The next genre is gangster.
American gangster meets British
Gangster. There are two important ideas also.
The position of gypsies and Jewish culture in Western culture and art. The Jewish people at the start of the film are orthodox or traditional Jewish.
Snatch means to steal.
Guy Ritchie, the writer and director, was married to Madonna. So there are lots of hints about Madonna in the movie.
Gypsie, Pikey, Romani, Irish Traveler: these are some ways to call this group of people
The gypsies came to Europe about1000 years ago from India. At that time, immigration was not really an idea. So, they just moved around in caravans living for free secretly.
They are treated very badly because Europeans think they are outsiders and thieves. There is a prejudice against them. Stereotype.
They are famous for being good fighters, especially boxers.
OK. I did not post the notes online.
But I still haven’t assigned a new homework. I think we should do two more homework assignments, so there is no hurry. I gave you a free week for attendance last week. This week, I won’t. Sometimes I just forget.
Two things to think about.
1. What is the twist of fate at the end of The Last of the Mohicans? We think the son is the last of the Mohicans. Actually, the father becomes the last of the Mohicans.
2. In the novel, Hawkeye is twenty years older than the female protagonist Cora. Why did the director Michael Mann make them the same age for the movie?
3. I said Michael Mann started out as a director for music videos on MTV. How is the end of the movie like a music video more than a movie? Hint: How much talking or dialogue is there?
I forgot to send the homework assignment last week. So, you don’t need to do it. Do NOT write about Roy’s soliloquy. I will give everyone 20/20.
This week’s genre is historic set film and literature. It is also a romance I suppose.
The Last of the Mohicans is one of the first great American novels. A Mohican is an Indian or First Nations’ tribe in America.
The movie is about war and colonies.
First, Taiwan was never a colony of Holland. Holland’s richest company had a fort in Tainan. 1683 to 1885: Taiwan was a colony of China. 1885 to 1895: Taiwan was a province of China. 1895 to 1945: Taiwan was a colony of Janan.
The last of the Mohicans is set during the Seven Years’ War between France and Britain: 1756 to 1763. So they were fighting in Europe. But they were also fighting in America and Canada. Some of the Indian tribes were allies to Britain. Some Indian tribes were allies to France.
The director is very stylish in film. The reason is he started as a music director for MTV. You will see in this movie that sometimes it feels like a music video. Lots of powerful background music.
Daniel Day Lewis, the main actor, is the only actor ever to win three Oscar Awards or Academy Awards for Best Actor.
This is before 1776 and American independence. They don’t think they are American people. They think they are British. That is why the soldier is talking about King George. He is still the leader of America.
Lacrosse is a very old Indian sport, over 1000 years old.
The midterm is 30% percent of your final grade; therefore, the exam was /90 (not /100).
I can divide 90 by three. 90/3
The test is out of 90. /90
If I added the score wrong, please tell me.
There was a prejudice in Russia and the Middle East against Armenians.
Bookends.
1. Why was the watch important to Butch, the boxer, in Pulp Fiction?
Of course it is a family heirloom from his grandpa. Also his dad died. The watch is chronological in a nonchronological story. It is stable, 1, 2, 3 . . . in chaos 3,6,1, …
2. Why does the psychiatrist almost always wear blue?
Calm, relaxing. But he died wearing a blue shirt. Ghosts don’t change clothes.
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Homework:
Genre: now we will do a documentary. Let us set up the homework. Explain Roy the replica’s soliloquy. The speech comes from an actor, not narrator. Use a few sentences to explain. Remember I thought the bird was his soul.
The Last Repair Shop takes in L.A. It won the Oscar last year for best documentary.
The first guy talks about “coming out.” The expression actually is “coming out of the closet.” That is when gay people decide not to hide and tell everyone they are gay. It is not a secret anymore.
America is a country of immigrants. You will see this in this doc.
The piano fixer is from Armenia. It is not really a country. It’s an area or culture in the Middle East. In WWII, Germany killed 6,000,000 Jews. In World War I, Turkey killed about 1,000,000 Armenians. We call this holocaust.
