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How Does the Film Shown Reflect the Time in Which It Was Made, and Satirise American Stereotypes, Views, and Society?

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How Does the Film Shown Reflect the Time in Which It Was Made, and Satirise American Stereotypes, Views, and Society?
How does the film shown reflect the time in which it was made, and satirise American stereotypes, views, and society?

“Redneck”, “woolhat”, “hillbilly”, “clodhopper”, and “white trash” are some of the terms that used to derogate the southerners. The movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby shows us the typical American stereotypes on southerners and the French.

Even in 2006 (which is the year the film was made), it shows the ignorance of Americans, particularly the southerners. Towards the end of the movie, Bobby’s best friend, Cal who wins the race does not know what ‘Diablo’ is. The lack of knowledge and curiosity are common among the Americans. President Jimmy Carter argued that too many Americans were “empty and without purpose” and “self-indulgence and consumption”. The Americans believe they are living in the best country in the world, as exclaimed by Cal: “America is the greatest country on Earth”. Majority of the Americans are proud to be Americans compared to other countries. “Three-quarters of Americans say they are proud to be Americans; only one-third of the people in France, Italy, Germany, and Japan give that response about their own countries”. And they believe the things they have are unique, sports like American football, NASCAR and NBA (NBA courts are larger, and the basket rims are higher than usual basketball courts). We do not see Americans drivers in F1 races, as they have NASCAR. We also do not see American basketball players playing in European league or Australia league. As they believe they are living in the best country on Earth, and have the best things they could have, as a result, they lack of interest in anything else. This leads to the laid-back attitude, spending their time partying and disinterested with anything else outside their country.

The southern part of America has an economy based on agriculture. The term “Redneck” is a slang that used to describe uneducated southerners, often working in farms. Many

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