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  • Essay / Hollywood genres: Gun Crazy - 627

    The two films, Gun Crazy and Bonnie and Clyde, revolve around the notion of violence. The major themes addressed by these films are violence and crime in general. Each film indicates elements of order and elements of chaos. This explains why classic stories and Hollywood genres address the issue of chaos and order as they prevail in society. Comparing the two, it's obvious that Bonnie and Clyde take a lot of inspiration from Gun Crazy in many ways. There are mass shootings in both films, which is an indication of the violence that exists in their respective societies. The characters find themselves involved in criminal activities with different motivations. There are various factors that motivate the couples in both films to commit crimes in society. This study seeks to prove that classic Hollywood narratives and genres are structured along lines of conflict between order and chaos through their themes inherent in their social and ideological contexts. Gun Crazy depicts the idea of ​​chaos in distinct ways. Young, at the age of 14, Bart Tare robbed a hardware store and fled with a gun. The issue of stealing from a store represents the existence of chaos in society since stealing is not a virtue but a vice that exists in the world. A subsequent marriage between Bart and Laurie triggers the genesis of the existence of chaos depicted in the film (Lewis, 1950). After the wedding, the couple runs out of money and Anne gives Bart a difficult choice. Either he joins her in a criminal career, or she abandons him. These two characters are the embodiment of chaos. In Bonnie and Clyde, chaos begins to ensue when the two stars meet during an episode where Clyde attempts to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bonnie ...... middle of paper ...... with a view to eliminating chaos in society and establishing order. Ultimately, it is clear that classic Hollywood narratives and genres are structured along the lines of conflict between order and chaos, lawbreakers cause chaos along genres, while the police and FBI charge in each case to enforce order by arresting people who cause chaos. Unruly civilians also commit crimes in order to create chaos. The authority represented by the police and the FBI carries out the order by following the offenders to ensure that they are properly sentenced. References Lewis, J, H, ed., 1950, Gun crazy, taken from, http: //viooz.co/movies/19511-gun-crazy-deadly-is-the-female-1950.html/. (Accessed February 26, 2014). Penn, A, ed., 1967. Bonnie and Clyde, retrieved from http://www.sockshare.com/file/21CFED1064F7D713# (accessed February 27 2014). 2014).