UBST 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: White Trash, Transpiration, Curtis Hanson
Document Summary
The film 8 mile is produced by curtis hanson, the film"s storyline is largely constructed around the true life events of eminem, an extremely successful rap artist, before he had his rise to fame. 8 mile is based in detroit, michigan, in 8 mile detroit is a city that has a poor economical state, violent communities, and a city that has old and abandoned architectural structure and no economical growth. 1995 in a predominantly low class citizen that has a majority of african americans making the caucasian the minority. The main character, jimmy smith junior, also well known as b-rabbit as nickname and a stage name. Jimmy is a struggling factory worker trying to advance in his rap career so he is able to escape detroit"s boundaries and establish a better life. The film takes us on jimmy"s journey of battling within a local rap club and trying to fit in with the majority and fighting his minority title.
