Bonnie And Clyde: The New Hollywood

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Bonnie and Clyde was one of the films in 1967 that helped propel the “New Hollywood” in the direction it is now and was also voted for best picture. Bonnie and Clyde was centered on Clyde Barrow, portrayed by Warren Beatty, and Bonnie Parker, portrayed by Faye Dunaway. Bonnie and Clyde were wanted fugitives, wanted for robbery and murder. This film had a little bit of everything that defines the “New Hollywood.” There was a strong female role in Bonnie, the separation gap between old and the new generation was shown, had an abundance of violence and no real hero. These factors were beneficial for the “New Hollywood.” The baby boomers were the sons and daughters of World War II veterans. The veterans went to war when they were in their late …show more content…

Women were expected to be at home and take care of the family. World War II changed that, when the men went to war overseas, the women stayed in the States and worked. Women were also not given strong lead roles in films. Bonnie played a very strong role in Bonnie and Clyde. She was a fugitive on the run and a felon. She was often seen in the film totting a gun and shooing at police. Bonnie and Clyde also showed the generation gap between the veterans and the baby boomers. Bonnie was the baby boomer generation and Blanche, played by Estelle Parsons, and was the veteran generation. In one scene it clearly depicted the gap. The house that the group was staying at was surrounded by police officers and a shootout ensued. Blanch starts running around the house and landscape screaming and then you see Bonnie wielding a machine gun, shooting right back at the police officers. The older generation of women were always depicted at helpless and in distress in older films and Bonnie showed the new generation, where she was able to take care of herself. The violence in Bonnie and Clyde was gruesome. Bank tellers were shown to get shot in the head from point blank. Police officers were shot at and shown to not be the hero. Then the final scene, which today is still one of the most violent endings to a film, Bonnie and Clyde were gunned down by a multitude of police officer’s unarmed. Bullet holes were shown all over both of their bodies and all over the vehicle they were driving. Violence was never displayed so bloody and not much today can match what was seen in Bonnie and

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