FILM 2401 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Great Depression, Tragicomedy
31 May 2016
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Exam 1 - potential topic - scarface as a gangster genre. 1932 directed by howard hawks, a howard hughes" produced lm from ua. The ultra-violent, raw landmark lm in the depiction of italian-american immigrant gangsters included twenty-eight deaths, and the rst use of a machine gun by a gangster. Was brought to the attention of the hays code for its unsympathetic portrayal of criminals, and there was an ensuing struggle over its release and content. Disturbing portrayal of irresponsible behavior by the gangsters almost encouraged its attractiveness. Scarface (1932) tried to de ect criticisms that they were sensationalizing the lifestyle of the hoodlums, with unconvincing prefaces or disclaimers. Began with a critical, written statement to indict gangster hoodlumism and the public"s and government"s indi erence. Audience was then blamed for promoting the role of the gangster with its perverse fascination in the phenomenon of mob activity - and then challenged:
