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How does the film 'Witness' show the clash between Amish culture and Modern American culture?  

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Guillaume Wright 10C2 English Media Coursework 14/12/00 How does the film 'Witness' show the clash between Amish culture and Modern American culture? Witness is s film made in 1985 and is primarily concerned with the wide gulf between Amish culture and modern American culture. The film doesn't really belong to any individual genre, but instead is incorporated by the several sub plots that take on their own themes and genres, which gives the film a unique and varied style. The film starts with a young Amish boy and his mother travelling into Philadelphia where the boy witnesses the murder of an undercover police officer. Detective John Book is brought in to investigate the situation and protect the boy, but when he uncovers a conspiracy leading all the way up to the top ranks, Book retreats with mother and son, back to the humble Amish community in the Dutch Pennsylvania countryside,...

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