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Hairspray (2007)
Civil Rights in Hairspray
This version of the musical is great. The updated version has a more modern feel to it with the cast. The historical content of this movie deals with a very serious issue in the 1960s, the civil rights movement.
Throughout the movie the changes in how the African Americans act are very well depicted. There two other types of characters in this film, those for and those against segregate.
The Corny Collins Show is an example of how 'separate but equal' was conveyed because of the way those on the show act when the African Americans had their day on the show.
I love this movie especially Link. The historical content is also very interesting to me.
Copperhead (2013)
For and against the war
Seeing the difference between how those acted who agreed or disagreed with the actions of the war was quite interesting to compare. Depending on how you felt also affected your interactions and feelings of others, which makes sense. But also then families had strict rules with interactions between children. Enlisting I'm the army was a common thing, but also heartbreaking to families during this war to see the goodbyes that took place was saddening, families, parents, significant others leaving. As many kids do, the child of the "Copperhead", rebels and joins the army. The differences between Democrats and republicans seem very extreme. After a devastating disaster and this time it wasn't the death of a soldier, the families become even more heartbroken. "War is a fever." The acting in this movie was well done and the setting fit well for the time period, also helped to better understand what was going on then. Living in Upstate New York, it's interesting to see what where I live might have looked like during the war. The music in the movie was an excellent representative of what Army bands played while marching. The storyline does not focus on the lives of the soldiers and the bloodiness of the war, but those at home, how the war affected the regular citizens, in the north.