Something the Lord Made, Far from heaven, Ruby Bridges

I want to present 3 film which touch upon the issue of discrimination:

                                                       

Something The Lord made :

It is a film about The doctor Alfred Blalock and his Black assistant Vivien Thomas. Alfred and Vivien achieved a great success in surgery they bypass surgery. In this movie we can observe the attitude of doctor towards Vivien, he believes in his abilities. Doctor  because of Vivien broke many rules (for example he allowed Vivien  to participate in ground breaking operation). In my B.A paper I want to focus on the relations between Alfred and Vivien.  This movie is based on real story.

Far from heaven.

The film tells the story of white woman who was betrayed by her husband.  Cathy is well-known and respected in the community. When she found out that her husband has an affair she found the consolation in the friendship with black gardener- Raymond.  The film shows the reaction of community when their relationship saw the light of the day and attitude of Cathy towards black people.

Ruby Bridges :

It is a film from 1998 which tells a story of the first black girl who attended to school for white children. In this movie we are able to observe the attitude of white teacher towards girl who is impressed by her skills and violent demonstrations of whites who are against interracial schools.

The Butler (2013)

The Butler is the second movie which I decided to analyse in my B.A paper. The film is 2013 American historical drama, directed and produced by Lee Daniels. Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen. The film tells a story of black butler who serves eight presidents over three decades. He is a eyewitness of the most important events in American history ( for example : the civil war, mass demonstrations of blacks, war in Vietnam ) We meet Cecil (main character) when he was 8, he worked with his father on cotton plantation (South).  His father tried to oppose the landowner, and consequently he was shot. After this traumatic event Cecil decided to leave his home and seek better future. He ends up as the butler in the White House.  The movie shows two different perspectives on racial discrimination. On one hand, we have Cecil who wants  to lead calm and decent life.  He was a servant in the white house but he was not humiliated by his employers.  His job was appreciated and he received good salary, so he had an opportunity to maintain his family. On the other hand, Louis Cecil’s son Louis didn’t agree on racial discrimination and racial segregation.  Ha was a freedom rider, he takes part in Freedom Riders (civil rights activists travel by mixed racial buses to challenge local laws and customs). The movie shows to strictly different approaches towards the issue of discrimination, the old one versus the new one. What is more we can are able to observe two different attitudes of white people towards blacks. I would like to focused on this issue in my B.A paper. I will try to write about this subject In my next post.