Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: "Obama," "In the Heights," and Movies about People from the Islands

Autor/in	Beck, Bernard
Titel	Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: "Obama," "In the Heights," and Movies about People from the Islands
Quelle	In: Multicultural Perspectives, 23 (2021) 4, S.220-223 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0960
DOI	10.1080/15210960.2021.1986337
Schlagwörter	Films; Public Opinion; Racial Attitudes; Ethnic Groups; Popular Culture; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Öffentliche Meinung; Rassenfrage; Ethnie; Popkultur
Abstract	The movies can be part of sudden and thorough revelations of attitudes toward current events. The ambiguities of our history can be seen in the swings of public sentimentality. In the movies, these swings are highlighted. Our deepest sentiments can be unexpectedly unstable. What we find in the movies can emphasize these discontinuities. "West Side Story," "Hamilton," "In the Heights," and "Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union" display some interesting differences in movies about similar themes. The endurance of underlying unresolved issues of immigration and conflict are reflected in the history of popular culture. The deepest of all these issues is our unresolved problem of race. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01