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Actors: Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Jon Voight
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Rosewood |
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Rosewood is a story about a small African American town in Florida that endured a massacre of its people in 1923. When a married white woman is beaten by her lover she protects herself by blaming her injuries on an African American man from Rosewood. Although there is no truth in the woman's story, the mere fact that it is purported to be truth sparks a violent and merciless assault on the black citizens of Rosewood. As the white males in the nearby town of Sumner band together as vigilantes/posses they blaze a trail of destruction. Although there is no central character, Mann (played by Ving Rhames) is a newcomer to Rosewood, a strong and heroic man who acts as a catalyst for the survivors of the attack. Sylvester Carrier (played by Don Cheadle) is a resident who bands together with Mann in an attempt to flee Rosewood with his family. A white storeowner, John Wright (played by Jon Voight), shows compassion by aiding numerous African Americans as they leave Rosewood. All available methods are used as the African American townspeople band together and try to flee their oppressors.
--Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Rosewood |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- American South
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- bald
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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