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A story of innocence in a world of ignorance.

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was released as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, is a 2008 historical tragedy film written and directed by Mark Herman. It Is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by John Boyne. It is based on World War II; the Holocaust drama relates the horror of Nazi extermination camp through the eyes of Bruno and Shmuel both 8 years of age. Bruno was son of the camp’s Nazi commandant, and Shmuel a Jewish inmate.

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Despite everyone who makes faces to the Jewish, Bruno is a child who does not care about how the other person looked. Bruno finds himself in different scenarios in this movie, the significant themes that Bruno is going through are hope, friendship, injustice and perseverance.

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Written by : Karla Salas
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Who could have possibly known that a measly tremor would cause such damage? As minuscule and insignificant as it is, suddenly it holds complete jurisdiction over someone's entire life.
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"You're Not You" by George C. Wolfe is an adaptation based on the critically acclaimed novel by Michelle Wildgen. It was released in 2014, just as the late Peter Frates' ALS Ice Bucket Challenge had gone viral. Its purpose was to bring awareness to this unforgiving disease, and Wolfe's film gracefully added to the movement. This film tells a story about a gifted concert pianist who is suddenly diagnosed with ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Her degenerative illness quickly progresses and has no choice but to interview professionals for special care. After burning through caregivers, she finds herself hiring the most under qualified applicant despite her husband's wishes. An unexpected bond forms between the two female leads, regardless of their apparent differences.
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Despite the overall intimate feel of the movie, there were significant themes such as ignorance on disease, loss of identity, impotence, and unexpected friendships that continue to be relevant to the development of identity in the 21st Century.

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Sometimes the world is so keen on tearing itself apart, but there are some who want to piece it back together little by little.
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Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war film based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector that follows the story of a man named Desmond Doss, an American pacifist war medic who refused to carry or use any weapon or firearm because he was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. He became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in the Battle of Okinawa. Although he was awarded and praised, he did not have a pleasant time during the war. His sergeants forced grueling labor in which he received beatings from his fellow soldiers just for his loyalty to his beliefs.
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Despite having people around him despise and torment him he never gave up and constantly showed acts of courage, bravery, loyalty, and beliefs during his time of service.

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Charlie Brooker once said, “I like technology, but ‘Black Mirror’ is more what the consequences are, and it doesn’t tend to be about technology itself; it tends to be how we use or misuse it. We’ve not really thought through the consequences of it”.

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Black Mirror is a television series consisting of stand-alone dramas that each have their own ridiculing stories towards the techno-paranoia within the modern world. It shows the intended and unintended consequences behind new technologies and the effect they have on society and individuals. As society is evolving around the new era of technology, it has shaped our lives in a different direction. It is involved in every aspect of our lives; in every home; on every desk; in every palm.

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Far-reaching themes that are admissible in this television show are relevant to the 21st Century some of which include social media, technology, love, and the concept of reality.

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Essay written by: Vanessa Jauregui
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“Nature delights in diversity, why don’t human beings?” are the last words said at the end of the documentary, Southern Comfort, which highlights how even today society still punishes people who do not conform to its rigid structure.
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Southern Comfort is a 2001 documentary that follows the real story of a transgender man named Robert Eads living the last year of his life after having been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. He was turned away numerous times from many doctors while he was seeking to be treated. This caused the cancer to advance far enough to the point where when he was finally able to get the help he needed, there was unfortunately nothing more that could be done to treat the cancer. Besides Eads’ own perspective, the viewers also get a glimpse into the lives of his friends and family along with how they interact with each other.
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Some themes that are present in this documentary are also applicable to the 21st Century which includes chosen family, transphobia, being true to yourself and perseverance.

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“America first” is a chant that is both echoed throughout Spike Lee’s movie BlacKkKlansman and has also permanently altered the American identity in recent years.
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BlacKkKlansman was an overnight success, which gained universal acclaim by telling a true story set in the 1970’s that parallels many of the same social and political issues faced today. Based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth, the plot takes viewers to Colorado Springs, Colorado in the 1970’s where the city’s first Black police officer attempts to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan (KKK) chapter. From the wardrobe to the language to the politics, viewers are transported to a post-Civil Rights Era America that seems like a far cry from the modern, globalized world of 2020.
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Prevalent themes throughout the movie such as political activism, racial violence, hidden identities, and symbols of hate, attribute to the continued evolution of American’s identities.