Saturday, 8 April 2017
Blog Entry #6
Movie: Walking Tall
Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edR_niqKp1Q
Fanonian Perspectives:
(1) (2) (3) (5) (6) (7) (8) (12) (13)
(16)
Summary and Relation to Fanonian
Perspectives:
Former U.S. Army Special Forces
sergeant Chris Vaughn (The Rock) returns to his small home town in Kitsap
County, Washington. Looking for work, he finds the local cedar mill was closed
down three years prior by its heir, Jay Hamilton (Neal McDonough), who opened a
new casino that now accounts for the majority of revenue for the local area Jay Hamilton takes the form of the powerful colonizer.
Hamilton, who was also Vaughn's school friend, invites him to a night of fun at
the casino. While checking out the VIP lounge, Vaughn stumbles upon his
childhood friend Deni (Ashley Scott), who is now working as a stripper. Later,
he notices the craps dealer using loaded dice signs
of corruption as seen in the colonial system and demonstrates this to
the patrons by placing a bet and calling out the roll before throwing the dice.
When the floorman declares no payout, Vaughn instigates a fight (2)(5) this is reflective of the colonized using violence as a
cleaning force which restores his self-esteem also he is seen as the
revolutionary peasant who has nothing to lose and everything to gain .
Although he beats down most of the security guards, he is subsequently subdued
with a cattle prod (16) impose rule by superior
weaponry and knocked unconscious. The security staff take Vaughn into
the basement and Hamilton's right-hand man and head of security Booth (Kevin
Durand) tortures him by cutting his torso with a utility knife before dumping
him on a roadside (13) this is in relation to that
of exploitation as the capitalist class (the gaurds) used violence to exploit
the people, firstly using rigged dice and then when opposed they exerted
violence and threat to life in order to keep the colonized (towns people) in
place. He is found by a trucker and hospitalized, but recovers quickly.
Vaughn goes to the sheriff, Stan
Watkins (Michael Bowen), to press charges against the guards, but Sheriff
Watkins refuses to allow him to do so because the casino is viewed as too
important to the town's economy (6) this is in
relation to the perspectives of “traitors” where by persons who move from rural
areas into towns and try to succeed under the colonial regime are considered
sellouts and traitors the sheriff and police force in this case were seen as
the “traitors”, stating that because of its position, the casino is
considered a "no fly zone"(12) direct
relation to the perspective that states “army and police are the pillars of the
regime” and that the strength of them are proportionate to the stagnation of
the nation due to their corrupt nature bring manipulated by “foreign advisors”
(Jay Hamilton). i.e due to this corruption the people are powerless.
After this, Vaughn also learns that his nephew, Pete (Khleo Thomas),
experimented with crystal meth, which was sold to his friends by the casino
security guards. Infuriated, Vaughn goes to the casino, and using a piece of
lumber as a club, begins destroying casino property, and brutally beats the
security guards when they attempt to stop him (2) (3)(8) this instance is related to various perspective mainly as
discussed before violence to restore self-esteem but also to the perspective
that the peasant (Chris Vaughn) who stays put is a staunch defender of
tradition (he holds the values which previously existed in the community and
defends them demanding fairness)… “Clinging to a rigid context can generate
episodes of tribal warfare” his actions state he stuck to his views firmly and
initated “war” against the “oppressors”. Vaughn is apprehended by
Sheriff Watkins and his deputies as he is driving away from the scene.
In the ensuing trial, all of
Hamilton's security and staff testify against Vaughn. When the judge allows
Vaughn to present his defense, he fires his appointed attorney, who is
implicitly under Hamilton's employment (12) again
instances of corruption. After making a civic speech about the town's
great former self, Vaughn tells the jury and the rest of the town that if he's
cleared of the charges, he will run for sheriff and clean up the town (8) (7) again he is seen as a “staunch defender of tradition”
who’s existence would “of course generate episodes of warfare” he would fight
so that “the last shall be first”. To further emphasize his plea, Vaughn
reveals the grotesque scars on his torso from his being tortured by the casino
staff. He is then acquitted and wins the election for sheriff. Upon taking
office, he summarily dismisses the entire police force and deputizes his
friend, Ray Templeton (Johnny Knoxville), whom Vaughn feels he can trust, as
well as help Vaughn learn about narcotics (Templeton revealed earlier that he
served time in prison after becoming a drug addict).
