Freaks Movie Essay

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The film, Freaks (1932), is a wonderful movie, not only showing the culture in ancient America, but also a great look into the ideologies and assumptions in the 20th century American society. Ideally, the movie is packed with romance, deceit, and moving tales of disabled people, how they face their day-to-day challenges, and their interactions with people without disabilities. The main characters in the film, Cleopatra and Hans show a great deal of a romantic relationship. However, it becomes clear that the motive behind Cleopatra’s interest in Hans is the inheritance she is destined to get from his family. The movie comes with plenty of interpersonal relationships and interactions, though some people treat the curiosities as anomalies. Nonetheless, …show more content…

Like in the movie, some people still fall in love with wealthy people even though they do not have any special feelings for them. America made it known that “class” of people was mainly determined by the amount of money and nice things they had. For example, a person is regarded highly depending on the values of their investments, assets, bank account balances, and running businesses. In the movie, Cleopatra falls for Hans not for her love for him, but because she sees something beyond love in the relationship. Like many Americans, money and wealth means a lot to them or is important in a relationship, which is how the current society runs its lives regarding social class. When an individual is wealthy enough, they get a lot of people in their lives some who are genuine friends like Frieda to Hans, while others are fake, like Cleopatra to Hans. Relationships built on love are always are more true than those founded on wealth, money, and valuable resources. The movie tells the audience how people are good in deceit especially when it comes to love between men and women. Like Cleopatra and Hans, their relationship is built upon deceit and trickery with vested interested from either or one of the

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