Saturday, November 19, 2011

Movies that have to do with injustice?!?!?

for my social justice class, we have to find a piece of media that has a scene that has to deal with a social justice issue like immigration, poverty, racism, environment. Any ideas? Thanks for any help..

Movies that have to do with injustice?!?!?
Lola,


Boys Don't Cry. {Based on the rape and murder of Brandon Tina.]


Solder's Girl' [Based on the beating death of Private First Class Barry Winchell.]


Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story


PennyAnn
Reply:Life and Debt
Reply:A Time to Kill


The Milagro Beanfield Wars


Do the Right Thing


Roger and Me


Billy Jack


Norma Rae


American History X


The Hurricane


The World of Suzie Wong


Madame Butterfly


The Teahouse of the August Moon
Reply:Higher Learning, Dangerous Minds, Ghosts of Mississippi, Erin Brockovich, Hart's War....
Reply:AMISTAD covers everything you just mentioned. Also try MISS EVERS' BOYS, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, SOMETHING THE LORD MADE and PARIS TROUT, which is one of the hardest movies for me to watch, even today.
Reply:Philadelphia





To Kill a Mockingbird





The Green Mile





Erin Brockovich





the play "The Exonnerated"





American History X
Reply:Black Like Me
Reply:One interesting film is "From here to Eternity".


A big part of the film is about how a big, strong bad guy gets over on a smaller, weaker heroic guy. The smaller guy is Frank Sinatra and what happens to him in the film is tragic.


So the social injustice is basically about the strong over the weak. The scene where Sinatra goes back to the jail says it all.
Reply:To Kill a Mockingbird


A Time to Kill


Erin Brockovich





OMG - someone needs to slap me for putting those movies in the same category.
Reply:To kill a mocking bird





inherit the wind- Reilly good one





And the band played on





But the best one for you i think





Angels in America


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