Vaughn and Templeton find drugs on
Booth and they take him into custody. In an attempt to make him reveal
information on the town drug operation, they hold him captive in a garage and
proceed to strip his truck into pieces in front of him, but he does not talk.
Vaughn assigns Templeton to stand watch over his house, as he knows Hamilton
will likely target his family. Vaughn himself remains at the sheriff's office
to supervise Booth. He is visited by Deni, stopping by under the pretense of
bringing him food and reveals that she quit her job as the casino stripper. The
two end up spending the night together in the office. The next morning, Watkins
and his deputies arrive at the Sheriff's office where they blow up Vaughn's
truck and fire upon the building with machine guns (12) (13)(16) related to Fanonian perspectives of again corruption and
that the strength of the police force was in relation to the stagnation of the
nation, as well as the exploitation and imposition of rules through the use of
superior weaponry . Recognizing his dangerous predicament, Booth pleads
for Vaughn to let him out of his cell, prompting Vaughn to use Booth's perilous
situation as leverage for information. Booth reveals that the old mill is where
the drugs are being produced, but is immediately killed by the indiscriminate
fire of the attackers. Vaughn manages to kill all of the attackers with Deni's
help (1) (2) (5) (8) this instance was related to
major themes of unity for resistance with the use of violence as a cleansing
force with nothing to lose and everything to gain (Vaughn and Deni) and the
cause of this being the existence of the “staunch defender of tradition”
(Vaughn) who ensues war against the oppressor (the police force under
Hamilton’s rule).
Vaughn's parents' house is
attacked, but Templeton and Vaughn's father are able to dispatch the gunmen.
After ensuring their safety, Vaughn heads for the mill where he discovers a
meth lab as well as Hamilton, calmly waiting in a control room. Hamilton
attempts to kill Vaughn with the mill equipment by dropping him through a trap
door (16) perspective where the foreigner
(Hamilton) tries to use superior weaponry to impose his rule, but Vaughn
drags Hamilton down with him and the two fall through a chute. Vaughn, whose
leg is injured, manages to tend to his injury in a nearby forest before
Hamilton attacks him with an axe. The two fight for their lives, with Vaughn
ultimately coming out on top by beating Hamilton with a nearby uprooted tree,
breaking his leg. Vaughn repeats what Hamilton said to him earlier "You're
right, Jay. This does change our relationship. This is my town. You're under
arrest." (2) Vaughn uses violence again to
restore his self-esteem. And Hamilton is arrested and taken into
custody, with Templeton's assistance, Vaughn shuts down the casino. In the
closing scene it is revealed that the local mill is back in use (7) The last became be first.
