RE105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: White Supremacy, Miscegenation, Life Matters
Document Summary
Looks at some contradictions/comparisons he sees in film between the unnecessary and necessary sacrifice. Very clearly outside a christin context: when we also see unnecessary sacrifice. Its probably evil, dangerous, threatening: often when we see these sacrifices, its to show viewers very clearly who the bad guys are, who we are suppose to see as primitive, cruel, illogical, superstitious, backward. In context, in 1930s and juxtaposition of the races shows who not to trust, and who not to have power: start to see a theme in 1930s film. In hinduism the goddess of cali is of life and death important cyclical process of human life case the brown man is the evil one. Implies that yours looking at a dangerous ppl to white women, they need conquering, civilizing, destroying: have to be careful with how they enter american context, way white america accepts ppl from other parts of the world. Sacrifice that is seen as cruel, primitive, evil.
