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"You can get it if you really want!" Discussing Perry Henzell's film 'The Harder They Come'.
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"You can get it if you really want!" Perry Henzell's film 'The Harder They Come' is an excellent resource for those students studying other cultures since this is a film that portrays how the cultures of many countries have been destroyed by the 'western onslaught', as the writer of 'The Bone Setter' puts it. The young Ivan Martin (Jimmy Cliff) enters Kingston with dreams of fame and fortune. He believes that he "can get it if he really wants". He dreams of the kind of fame a pop star might expect in these days. His mother, whom he visits right at the beginning of his life in Kingston, tries to warn him of the difficulties ahead, but his confidence in his obvious talent to sing overrides her warning. However, as he tries to get a job, he is constantly disappointed. The Western influence on Jamaica seems to have taken over...
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