The Longest Yard Analysis

The culture in America has changed dramatically since the 1970s. As time goes on different events occur that will change the American culture forever. If people never stand up for what they believe in, the American culture may have never changed. Woman were not treated with the same respect in the 1970 's like they are treated today. Just before the 70s, the Civil Rights Movement supporters stood up and made history. The country was in the Vietnam War until the middle of the decade. There are great examples of the culture differences in the film The Longest Yard in 1974 compared to the remake in 2005. The United States of America 's culture is better today because of all the history that Americans made. Women had a major culture change due

Females are not restricted in pay or what job they can do. Today 's culture women are viewed as capable assets to our modern society. Hilary Clinton is the first female to be in the primary election. That is a major accomplishment for women and our culture as a whole to recognize that women can hold the position of The President of the United States of America. In the 2005 film, The Longest Yard, Adam Sandler starred as Paul Crewe. Courtney Cox plays Crewe 's girlfriend, Lena. Like the original film, the first scene Crewe and his girlfriend Lena get into a fight. In the remake, the altercation ends with Paul Crewe locking Lena in her walk in closet. If director Peter Segal decided to go in the same direction as the original film the movie might have not been as acceptable. If Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) would have beat up his girlfriend he could have had a challenge being portrayed as the hero of the movie. In today 's culture it is greatly frowned upon to strike a woman, not to mention illegal. It was probably not accepted in the 1970s, but director Robert Aldrich must of thought it would not jeopardize Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) portraying a hero. The woman of the past stood up for themselves and all women in the

There are laws that prohibit any type of segregation in the United States of America. We have in office today the very first African American president, President Barack Obama. The culture is now more politically correct on what is acceptable and what isn 't. There is a scene in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard that includes Guard Dunham ( Stone Cold Steve Austin) and prisoner Megget (Nelly). The "N" word was used towards this prisoner a few times, but this was the only time in the movie it was used. This is obviously not okay, but compared to the 1970 's film, this was a huge change. The use of that hateful word helped the director portray the guards as villains in the film. The 2005 remake did not separate the white and black inmates in the prison like they did in the 1974 original. Although director Peter Segal did use the disrespectful word in modern day, he used it moderately. Segal did not use it so freely like the original film because today 's culture would not tolerate it. It could have jeopardized the quality of the film in the view of modern day