Film Trading Places: An Analysis Of The Film Trading Places
Film Comedy: Trading Places
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Film Comedy: Trading Places
Movies are created with the intention of entertaining all the while sending a message to the society. The producers therefore have the duty of making sure that the work is not tangential to the original situation as much as possible. The different ways in which they declare the best way of sending the message to the community defines the genre of the movie. It could either be a drama, mystery, comedy of a mixture of these. In the film directed by John Landis and produced by Aaron Russo, the movie Trading Places earned wide acclaim at the time that it was introduced into the Hollywood industry. Central actors in the film, such as Eddie Murphy earned wide recognition over a short period after the movie came out. …show more content…
Setting aside their differences in the past, the men unite in finding out that they shared a common resentment for the rich who hypocritically undermine the poor. The Duke brothers symbolize a society of privileged social class and the unequal distribution of wealth earned via capitalism, and on the basis of birthright rather than nurtured skill. Together with Ophelia, they bankrupt the brothers and thus debunk the maxim that defined their wealth and status quo. The movie is also set in the point of view of the white man, who sees that the blacks have an equal chance of climbing the societal ladder, unlike the previous notions regarding their race. The movie clears out the stereotypes that the society had about racial classes. In fact, Eddie Murphy’s rise to stardom after the movie was in itself an indicator that the blacks also had talent which, when well crafted could earn them a living and a status just like that of their fellow white
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Film Comedy: Trading Places
Movies are created with the intention of entertaining all the while sending a message to the society. The producers therefore have the duty of making sure that the work is not tangential to the original situation as much as possible. The different ways in which they declare the best way of sending the message to the community defines the genre of the movie. It could either be a drama, mystery, comedy of a mixture of these. In the film directed by John Landis and produced by Aaron Russo, the movie Trading Places earned wide acclaim at the time that it was introduced into the Hollywood industry. Central actors in the film, such as Eddie Murphy earned wide recognition over a short period after the movie came out. …show more content…
Setting aside their differences in the past, the men unite in finding out that they shared a common resentment for the rich who hypocritically undermine the poor. The Duke brothers symbolize a society of privileged social class and the unequal distribution of wealth earned via capitalism, and on the basis of birthright rather than nurtured skill. Together with Ophelia, they bankrupt the brothers and thus debunk the maxim that defined their wealth and status quo. The movie is also set in the point of view of the white man, who sees that the blacks have an equal chance of climbing the societal ladder, unlike the previous notions regarding their race. The movie clears out the stereotypes that the society had about racial classes. In fact, Eddie Murphy’s rise to stardom after the movie was in itself an indicator that the blacks also had talent which, when well crafted could earn them a living and a status just like that of their fellow white