Keenen Ivory Wayans Essays

  • White Chicks Research Papers

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    Movie Analysis: White Chicks If you’re a fan of crime and comedy then White Chicks is the perfect film for you! White Chicks was a hit film from 2004 directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. The top stars in White Chicks include Terry Crews as Latrell Spencer, Marlon Wayans as Marcus Copeland, and Shawn Wayans as Kevin Copeland. The movie begins as the main characters, African-American FBI agents Marcus Copeland and Kevin Copeland spoil a drug bust. In return to spoiling the drug bust the agents are forced

  • The Genre Cycle

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    Film scholars around the world agree that all genres of film are part of the “genre cycle”. This cycle contains four different stages that a specific genre goes through. These stages are: primitive, classic, revisionist, and parody. Each stage that the genre goes through brings something different to that genre’s meaning and what the audience expects. I believe that looking at the horror genre will be the most beneficial since it has clearly gone through each stage. The first stage of the genre

  • The Two-Tiered System of Allusions

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    In Hollywood today, most films can be categorized according to the genre system. There are action films, horror flicks, Westerns, comedies and the likes. On a broader scope, films are often separated into two categories: Hollywood films, and independent or foreign ‘art house’ films. Yet, this outlook, albeit superficial, was how many viewed films. Celebrity-packed blockbusters filled with action and drama, with the use of seamless top-of-the-line digital editing and special effects were considered

  • The Situation of Black Americans Today

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    Throughout history people of color have been deprived of many rights such as voting, work, and education. They have been forced to go to segregated schools, and not allowed to go to universities. They have even been denied of their basic freedom, something everyone deserves. A large percentage of black Americans lived in poverty and were enslaved in the past. A slaves past, present, and future was determined by someone else. Many years have past since then and today the situation is not very different