Reference Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_Tall_(2004_film)
Blog Entry #5
Movie: The Hobbit Battle of Five
Armies
Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVAgTiBrrDA
Fanonian Perspectives
(1) (2) (4) (6) (7) (8) (10) (11)
Summary and Relation to Fanonian
Perspectives:
Bilbo and the Dwarves watch from
the Lonely Mountain as the dragon Smaug sets Laketown ablaze (16) This is reflective of when foreigners come from another
country and impose their rule due to their superior power. Bard the
Bowman breaks out of prison, and eventually kills Smaug with the black arrow
brought to him by his son Bain (1) (2) (7) (8) the
death of Smaug the “oppressor” is reflective of many Fanonian themes mainly
that the “foreigner must leave” and this is brought about by the initiation of
violence after which “the last becomes first” and the colonized (towns people”
become free. Smaug's falling body crushes the fleeing Master of
Laketown, who was escaping Laketown on a boat laden with the town's gold. Bard
reluctantly becomes the new leader of the people of Laketown, as they seek
refuge in the ruins of Dale, while Legolas travels to investigate Mount
Gundabad with Tauriel. Thorin, now struck with "dragon sickness" over
the vast treasure in the mountain, searches obsessively for the Arkenstone,
which Bilbo had previously found but kept hidden. Thorin, hearing that Laketown
survivors have fled to Dale, orders the entrance of the Lonely Mountain sealed
off (10) (11) this instance is directly linked to
major Fanonian perspective whereby persons who unite against a common enemy for
the betterment of themselves (the dwarves and the town’s people with their
common enemy being Smaug) become self-absorbed an narrowminded taking the place
of the colonizer and putting forward their self-interest before to collective
benefit of the united nation. The system of colonialism is continued as the
affluent members of the prior colonized nation take the place of the former
colonizer, in this case Thorin after the death of Smaug took his place as the
oppressor condemning the others for his selfishness.
Meanwhile, Galadriel, Elrond and
Saruman arrive at Dol Guldur and free Gandalf, sending him to safety with
Radagast. They battle and defeat the Nazgûl and Sauron himself, banishing them
to the East. Azog, marching on Erebor with his vast Orc army, sends Bolg to
Gundabad to summon their second army. Legolas and Tauriel witness the march of
Bolg's army, bolstered by Orc Berserkers and giant bats. Thranduil and an elf
army arrive in Dale and form an alliance with Bard in order to re-claim white
gems that are part of the Mountain treasure (1) (4) (6) reflective of the perspectives relating to the idea of unity is needed
in order to succeed. Bard goes to the mountain and asks Thorin for the
share of gold that he had previously promised the people of Laketown, but
Thorin refuses (10) (11) this again directly
relates to the perspective that 1 after achieving what both parties were
fighting for one party becomes selfish and takes the place of the colonizer
hence continuing the colonial regime and 2 that of “after decolonization,
nationalism (unity) quickly shifts to ultranationalism” and “the divisions
become more important as they are fighting for the bread crumbs left by the
colonizer” the dwarves are willing to fight in order to keep the riches Smaug
left. Gandalf arrives at Dale to warn Bard and Thranduil of the threat
posed by Azog, but Thranduil dismisses him. Bilbo sneaks out of Erebor to hand
the Arkenstone over to Thranduil and Bard, so that they can trade it for the
gems and gold they were promised and prevent a battle. When Bard and
Thranduil's armies gather at the gates of Erebor, offering to trade the
Arkenstone for the Elven white gems and the portion of gold promised Laketown
survivors, Thorin angrily refuses to believe they have the Arkenstone until
Bilbo admits giving it away and chides Thorin for letting greed cloud his
judgement. Outraged by what he sees as betrayal, Thorin nearly kills Bilbo, but
Gandalf arrives at the gate and shames Thorin into releasing Bilbo. Thorin's
cousin Dáin arrives with his Dwarf army, and a battle of Dwarves against Elves
and Men begins, with the Elves and Men having a significant advantage.
Wereworms emerge from the ground, releasing Azog's army from their tunnels.
With the Orcs outnumbering Dáin's army, Thranduil and Bard's forces, along with
Gandalf and Bilbo, join the battle (1) (2) again
reflective of the perspective that persons must unite in order to defeat a
common enemy. However, a second front is opened when many Orcs, Ogres,
and Trolls attack Dale.
Inside Erebor, Thorin suffers
traumatic hallucinations before regaining his sanity and leading his company to
join the battle. He rides towards Ravenhill with Dwalin, FÃli and KÃli to kill
Azog; Bilbo follows them using the One Ring to through the combat unseen.
