Usual Suspects
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Submitted by pinklemonade on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Usual Suspects
Colorful words and phrases can be found in just about every language on this planet. These explicits, which will not be used or mentioned in this paper, have been around since the beginning of time. Everyone knows them and everyone hears them, and perhaps has even passed the words through their own lips. Offensive words may be used out of frustration, anger, emphasis, or now a day, in common conversation. While certain people may find such explicit phrases offensive, not all share the same norm, that swearing is not acceptable.
In the movie, Citizen Kane, offensive language is not to be found anywhere. Explicits and other risqué behavior are generally avoided. Instead, strong expressions in tone and behavior are used to get a point or message across. Only seldom is violence used. Even then, the violence is played down. When Charles Foster Kane goes to strike his second wife, Susan Alexander out of frustration and anger, the camera is angled so that the viewer does not actually see Citizen Kane hit his wife. Rather a shadow is shown moving across her face. It is clear that the makers of this film try to keep the movie away from impurities such as violence and bad language. It is apparent that the director is successful at making a great movie without offensive acts, and that in is not necessary to include them in a film, as Citizen Kane is regarded by most in the film industry as the best movie every produced.
On the other hand, the movie The Usual Suspects is quite the opposite of Citizen Kane. Within the first few minutes of The Usual Suspects one could hear every explicit that exists in the English language, and then some. As Citizen Kane shied away from violence and inappropriate language, The Usual Suspects is not afraid to flaunt it and throw it in your face. In Citizen Kane the camera angle turns so that the viewer may not witness an unpleasant scene. On the opposing spectrum, The Usual Suspects depicts men with guns, swearing profusely,...
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