I'm actually doing a research project specifically focusing on 'Easy Rider' 'Bonnie and Clyde' and 'Natural Born Killers'
So, if you have watched any of these films, how did they make you feel about the American Dream? Do you think these films are a warning to rebelling against traditional values or do you think that traditional values are simply re-interpreted to show that they ultimately lead us nowhere?
Thank you in advance for any responses.
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ROAD MOVIES
by alrightsammy on Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:03 pm
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Re: ROAD MOVIES
by thulnarr on Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:30 pm
In Bonnie & Clyde, it seems as though they think they'll find the American Dream in the freedom of the open road. In the film's conclusion however, the American Dream appears not to exist.
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Re: ROAD MOVIES
by Murphy on Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:50 pm
I prefer the book to the film, but I think 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' falls firmly into this category! It comes to a similarly pessimistic conslusion on the American Dream, as Bonnie and Clyde.
I think Revolutionary Road could also be described as a take on the American Dream, people chasing what they are told they should want rather than what would make them happy. So I guess in the same vein, you should really watch Mad Men too (not that anyone should need an excuse to watch one of the best TV shows out there!)
I think Revolutionary Road could also be described as a take on the American Dream, people chasing what they are told they should want rather than what would make them happy. So I guess in the same vein, you should really watch Mad Men too (not that anyone should need an excuse to watch one of the best TV shows out there!)
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