Meanwhile, Tauriel leaves with Legolas following her to warn the Dwarves of
Bolg's approaching army. FÃli and KÃli are cornered. Azog kills FÃli, as Bilbo
and the other Dwarves look on. As Thorin engages Azog in a fight to the death,
Bolg knocks Bilbo unconscious, overpowers Tauriel and then kills KÃli, who had
come to her aid. Legolas battles Bolg and eventually kills him. Thorin kills
Azog (2) Thorin would find his freedom and the
freedom for his people though violence it was the “cleansing force that
restores his self-esteem), but is fatally wounded in the process. The
Great Eagles then arrive with Radagast and Beorn to fight the newly arriving
Orc army, and the Orcs are finally defeated. Bilbo regains consciousness and
makes peace with Thorin before he dies. Tauriel mourns Kili and Thranduil
acknowledges their love. Legolas then tells Thranduil he must leave, and
Thranduil advises him to seek out a Dunedain ranger in the north who goes by
the name "Strider". Thorin, FÃli and KÃli are respectfully laid to
rest and Dáin is crowned King under the Mountain.
Bilbo bids farewell to the
remaining members of Thorin's company and journeys home to the Shire with
Gandalf. As the two part ways on the outskirts of the Shire, Gandalf admits his
knowledge of Bilbo's ring and warns him that magic rings are not to be used
lightly. Bilbo returns to Bag End to find his belongings being auctioned off by
his least favourite relatives, the Sackville-Bagginses, because he was presumed
dead. He aborts the sale, but finds his home pillaged. He starts to tidy up and
takes the Ring out of his pocket.
Sixty years later, on his 111th
birthday, Bilbo receives a visit from Gandalf, initiating the events of The
Fellowship of the Ring.
Reference Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit:_The_Battle_of_the_Five_Armies
Reference Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit:_The_Battle_of_the_Five_Armies
Blog Entry #4
Movie: A Bug’s Life
Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHKMElR32Tw
Fanonian Perspectives
(1) (2) (3) (7) (14) (15) (16)
Summary and Relation to Fanonian
Perspectives:
Flik, an individualist and would-be
inventor, lives in a colony of ants in the middle of a dry creek. They are led
by Princess Atta and her mother, the Queen. The colony is oppressed by a gang
of marauding grasshoppers, led by Hopper, that arrive every season demanding
food from the ants (14) This instance directly illustrates the Fanonian
perspective that only through exploitation (of the ants) the capitalists
(grasshoppers) gain their wealth and it is all owed to the exploited without
them they would be nothing. One day, when the annual offering is
inadvertently knocked into a stream by Flik's latest invention, a grain
harvesting device, the grasshoppers demand twice as much food as compensation (16) reflective
of the colonizer’s greed and instinct to punish the colonized and the colonized
having to obey due to the superior power the colonizer possesses. When
Flik suggests in earnest that they seek help from other stronger bugs (3) this is
reflective of perspective where Fanon states that the bourgeoisie idea of
nonviolence is inefficient and that only counter violence can remove the marks
of violence the colonized have because of the colonizer: these “marks” being
the ants have to suffer and have less food and overwork themselves due to the
greed of the grasshoppers, the other ants see it as an opportunity to be
rid of him, and send him off.
Making his way to the "bug
city" (a heap of trash under a trailer), the naive Flik mistakes a troupe
of circus bugs that have recently been dismissed by their money-hungry ringmaster,
P.T. Flea, for the warrior bugs he seeks. The bugs, in turn, mistake Flik for a
talent agent and accept his offer to travel with him back to Ant Island. During
a welcome ceremony upon their arrival, the circus bugs and Flik both discover
their mutual misunderstandings. The circus bugs attempt to leave but are forced
back when a bird attacks the group. They save Dot, Atta's younger sister, from
the bird as they flee, gaining the ants' respect in the process. At Flik's
insistence, they continue the ruse of being "warriors" so the troupe
can continue to enjoy the attention and hospitality of the ants. The bird
encounter inspires Flik into creating a false bird to scare away the
grasshoppers (15) reflective of the colonized dreams of overthrowing the
colonizer. Meanwhile, Hopper reminds his gang how greatly the ants
outnumber them and worries that they will eventually turn on them (15)
reflective of how “the settler knows very well “they want to take our place”
the perspective that it is understood by the colonizer that the colonized are
full of contempt and desire to over throw them.
