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Higher
Learning (US 1995)
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Connelly
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Youngsters from different countries, races, and social background
are forced to integrate when they all enroll in Columbus University.
One of new resident students, Kristen was close to be raped
by one drunken student. Group of black student planed to pay
back for this, and there rose tension between black and white
students. In a while there rose confrontation between black
students and neoNazi group. At the place of peace rally Kristen
organized, a tragedy was about to happen. Via rape and neo-Nazi,
problems of contemporary American youth are depicted.
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Kristen met Taryn who is coming out
lesbian and an activist of sex discrimination issue. In the
interaction with her, Kristen started her own activity. Themes
of this movie are the race, sex, and discrimination on sexuality.
This movie sends a strong message to audience by depicting students
who struggle under each theme.?
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Butterfly
Kiss (UK 1995)
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Amand Plummer, Saskia Reeves
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Eunice is walking along the highways of northern England
from searching Judith. Once she find out that Judith is not
there, she kills the person she asked about Judith. One day
she meets Miriam, hard of hearing and a little ingenuous,
who feels sympathy for Eunice and takes her home, and the
two spent the night together. Miriam is very impressed by
Eunice's fierceness and willfulness and follows her on the
search for Judith leaving her grandmother. An off-the-wall
road movie of love and remedy in the oddr of death.
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Eunice continues killing as if she
wants to e punished. Desperation and loneliness for being given
up by God can be seen in her. Miriam's dedicated love toward
Eunice beyond good and bad is extremely moving. The result they
took at the end of their journey was devastating. Seaside under
morning sun is beautiful and seems symbolize the accomplishment
of their love. This movie post a question what true love is
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