1. In his 1994 review of Philadelphia, Roger Ebert wrote that “for moviegoers with an antipathy to AIDS but an enthusiasm for stars like Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, it may help to broaden understanding of the disease. It's a ground-breaker like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), the first major film about an interracial romance; it uses the chemistry of popular stars in a reliable genre.” Philadelphia, the first major Hollywood film to discuss AIDS, was partly inspired by the lawsuit brought by attorney Geoffrey Bowers for AIDS discrimination against his former employer. Some criticize the film for focusing on the redemption of the homophobic, heterosexual character Joe Miller rather than making Andrew Beckett the actual focus. Also, Andrew is an elite person, with the privilege of wealth and education. Do you think this was an effective way for us to understand the AIDS crisis, as Ebert suggests? 2. Think back to our previous discussions of films that may have more entertainment value than historical accuracy, such as Princess and the Frog. Red Dawn is not a strictly historical movie, because it shows an alternate reality of World War III happening in the 1980s. But it does tell us things about attitudes in the 1980s around patriotism and the continuing Cold War Soviet threat. Do you think movies like Red Dawn will make it harder for us to understand the end of the Cold War period in the 1980s? Why or why
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1. In his 1994 review of Philadelphia, Roger Ebert wrote that “for moviegoers with an antipathy to AIDS but an enthusiasm for stars like Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, it may help to broaden understanding of the disease. It's a ground-breaker like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), the first major film about an interracial romance; it uses the chemistry of popular stars in a reliable genre.” Philadelphia, the first major Hollywood film to discuss AIDS, was partly inspired by the lawsuit brought by attorney Geoffrey Bowers for AIDS discrimination against his former employer.
- Some criticize the film for focusing on the redemption of the homophobic, heterosexual character Joe Miller rather than making Andrew Beckett the actual focus. Also, Andrew is an elite person, with the privilege of wealth and education. Do you think this was an effective way for us to understand the AIDS crisis, as Ebert suggests?
2. Think back to our previous discussions of films that may have more entertainment value than historical accuracy, such as Princess and the Frog. Red Dawn is not a strictly historical movie, because it shows an alternate reality of World War III happening in the 1980s. But it does tell us things about attitudes in the 1980s around patriotism and the continuing Cold War Soviet threat.
- Do you think movies like Red Dawn will make it harder for us to understand the end of the Cold War period in the 1980s? Why or why not?
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