Political Science 2142A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Jodie Foster, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro

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Lecture make my day; the new vigilantes. The new hollywood new rejuvenation of the film industry: baby boomers heading off to film school. Formal education in film making and directing: restrictions being lifted off hollywood workers. Young people now getting engaged in the industry: darker subjects. Audiences appreciated these types of films: blockbuster hits, audiences wanted to watch film and tv and wanted to come away learning something, being challenged, etc, vigilantism in america (1970s) Mocked the undercut, exposed mainstream norms of society hostile to. End of vietnam, cambodia, iran, watergate, etc. One one hand, vigilantes were perceived as heroes, but on the other hand, if people need to take matters into their own hands, then something is seriously wrong with the justice system. Subway vigilante : shot four teenagers during a subway mugging. Mugged beforehand, and teenagers didn"t get punished for it. Approached goetz to mug him, but shot all four and paralyzed one celebrity support joan rivers.

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