The ants finish constructing the
fake bird, but during a celebration, P.T. Flea arrives searching for his troupe
and accidentally exposes their ruse. Furious at Flik's deception, the ants
exile him and desperately gather food for a new offering to the grasshoppers.
When the grasshoppers arrive to discover the mediocre offering, they take over
the colony, demanding the ants' winter store of food (14). After overhearing Hopper's
intention to kill the Queen, Dot decides to try Flik's plan, and goes after
Flik and the circus bugs for help.
The bird initially fools the
grasshoppers, but P.T. Flea, also mistaking it for a real bird, lights it on
fire, exposing it as a decoy. Hopper beats Flik in retaliation and proclaims
that the ants are lowly life forms who live to serve the grasshoppers (13) (16) this
is reflective of the assertion of dominance by the capitalist due to their
superior physical power. However, Flik responds defiantly, realizing
that Hopper actually fears the colony, and inspiring the ants and the circus
bugs to fight back against the grasshoppers (1) (2) (7) reflective of how the
colonize realise through unity they have a chance at over throwing the
oppressor with violence. The ants attempt to force Hopper out of the
colony, but it suddenly begins to rain. In the ensuing chaos, Hopper kidnaps
Flik and flees. After the circus bugs fail to catch them, Atta rescues Flik. As
Hopper viciously pursues them, Flik corners him in the nest of the bird he
encountered earlier. Assuming that the actual bird is just another fake one,
Hopper taunts it but is caught and fed to one of her chicks. The ants then win
the battle driving the grasshoppers away (7)
reflective of the last becoming first.
Sometime later, Flik has improved
his inventions and the quality of life for the colony, and Atta professes her
love for him. The ants congratulate Flik as a hero and bid a fond farewell to
the circus troupe, hoping that they will return for the following year. Atta is
crowned the new queen and Dot is crowned the new heir to the throne.
Reference Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bug%27s_Life
Blog Entry #3
Movie: 300
Fanonian Perspectives:
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Summary and Relation to Fanonian
Perspectives:
In 479 BC, one year after the famed
Battle of Thermopylae, Dilios, a hoplite in the Spartan Army, begins his story
by depicting the life of Leonidas I from childhood to kingship via Spartan
doctrine. Dilios's story continues and Persian messengers arrive at the gates
of Sparta demanding "earth and water" as a token of submission to
King Xerxes (Attempt at colonialization); the Spartans reply by killing and
kicking the messengers into a well[1]
(2)
the Spartans found their freedom through violence
not allowing the Persians to control and “colonize” them. Also it can be seen as the peasant who refuses to
“sellout” and sticks to his traditions (8).
Leonidas then visits the Ephors,
proposing a strategy to drive back the numerically superior Persians through
the Hot Gates; his plan involves building a wall in order to funnel the
Persians into a narrow pass between the rocks and the sea. The Ephors consult
the Oracle, who decrees that Sparta will not go to war during the Carneia. As
Leonidas angrily departs, a messenger from Xerxes appears, rewarding the Ephors
for their covert support (6) this
instance reflects what Fanon refered to as traitors who get along well with the
colonizer for their own gain.
