British Nationalism through Film

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This paper reviews some classic films such as "Goldfinger" (1964) and "My Beautiful Laundrette" (1985) as well as touching on in order to positively reinforce certain points the use of the film "Do The Right Thing" (1989), in an attempt to understand the socio-historical significance of race and nation representations within their respective time and place. It discusses the ideologies of race and nation with regards to Britain and America against this threat of "the other" as well as an in-depth look at the political structure and culture of the film eras. It evaluates the opinions and ideas of the writers and directors for a closer look at the characters roles and participation in these ideologies.

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"In Goldfinger "the other" is both eastern Europeans like the Germans and Russians but also Orientals. The best example from these two films of the British/American alliance against "the other" is in the film Goldfinger. The writer of the James Bond series Ian Fleming uses the characters of hero's against villains to act out the racial stereotypes of the post-war era. The hero is James Bond who is a handsome, educated British spy who works with the Americans to stop the evil doings of the villain's such as Goldfinger (the communist eastern European). Goldfinger is a character representative of eastern Europeans as a whole, which is committed to destroying the world and dominating the social and political power of the universe, through his stereotypical portrayal."

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