Film analysis - Precious

Film facts:

The movie is named after the main character "Precious". It was made in the year of 2009 in the United States of America. The director of the movie is named Lee Daniels, and some of the actors in the movie are Gabourey Sidibe as Precious, Mo'Nique as Precious' mother and Paula Patton as Ms. Rain. The movie is based on the book "Push" by the American author Sapphire.

Genre:

I think that the movie falls under the genre of drama. There are a lot of dramatic scenes in the movie, fighting, rape, dramatic conversations and much more.   
One example is when Precious' mother Mary gets upset when her daughter comes home with another baby, whom she got with her father, and drop him on the floor. She is upset because she is jealous of Precious, and the fact that Precious' father loved Precious more than he loved her. Precious and her mother starts to fight, and as a result of this Precious moves out.

Setting:

The movie is set in Harlem, New York City in 1987. Harlem is a very poor area with a very troubled environment, and there are many kids with drug and various problems. In Harlem there is a majority of black people, and in the movie you notice it when she walks on the streets and attend the public school.

Plot and structure:

It's Harlem 1987. Sixteen year old Claireece Jones, who goes by her middle name Precious, is an illiterate, overweight black girl. She is pregnant with her second child, both children fathered by her biological father, who has continually raped her since she was a child, but who she doesn't see otherwise. Her infant daughter, Mongo - such named since she has Down Syndrome - lives with Precious' grandmother. Precious lives with her mother Mary, who abuses Precious both physically and emotionally. Mary does nothing but smoke, watch television and collect welfare through fraud (as she doesn't ever look for a job) and believes that education does nothing for Precious, who she would rather also collect welfare if only to bring money into the household. To escape her life, Precious often daydreams of herself in glamorous situations. Because of her current pregnancy, Precious' principal transfers her into an alternative school. In dealing with the school's sympathetic teacher Miss Blu Rain, Precious begins to believe that she can have a future by learning how to read and write. Despite some devastating news from her mother following the birth of her child, Precious also begins to believe she can escape the grips of her abusive mother, who, up to this point, was Precious' only real support. 
The movie is in chronological order but there are continuous flashbacks.


Sources:

http://ndla.no/en/node/10649
http://ndla.no/en/node/99995
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929632/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929632/plotsummary

The northeast

The northeast of the US consists of several states, New Hampshire, Vermont, Main, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut  New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland (Washington D.C.) and Rhode Island. There are several big cities in the northeast, Boston in Massachusetts  Philadelphia in Pennsylvania and New York City in New York. Because of its northerly position, the climate in this area varies a lot. The summers are warm and humid, while the winters are snowy and bitterly cold.


When the first people came to north america they came to the northeast. Some states in this area was a few of the 13 original colonies, it was the first industrialized area as well. There are two different parts of the northeast, New England and the Mid-Atlantic. There are several dissimilarities between the two areas, and one of them is racial equality. In the New England area the different races are equal, while in, for instance New York, there are often huge differences.

The northeast is known for their brilliance in sports. Teams such as the New England Patriots (football) have won several national championships. The Boston Celtics (basketball), Boston Bruins (ice hockey) and The Boston Red Sox (baseball) are also good teams in their league.

The population in the northeast of the US is very diverse. There are huge immigrant groups of among others Jews, Irish and Italians. The most prominent religion in the northeast is protestants, but there are also a lot of people that are Roman Catholics, largely because of the Irish and Italian immigration. In this region the stereotypical american is defined as diligent, innovative and imaginative. Even though a "Yankee" is a typical american, the term is most often used about Americans from the northeast, hence the New York Yankees (baseball).

The northeast is the most densely populated area in the US and the most affluent. The area is the cultural "Mecca" of the United States with its art galleries, theaters and prominent universities. Harvard, Yale and Princeton are some of the prestigious universities, all with their own sports teams. This has caused many to believe that the northeastern are, particularly the New England area, is purely well educated business people, while, in reality, there are many "ordinary" Americans there.






Sources:
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Northeastern_United_States
http://ndla.no/en/node/4465?fag=42&meny=2041
http://dictionary.cambridge.org
http://englishrepublic.ru/Topics/AmericanRegions.pdf

US political parties

 



   In the United States of America there are two major political parties, the Democratic party and the Republican party. The US political parties are extreamly divided on almost all of the central issues in the US. Both parties have a color and a symbol of an animal to help us recognize them. The Democratic party is recognized by their symbol, the donkey, and their color, blue. The Republican party's symbol is an elephant, and their color is red. 
   In every presidential election a republican and a democrat is nominated at their party's convention, these two will compete for the presidency. There have been 16 democratic and 17 republican presidents.