Social Issues Movie Ideas
I personally have never seen all but "Get Out" (just because I think it should be on here) but these movies have been on my watchlist for some time and I think that these movies can be used for the Social Issues Movie Paper! Thank you! :)
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- DirecciónAva DuVernayElencoDavid OyelowoCarmen EjogoOprah WinfreyLa campaña del doctor Martin Luther King Jr para el derecho al voto durante la marcha desde Selma hasta Montgomery, Alabama, en 1965.Selma is about the march to Selma, AL for voting rights for black people during the Civil Rights Movement and it covers topics such as racism, brutality, and the fight for equity.
- DirecciónJonathan DaytonValerie FarisElencoEmma StoneSteve CarellAndrea RiseboroughLa verdadera historia del partido de tenis de 1973 entre la número uno del mundo, Billie Jean King, y el ex campeón y buscavidas Bobby Riggs.Battle of the Sexes goes into a tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King and it tackles topics like sexism and the fight for gender equality in sports.
- DirecciónJordan PeeleElencoDaniel KaluuyaAllison WilliamsBradley WhitfordUn joven afroamericano visita a la familia de su novia durante el fin de semana, eventualmente la historia toma un rumbo escalofriante.Get Out is a phenomenal movie that uses the genre as horror to depict the topics of racism and white supremacy.
- DirecciónGeorge Tillman Jr.ElencoAmandla StenbergRegina HallRussell HornsbyStarr es testigo del tiro fatal contra su mejor amigo de la infancia, Khalil, a manos de un oficial de policía. Ahora, enfrentado a presiones por todos bandos en la comunidad, Starr debe encontrar su voz y defender lo que es correcto.Based on a book, The Hate U Give shares the story of a young girl who after her best friend is murdered by a cop, she fights for justice. The film shows topics of police brutality, racism, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
- DirecciónKornél MundruczóElencoVanessa KirbyShia LaBeoufEllen BurstynUna mujer afligida se embarca en un viaje emocional después de la pérdida de su bebé.TW: Does deal with traumatic loss and grief.
Pieces of a Woman is about a woman who loses her baby after a traumatic home birth and her journey through grief. This movie deals with social issues like women and their mental health, reproductive health, and legal system's treatment of women after a traumatic event. - DirecciónHayao MiyazakiElencoYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko TanakaEn un viaje para descubrir la cura de la maldición de Tatarigami, Ashitaka se encuentra en medio de una guerra entre los dioses del bosque y Tatara, una colonia minera. En esta búsqueda también conoce a San, la Princesa Mononoke.Princess Mononoke is an anime fantasy movie that has an underlaying environmental issue with the main conflict being between nature and humans. It deals with issues like deforestation, industrialization dangers, and modern environmental concerns.
- DirecciónAlfonso CuarónElencoYalitza AparicioMarina de TaviraDiego Cortina AutreyUn año en la vida de la criada de una familia de clase media-alta en la Ciudad de México a principios de los años setenta.Roma is a Spanish movie that takes place in 1970s and is about a live-in Indigenous domestic-worker in Mexico City and covers themes of class divide, race marginalization, and gender inequality.
- DirecciónFrank DarabontElencoTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid MorseLa vida de los guardias en el corredor de la muerte se ve afectada por uno de los reclusos: un hombre negro acusado de violar y asesinar a un niño, pero que tiene un misterioso don.The Green Mile is a movie that revolves around a warden and a wrongly convicted black man who is about to get executed for his "crimes". The film contains themes of racism (particularly black men in the law system), the death penalty, wrongful conviction, as well as inhumane treatment towards prisoners on death row.
- DirecciónRob MarshallElencoZiyi ZhangKen WatanabeMichelle YeohNitta Sayuri revela cómo trascendió sus raíces de aldea de pescadores y se convirtió en una de las geishas más famosas de Japón.TW: Deals with human trafficking and sexualization
Memoirs of a Geisha is about a little girl sold into a geisha house and forced into servitude. The film covers the disturbing topics like the sexualization of young girls while also being criticized for casting Chinese actresses to portray Japanese characters resulting in high amounts of criticism in racial and cultural representation in Hollywood films. The racism and portrayal is what makes the film controversial and a social issue within itself. - DirecciónMira NairElencoMadina NalwangaDavid OyelowoLupita Nyong'oUna joven de Uganda, cambia cuando conoce el juego de ajedrez.Queen of Katwe is an empowering true story of a young girl who lives in a poor town in Uganda and is taught to play chess by a missionary and becomes a chess prodigy. The film tackles subjects of extreme poverty, poor education, and fighting for gender equality! (One of the happier social issues films, very empowering!) :)
