Tom Lulic - Talk To Me
In this week’s film we see how opposites attract. Petey and Dewey are friends and partners and have a very interesting relationship. When watching the dialogue between the two it is easy to notice how they meet in the middle of the road of their ever opposing characteristics. Petey and Dewey both benefit from each other and what is not seen at first glance is learned later on. They both come from the same place and have realism in their lives. This trueness that the two both possess binds them, however is the ultimate agent of deterioration of their friendship. Regardless of the bound breaking regression, the inherent and genuine style of Petey is what Dewey admires the most. The way he can communicate and appeal so greatly to his audience through his real attitude is what Dewey loves. Straight laced and uptight, Dewey seemingly wishes he could achieve what the radical Petey does on the radio. He sees how Petey gives his audience sight to a movement and marvels at this ability. As Gerstle writes, “The revolution depended on a resolute civil rights movement…and believed fervently in the American dream, and he (MLK Jr.) insisted that the revolution could be accomplished peacefully and through appeals to Americans’ civic nationalist ideals.” Petey offers this appeal and as Dewey sees this, he becomes more attracted to this notion and change is seen in him.