AESTHINT 57 Study Guide - Final Guide: The White Negro, Psychopathy, Mind Control
26 Jun 2018
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The Best Years of Our Lives:
● Main Characters:
○ Al Stevenson: returns to banking job
○ Fred Derry: soda clerk, married to dancer (Marie), falls for Al’s daughter, Peggy
○ Holmer Perish: returns from war without hands, still marries Wilma
● Michael Adams’ New World:
○ war was seen as the best war ever, masked a lot of problems occurring back in
the US
○ transition/difficulties of soldiers returning to everyday life
■ impact mentally and on their families
○ women left full time jobs and returned to their homes
○ racism: black vets having trouble landing jobs
● Warshow’s The Anatomy of Falsehood:
○ the movie is unrealistically optimistic
○ denial of the reality of politics
Detour:
● Main Characters:
○ Al: is picked up by Haskell while hitchhiking, attempting to go to Hollywood to
meet girlfriend
○ Vera: picked up by Al after Haskell dies, is killed when phone wire becomes
wrapped around her neck
○ Charles Haskell Jr: picks up both Al and Vera while driving, ODs on pills
● Kracauer’s Terror Films:
○ made to show a world where everyone is afraid
○ evokes paranoia in viewer
○ people still fearful of Nazi’s/Germany/War
● Shrader’s Notes on Film Noir
○ Noir not a genre, but defines mood and tone
■ dark, mysterious, usually involves death
High Noon:
● Main Characters:
○ Will Kane: deputy, returns saves the city from the Miller gang
○ Amy: love interest, Quaker who goes against her religion for love
○ Miller: returns to jail after leaving jail to get revenge on Kane
● Warshow’s The Westerner
○ this movie epitomizes a western film
○ westerner hero represents a gangster by asserting his personal value
○ film centralized around guns
● Williams’ The Pilgrims and Promised Land
○ female represents voice of reason, although Will ignores her
Document Summary
Fred derry: soda clerk, married to dancer (marie), falls for al"s daughter, peggy. Holmer perish: returns from war without hands, still marries wilma. War was seen as the best war ever, masked a lot of problems occurring back in the us. Transition/difficulties of soldiers returning to everyday life. Women left full time jobs and returned to their homes. Racism: black vets having trouble landing jobs. Al: is picked up by haskell while hitchhiking, attempting to go to hollywood to meet girlfriend. Vera: picked up by al after haskell dies, is killed when phone wire becomes wrapped around her neck. Charles haskell jr: picks up both al and vera while driving, ods on pills. Made to show a world where everyone is afraid. Noir not a genre, but defines mood and tone. Will kane: deputy, returns saves the city from the miller gang. Amy: love interest, quaker who goes against her religion for love.
