Rude

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Rude

• Group 3, Fu Jen
• Allison Lin, Anita Chien, Carol Lin, Dominique
  Yu,
• Joanna Peng, Nicola Chang
• May 4, 2001

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Major Argument (Anita)

• This film makes use of many symbolic images to
  present the themes however, are these
  overwhelming images closely and meaningfully
  combined with the plot and the characters?

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I. Background(Anita)

• A.    Setting Caribbean community at
• Toronto.
• B.    Time frame From Good Friday to
• Easter Sunday.
• C.    Space arrangement There seems to
• be no walls in each zone and the
• previous scene will skillfully change
• to the next.
• D.   Three main stories Luke, Maxine,
• Jordan

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General Lukes Family(Johanna)

• A.The Power Relationship between Luke and Jessie 
• 1. Luke a drug dealer just released from
  jail, has nothing at all.
•    2. Jessica a female cop, has power, money,
  and a home.

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Eg. Husband and Wifes Relationship

• a. Jessica is the one who decides weather
• Luke stays or leaves
• b. When Luke tells Jessica that he cant
• afford buying ice cream to his son,
• Jessica says that she could give him
• money as long as he asks.
• c. Jessica saves Luke when Ynkee
• threatens to kill him at the end.

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Luke and Johnny(Johanna)

• B. Father-son Relationship
• Luke tries to rebuild his relationship with his
  son and be a good father, but he seems cant
  satisfy his childs needs
• 1. Luke doesnt know how to take care of
  his son. (The cooking scene)
• 2. Luke can do nothing with Johnnys
  education and inferiority complex.
• 3. Luke cant even provide the basic
  material needs for Johnny.

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Maxine(Allison)

• A. Cultural Identity
• 1. The myth of metropolis.
• 2. The symbolic meaning of the image of the
  little girl.
• B. Love relationship
• 1.  The symbolic meaning of the camera.
• 2. The objectification of female body.
• 3. The awakening.

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Boxer Jordan(Nicola)

• A.  Homosexuality and boxing
• 1. The boxing community as an all-male
  community.
• 2. The masculinity of boxers shown in the
  shower and locker-room scene.

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Boxer Jordan (2)(Nicola)

• B.  Jordons state
• 1.    His difficult situation among gay bashers.
• 2.    His expression of guilt through punch bag
  and boxing with his friend
• 3.    His break-through by the kiss and
  identifying with the man in the park.

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Rudes Function and Role(Carol)

• Dah Poet/Prophet  1.rhythmic intonation
  monologue  2.calling forth the lost identities
  of
• Caribbean   immigrants/black
  diaspora  3.foreseeing the future mentioning
  about Armageddon

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Rudes Function and Role (2)(Carol)

• B. Rebellious voice from the immigrants towards
  the colonizers  --criticizing the fall of "the
  Babylon"/"the land of the Morak"(sex,
  violence,isolation)
• C. The struggling of hunger/desire inside
  Caribbean immigrants' hearts  --feeling it
  everywhere through the airwaves  
  (studio--nowhere--dinning room) 

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Symbols(Dominique)

• A. The religious imageries are mixed up with
  Caribbean folk belief.
• 1. Lion as Hail Salosea
• 2. Easter and Black Jesus
• 3. The wall with pictures
• B. The redemption appearing in the end fits the
  theme.
• 1. Sun and rebirth
• 2. Music

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Conclusion(Dominique)

• By using lots of imageries, Rude presents the
  Caribbean immigrants situation in the new
  country
• - loss of identity
• - being marginalized
• - still being exploited

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Conclusion (2)(Dominique)

• As the Caribbean multicultural characteristics,
  this film strikes intense visual imageries.
• The contradictory symbols have distance from the
  audience outside of the given cultural
  background.
• - lion
• - last scene of redemption
• - Christianity and folk belief