Examine The Ways In Which Hollywood Cinema Has Conventionally Represented African Americans.
I will be examining some of the ways in which Hollywood cinema conventionally represents African Americans with relevance to the film Trading Places. Trading Places (1983) is a good example of how Hollywood cinema represents African-Americans because it does so in different ways. It is a typical black and white ‘buddy’ film in which it has paired together an African American star with a white star in order to attract both audiences, however, not bypassing the representations that Hollywood imply.
Billy Ray Valentine is a down-and-out con artist whose life abruptly gets turned around when two elderly stock brokers place a bet, a bet that will see if he can change into a wealthy businessman from his criminal background. In the process the two stock brokers or the ‘Dukes’ will be putting one of their best employees, Louis Winthorpe III, drastically out of business, framed for crimes he didn’t commit to see if he will turn to crime in the end. A nasty plot over a one......
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