Although the Ephors have denied him
permission to mobilize Sparta's army, Leonidas gathers three hundred of his
best soldiers in the guise of his personal bodyguard; they are joined along the
way by Arcadians (1), (4) This
instance reflects the Fanonian perspective that the colonized and oppressed
must unite and fight to achieve power. At Thermopylae, they construct
the wall made up of stones and slain Persian scouts as mortar, angering the
Persian Emissary. Stelios, an elite Spartan soldier, orders him to go back to
the Persian lines and warn Xerxes after cutting off his whipping arm. Meanwhile,
Leonidas encounters Ephialtes, a deformed Spartan whose parents fled Sparta to
spare him certain infanticide. Ephialtes asks to redeem his father's name by
joining Leonidas' army, warning him of a secret path the Persians could use to
outflank and surround the Spartans. Though sympathetic, Leonidas rejects him
since his deformity physically prevents him from holding his shield high
enough; potentially compromising the phalanx formation, and Ephialtes is
enraged.
The battle begins soon after the Spartans'
refusal to lay down their weapons. Using the Hot Gates to their advantage, as
well as their superior fighting skills, the Spartans repel wave after wave of
the advancing Persian army. During a lull in the battle, Xerxes personally
approaches Leonidas to persuade him to surrender, offering him wealth and power
in exchange for his allegiance; Leonidas declines and mocks Xerxes (8)
for the inferior quality of his fanatical warriors this
instance directly relates to (8) whereby “clinging to a rigid context” that of
not allowing himself to “sellout” and constantly being “community minded” the
king continues to “generate episodes of warefare”. In response, Xerxes
sends in his elite guard, the Immortals, later that night. Despite some
Spartans being killed, they heroically defeat the Immortals (with slight help
from the Arcadians). On the second day, Xerxes sends in new waves of armies
from Asia and other Persian city-states, including war elephants, to crush the
Spartans once and for all, but to no avail. Meanwhile, Ephialtes defects to
Xerxes to whom he reveals the secret path in exchange for wealth, luxury, and a
uniform this may be seen in Fanonnian perspective
whereby the peasant who migrates into the city and follows the ways of the
colonized is seen as a traitor (6).The Arcadians retreat
upon learning of Ephialtes' betrayal, but the Spartans stay. Leonidas orders an
injured but reluctant Dilios to return to Sparta and tell them of what has
happened, a "tale of victory".
In Sparta, Queen Gorgo tries to
persuade the Spartan Council to send reinforcements to aid the 300. Theron, a
corrupt politician, claims that he "owns" the Council and threatens
the Queen, who reluctantly submits to his sexual demands in return for his
help. When Theron disgraces her in front of the Council, Gorgo kills him out of
rage, revealing within his robe a bag of Xerxes' gold. Marking his betrayal (6),
the Council unanimously agrees to send reinforcements. On the third day, the
Persians, led by Ephialtes, traverse the secret path, encircling the Spartans.
Xerxes' general again demands their surrender. Leonidas seemingly kneels in
submission, allowing Stelios to leap over him and kill the general. A furious
Xerxes orders his troops to attack. Leonidas rises and throws his spear at Xerxes;
barely missing him, the spear cuts across and wounds his face, proving the
God-King's mortality. Leonidas and the remaining Spartans fight to the last man
until they finally succumb to an arrow barrage.
Dilios, now back at Sparta,
concludes his tale before the Council. Inspired by Leonidas' sacrifice, Greece
has mobilized. The Persians now face an army of 30,000 free Greeks led by a
vanguard of 10,000 Spartans. After one final speech commemorating the 300,
Dilios, now head of the Spartan Army, leads them to war, against the Persians
across the fields of Plataea (7) upon
winning the war they would hold true to the expression “the last shall be
first”.
Reference Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_(film)
Blog Entry #2
Blog
Entry: #2
KEY: The number under the
perspective indicates the perspective in future posts.
