Segregation in Films
Hi there!, as you know we`re seeing something about racism
that the United States and South Africa have suffered. When I made the research
for this topic, I couldn`t stop thinking the films that I`ve watched related
with it. Now, I seen these movies with other eyes and I can understand them
better. For that reason, I want to recommend you one of my favourite films
called “Life”.
Life
It`s an American comedy-drama film (1999). It starts Eddy Murphy as Ray
Gibson and Martin Lawrence as Claude Banks.
Plot: In 1932, two different
young men are joined by curious circumstances which led them to be wrongly
convicted of murder. They will have to spend the rest of their life for a crime
they didn`t commit.
Despite this is a comedy film, it deals with racial segregation and
homophobia issues in the United States during the 20th century.
I know there are many other films that treat Apartheid better like “Mandela:
Long walk to Freedom” (2013), “Invictus” (2009), etc. However, I
haven`t recommend you because I haven`t watched them yet. They are more serious
than “Life”, but sometimes it`s good to watch the same subject in different
ways. To end up, I hope you can watch it. It`s available on Netflix. So, this
is my little contribution to improve our understanding of this subject.
Trailer - Life
