Exam technique fm4 a

Exam technique fm4 a

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  Exam Technique 6) Howfar have your contextual studies been important in understanding the specific urban locations and life experiences represented in the films you have studied for this topic?
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  Introduction In studying Cityof God (Meirelles, 2002) and La Haine (Kassovitz,1995) an understanding of context has been very important in terms of understanding the specific urban experiences and life experiences represented in the two films, particularly in relation to issues such as police corruption, race, social deprivation and crime. Although it could also be argued that the personal stories of key characters, for example those of Rocket (City of God) and Hubert (La Haine), also play a key role.
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  Plan Intro X1 Police CorruptionX2 (Police shoot citizen, police keep drugs) Race X2 (Rocket gets sacked, interrogation) Social Deprivation and Crime X2 (Story of the apartment, Hubert kicking needle) Personal Stories (Rocket -Ambition to be photographer Shaggy’s death, Hubert - Ambition to be a boxer scene in burnt out gym) Conclusion X1
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  Point, Example, Summary(PES) In City of God the representation of the Brazilian police is mostly negative and reflects the accusations of corruption that were made against them during the 1960s and 1970s. We can see this in the film where the police accidentally shoot an innocent civilian whilst look for the ‘Tender Trio’ who are suspected of murder at the brothel. They cover their tracks by placing a gun in the victim's hand and firing a bullet to suggest he was involved. The endemic police corruption that existed in Brazil under military rule during the 1960s and 1970s is an important context in understanding the negative portrayal of the police in City of God. Police corruption can also be seen in La Haine although not on the same scale. The plain clothes police in particular were accused of widespread corruption in France during the 1990s.
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  Conclusion In conclusion, wecan see that contextual studies play a very important role in terms of understanding the specific urban experiences and life experiences represented in both films, although the personal stories of key characters such as Rocket and Hubert are also significant.