struggle among and between social classes results in the transition from one type of society to another.” (Katsiaficas & Kirkpatrick‚ 1987‚ pp. 234-235) Contest between the rich and the poor is a theme common in the films‚ ‘The talented Mr Ripley’‚ ‘Pretty Woman’ and ‘Titanic’‚ where individuals attempt to overcome the void between social classes by different means. It is through symbolism and narrative techniques that a Marxist approach
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was departed and her father married a cruddy woman‚ who had 2 cruddy daughters. The despondent young girl name was Cinderella. Cinderella stepmother didn’t like Cinderella at all. The stepmother only loved her 2 daughters. Her daughters had everything- Polo’s‚ Jordan’s‚ chicken boxes‚ and all. But for Cinderella there was nothing. Not any clothes or shoes from Foot Locker‚ Hollister‚ or Polo. She only got clothes and shoes from the thrift shop. Cinderella had to work all the time for everyone. She
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Production of Pretty Woman. This Musical was a Nerlander presentation and was written by Gary Marshal and J.F. Lawton‚ directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell‚ and the music was by Will Van Dyke. I enjoyed this musical rendition of the story‚ which is originally based on the original film Pretty Woman from 1990. Being a “Cinderella-like” story about a businessman who falls in love with a prostitute allowing her to live a life she never thought she would be able to have‚ Pretty Woman is about Vivian
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context to appeal to a different audience. Like all texts‚ both Pygmalion‚ written by George Bernard Shaw and Pretty Woman‚ directed by Gary Marshall‚ reflect values‚ beliefs and attitudes of the time‚ nearly 80 years apart. The use of different forms highlights the different intended audiences. On one hand‚ Pygmalion was a play intended for the upper echelons on society. Pretty woman was created with the intention to blockbuster so it was consequently made into a film intended for the middle
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Pretty Woman is a romantic comedy of two people of different social class that meet on the streets of Los Angeles and learn about each others way of life. Edward is a rich businessman who specializes in taking over companies and then selling them off piece by piece. Vivian is a prostitute that works on Hollywood Boulevard. Edward accidentally meets Vivian as he stops to get directions to go to his hotel in Beverly Hills. His offer of ten dollars to get directions goes up to three-thousand dollars
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Royal Orbison’s “Oh Pretty Woman” was released in 1964 and was one of the biggest records of that year. The song has received great recognition since including‚ Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Orbison’s hit record was also named one of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and it was ranked #222 in Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time. “Oh Pretty Woman” is considered to be Roy Orbison’s last hit song and the peak of his career. Even though
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In Michael Parenti’s interpretation of “Pretty Woman” I have to say that I agree with his interpretation of how Hollywood usually ignores inequities of class privilege‚ gender bigotry differences between the characters and his view on the moral of the story. Basically‚ the story is about a millionaire that is an educated corporate executive who finds himself lonely in Hollywood so to fulfill his needs; he offers to pay a beautiful‚ low class uneducated‚ non proper prostitute three thousand dollars
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Understanding the two texts “My fair Lady” and “Pretty Woman” have greatly developed and reshaped the indepth comparison of the both studied texts. Texts reflect the concerns of in time in which they are written. The fantastic team work of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederic Lowe made My Fair Lady‚ an outstanding success in 1962. The story revolves around Eliza Doolittle‚ an unmannered cockney flower girl from Covent Garden‚ who agrees to take speech lessons from phonetician Henry Higgins in order
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A Pretty Woman’s Inequality In the movie Pretty Woman‚ Julia Roberts portrays a hooker struggling in Los Angeles. Richard Gere plays a very successful businessman. They cross paths when Edward (Richard Gere) gets lost while driving around and Vivian (Julia Roberts) is having a “slow” night on the corner. Edward asks Vivian for directions‚ and Vivian agrees for five dollars. She takes Edward back to his hotel where he asks her join him for the evening. The next morning‚ Edward makes a business
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it interesting… that there are people who regard copyright infringement as a form of flattery.” (n.d.). Although flattery was probably not on the mind of 2 Live Crew when they released “Pretty Woman”‚ the group’s intent for the song was to be a parody of Roy Orbison and William Dees’s version of “Oh‚ Pretty Woman” (Deutsch‚ 1995). The facts and legal reasoning behind this case will be discussed to show how the court reached its decision. In addition‚ the fair use doctrine will be defined along with
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