Fanonian
Perspectives:
“The
problem is clear cut the foreigners must leave. Let us build a common font
against the oppressor and let us reinforce it with armed struggle”
(1)
“The
colonized finds his freedom through violence. It is the cleansing force that
restores his self-esteem” Colonialism is a naked violence and only gives in
when confronted with greater violence” (2)
The
bourgeoisie idea of nonviolence is inefficient for “it cannot cure the marks of
violence left on the natives by the colonizer; only counter revolution violence
can remove them”
(3)
“Decolonization
unites the people on a national basis and words like brother, sister, friend
are increasingly heard”
(4)
“And
it is clear that in the colonial countries the peasants alone are
revolutionary, for they have nothing to lose and everything to gain. The
starving peasant, outside the class system is the first among the exploited to
discover that only violence pays. For him there is no compromise, no possible
coming to terms; colonization and decolonization is simply a question of
relative strength.” (5)
The
town dweller is a traitor, a mercenary who apparently gets along very well with
the occupier and strives to succeed in the context of the colonial system”
(6)
“The
last shall be first”
(7)
The
peasant who stays put is a staunch defender of tradition, and in a colonial
society represents the element of discipline whose social structure remains
community minded… such a static society, clinging to a rigid context can of
course sporadically generate episodes of religious fanaticism and tribal warfare”
(8)
“Division
between “white” Africans and black Africans”
(9)
Rather
than being a “crystallization of the people’s innermost aspirations,” national
consciousness becomes “nothing but a crude, empty, fragile shell”. That is
after decolonization (fighting for betterment) the affluent persons of the
previously colonized nation commonly pursue advancement of their personal
interests and do not seek to advance the collective benefits of the entire
nation. (10)
“After
decolonization, nationalism quickly shifts to ultranationalism, chauvinism and
racism” After decolonization people revert to old tribal and ethnic rivalries.
The divisions become more important as they are fighting for the bread crumbs
left by the former colonizer.
(11)
“Army
and police are the pillars of the regime” but they are now corrupt and
manipulated by foreign advisors from the colonial country “the strength of the
police force and the power of the army are proportionate to the stagnation in
which the rest of the nation is sunk”
(12)
“Their
first encounter was marked by violence and their existence together-that is to
say the exploitation of the native by the settler- was carried on by dint of a
great array of bayonets and cannons”
(13)
Exploitation:
“Deportations, massacres, forced labor, and slavery have been the main methods
used by capitalism to increase its wealth, its gold or diamond reserves, and to
establish its power.” As well as "Europe is literally the creation of the
Third World. The wealth which smothers her is that which was stolen from the
underdeveloped peoples"
(14)
“The
settler knows very well; when their glances meet he ascertains bitterly, always
on the defensive, "They want to take our place.” There is no native who
does not dream at least once a day of setting himself up in the settler's place”
(15)
“In
the colonies, the foreigner coming from another country imposed his rule by
means of guns and machines”
(16)
Blog Entry #1
Blog Entry #1
A note from the Author
This blog is currently being
carried out as part of my GEOG 3116 Geographies of the Caribbean course
assessment and is based on Fanonian perspectives in pop-culture. This topic
became interesting to me upon reading Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth.
In the following weeks during readings it intrigued me how many instances
reminded me of themes found within the book. I was thoroughly amazed in the
fact that in so many years after its publication key themes still exist and are
prevalent and applicable to contemporary society especially pop-culture. This
inspired me to create a blog in which to share some of said perspectives which
I discovered whilst watching movies.
The blog works with a
"Key" of perspectives which are assigned a number this can be conveniently found in the right hand side of the screen at all times. Plot summaries
were adapted from Wikipedia.com and edited by adding in said numbers assigned
to their respective perspective. Wikipedia allows reuse of articles under free
and open[1].
The main reason for this blog was to share perspectives I came across whilst
watching movies and therefore it was determined this would be an easy way to
save time as I would not have to create my own summary of selected movies.
All memes seen on this blog were
created by myself, it was entertaining to me to create these memes and view
Fanonian perspectives in a humorous light as these themes were mostly violent!
For anyone who reads this I do hope
you enjoy.
The Author,
Narik Bhagirath
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