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'The Hurricane' directed by Rudy Langlais - Explore and analyse three of the dominant discourses about 'race' in the film.
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The film, 'The Hurricane,' directed by Rudy Langlais is a powerful production which explores issues and discourses around 'race' and racism. I will begin with a brief description of the film before I begin my analysis. The movie is based on a true story and is set in America from the 1950's through to the 1980's. Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, an African American, has spent more than half of his life in prison starting from the age of eleven, for crimes he was wrongfully convicted. White authorities did everything in their power but also corrupted the legal system to place and keep Rubin (Hurricane) Carter in prison simply because of his 'race'. After spending twenty years in State prison for being wrongly convicted of a triple murder, Rubin was set free after a young African American boy and three white American citizens fought to free him. I will explore and analyse three...
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