An In-depth Analysis of the Socio Political and Economic Conditions of the Production of Three Kings
Last year was a year which was described by many as a disappointing year for film, with very little of significance coming from the film industry, in terms of ground breaking or memorable movies. For me last year was the year that Hollywood decided to make some interesting (The Insider), un-conventional (Being John Malkovich) and epic (Gladiator) films. In Three Kings I surprisingly found all three and more. Advertised as a buddy-buddy war/action movie, with the obligatory main stream actor (George Clooney) and the equally obligatory rap star (Ice Cube) which Hollywood movies tend to be moving towards recently. Three Kings (TK) is a story adapted from a short plot summary called Spoils of War. Based at the tail end of the Gulf War, it follows the story of four American soldiers who find a map leading to millions of dollars worth of gold. Predictably as with all heist movies, not everything goes according to plan and the soldiers are brought into the front line, forced into helping refugees escape Iraq. “Up until now the Gulf war was deemed too close for comfort… this so called media war was considered out of bounds… Adios to delicacy, because David O’Russell’s battering ram of a war movie has by-passed the usual 15
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Approximate Word count = 4650
Approximate Pages = 19 (250 words per page double spaced)
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