Here's the last part of the film. Be sure to watch before the next class.
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This is the blog for CTCS 412 at the University of Southern California. This course will examine the role of the star in contemporary U.S. culture by focusing on how stars are produced and consumed in the “machinery” of cinema. We will explore the complex and sometimes contradictory phenomenon of stardom by analyzing the films stars appear in; examining the way stars are used to market films and ancillary products; and reading the extra-cinematic texts stars are formed from and inspire.
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I knew he was an American all along. I just didn't know it was part of the story. HA. I kept asking myself through the story, why did they get this American actor to play an Arabian Prince. It obviously all made sense by the end of the movie. LOL
One more thing. I find it fascinating, from a social-psychological standpoint, that a story like the Sheik can mirror the Patty Hearst Paradigm, and yet we still think it is a happy story in the end. I mean the guy kidnapped her and then she falls in love, and we are suppose to feel warm and fuzzy. I don't know maybe someone has another way of seeing it, but to me it is a little off. Good movie all in all though. I especially liked the way they did the night scenes vs day scenes. Very Creative.
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