Sweet Home Alabama Movie Analysis
Songs are known because of their notable lyrics, mind-blowing instrumental background or delivered amazingly by the singer. Sometimes, they become overused and were tied-up to the cinematic universe and even in TV shows. Here is the list of the most overused songs in movies.
Number Five: “Sweet Home Alabama” by by Lynyrd Skynyrd.This is probably the only song that Hollywood knows that reminds us about the South and when the character is a backwards country hick. Ironically used in Con-Air when the convicts dance and Steve Buscemi’s character comments “A bunch of idiots dancing on a plane, to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.” Forrest Gump invited Jenny to dance with this song during a rainstorm at his Alabama home. …show more content…
In the movie Goodfellas, Henry realizes that dealing drugs is a profitable business, in Flight, Whip Whitaker, a pilot suffering from alcohol and cocaine addiction, used this as one of his scene’s background music. “Gimme Shelter” is perfect for crime scenes and high-drama situation.
Number Two: “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas.This funky disco tune is perfect when the characters in a scene will be having a wacky style of fighting. Featured on mock martial artistry movies like in Beverly Hills Ninja or Kung Fu Panda 2, this song is commonly inserted to a scene when no one knows Kung Fu or even a good fighter. In Horrible Bosses, it was Pellit’s ringtone which leads toHarkin to find him and kill him.
Number One: “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves.Notably used in High Fidelity when Rob Gordon owns a record store and his two quirky employees which both have opposite taste in music start a conflict on which song to play. My personal favorite is when Patrick Bateman in American Psycho listens to this song after a successful night of killing. This pop culture hit from Katrina and the Waves are always used for characters who feels good and to spread sunshine, rainbows and everything
Number Five: “Sweet Home Alabama” by by Lynyrd Skynyrd.This is probably the only song that Hollywood knows that reminds us about the South and when the character is a backwards country hick. Ironically used in Con-Air when the convicts dance and Steve Buscemi’s character comments “A bunch of idiots dancing on a plane, to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.” Forrest Gump invited Jenny to dance with this song during a rainstorm at his Alabama home. …show more content…
In the movie Goodfellas, Henry realizes that dealing drugs is a profitable business, in Flight, Whip Whitaker, a pilot suffering from alcohol and cocaine addiction, used this as one of his scene’s background music. “Gimme Shelter” is perfect for crime scenes and high-drama situation.
Number Two: “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas.This funky disco tune is perfect when the characters in a scene will be having a wacky style of fighting. Featured on mock martial artistry movies like in Beverly Hills Ninja or Kung Fu Panda 2, this song is commonly inserted to a scene when no one knows Kung Fu or even a good fighter. In Horrible Bosses, it was Pellit’s ringtone which leads toHarkin to find him and kill him.
Number One: “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves.Notably used in High Fidelity when Rob Gordon owns a record store and his two quirky employees which both have opposite taste in music start a conflict on which song to play. My personal favorite is when Patrick Bateman in American Psycho listens to this song after a successful night of killing. This pop culture hit from Katrina and the Waves are always used for characters who feels good and to spread sunshine, rainbows and everything