sayles said that “The purpose of a cut or a dissolve is to say this is a border, and the things on opposite sides of the border are meant to be different in some way, and I wanted to erase that border” (qtd. in West and West). First of all, a large number of the borders that this film focuses on had to deal with differences between cultures. Pilar, a history teacher played by Elizabeth Peña, mentions to a concerned parent that they have “a pretty lively mix … Mexican kids, Anglo kids, Black kids” (Scene 2) which demonstrates the different cultures coming together in the school system. Secondly, generational borders caused tension in this film. Chet Payne, played by Eddie Robinson, is estranged from his military father Delmore Payne, played…

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