Final entry
My favorite road film is a tie between Pow Wow Highway and Set it off. Both were very different but I enjoyed the way both ethnic groups were stereotypically portrayed. Actually to say I enjoyed it would be facetious.
I was surpirsed by the way both ethinc groups were bound to their stereotypes, and I think Pow-Wow highway taught me a lot about the general expectations of Native American in society. Set it Off also showed what the normative behavior of blacks is in society. It is dis-heartening though to see that popular cinema never challenges these stereotypes, and I guess another reason i like these films is because of the rididculously normative, stereotypical behavior. It makes me chuckle, and at the same time makes me want to yell" you know it's not that way for everyone..right?!!"
I found Leaving normal to encompass a lot fo the things we learned about in this emester. It was an enjoyable movie to watch with multiple comedic moments. I watched a film critics' review before class and they compared it to Thelma and Louise, I don't think ti is exactly the same. There are quips about T&L in the movie, which lend a bit of self-depricating humor to the film.