Film Summary And Film Analysis: Pitbulls

A scene which I thought was pretty symbolic was when Oscar finds a stray pit bull by a gas station and a few moments later gets hit by a car. Oscar ran towards him and held the dog in his arms, covered in blood and then moved him to safety so the dog did not die in the street. Pit bulls are often shown by the media to be dangerous and violent and you are likely to hear only negative stories about how they have been killed or killed someone. African-Americans are also portrayed in negative ways and they most often are seen in the media regarding death, stealing, or murder. Therefore, the pit bull represents the negativity that is associated with African-Americans and it was as if Oscar realised this which is why he spends the dog's last moments holding him because he can emphasise and almost relate to him. There is a lot of times throughout the film that show a
Oscar is left talking to a white man and his wife and Sophina use the toilet. In this scene, we learn that Oscar plans on asking Sophina to marry him but money is a huge barrier to this and when he tells the husband this, he admits that he used to be broke and even had to steal a ring for his wife. He then goes on to say that he now has his own business and has managed to get his life well back on track whilst Oscar is struggling to get his job back at a grocery store, he was fired for being late. He still manages to put his family first and do the best that he can for them no matter what the situation is. This highlights how much harder it is for black people to reach a stable equilibrium than it is for white people. Oscar is clearly aware of this because there is a look of respect but also jealousy on his face. When he is handed the man’s business card as he realises that getting to such a stage is not so easy for him. A lot of African Americans go through this feeling on a daily