Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are two of the most beloved and notorious criminals in the world. They met, fell in love, and embarked on a two year crime spree, robbing banks at gun point. The public's perception of them and their crimes has been largely shaped by the film Bonnie and Clyde. Arthur Penn, the director of the film, had to make certain decisions and alterations in order to better control how the story was told and received, and as a result of this, the lives of Bonnie and Clyde were both simplified and exaggerated in the film.
One of the most important aspects of any story is character development. In the case of Bonnie and Clyde, most of the secondary characters are portrayed as accurately as possible; however, some changes were made, to keep the film exciting and also convey the emotions and ideas that scenes are trying to get across. Also, some characters had to be simplified or altered to make the story easier to tell. For example, the character of C.W. Moss in the film is actually a combination of the real life Barrow gang members W.D. Jones and Henry Merthin. In real life, W.D. Jones was the baby faced gas station attendant that ran with the Barrow gang. His involvement was short-lived, however, and he was later jailed and then broken out of jail by Clyde. It was Henry Merthin's father, Ivan, who betrayed Bonnie and Clyde in real life, in exchange for an easier sentencing and punishment for his son (Nash 250).
The characters of Bonnie and Clyde were very minimally altered, and when they were it was usually because characters in films have to be simpler so that they are more effective. One small change was that in real life, Clyde asked a fellow inmate to cut off two of his toes to avoid doing extra work while in prison. In the film, he says that he cut off his own toes (Dirks). The real life Bonnie was married to Roy Thorton before she met Clyde, a fact that the film ignores.
I recommend Bonnie and Clyde by, E. ... Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow met in Texas in 1930. ... The FBI issued a warrant against bonnie and Clyde in 1933. ... Bonnie and Clyde still continued on together. ... Overall Bonnie and Clyde by, E. ...
Bonnie and Clyde were popular for numerous reasons. ... It is also said Bonnie fell instantly in love with Clyde. ... Bonnie and Clyde didn't leave many clues behind. ... But his father eventually betrayed Bonnie and Clyde. ... Bonnie and Clyde waited in the car. ...
Bonnie and Clyde I think that the film Bonnie and Clyde was an example of a typical gangster film. ... For instance, Clyde, the gangster hero, is a cocky loner and Bonnie, the gun moll, becomes his companion, lover, and partner in crime. ... And a main struggle is Clyde against himself because he is fighting his feelings for Bonnie in the beginning of the movie. The film ends with Bonnie and Clyde and Buck killed. ... I didn't know that the story of Bonnie and Clyde was so interesting....
Bonnie returned home awaiting a call from Clyde. ... Bonnie and Clyde would not give up until they were killed. ... The sheriff's waited for Bonnie and Clyde all night. ... Bullets showered the car leaving Bonnie and Clyde dead. ... Some wonder if the way Bonnie and Clyde died was fair. ...
Reasoning: Bonnie and Clyde are among America's most notorious criminals. ... Bonnie would visit Clyde everyday, and one day managed to slip Clyde a colt 45 that would be used in an escape later that resulted in William, Clyde and Emory Abernathy walking out of the jail and allowing Bonnie and Clyde to start the life of crime. ... In June, Bonnie and Clyde again left in a stolen car for Rustin, Louisiana. ... Before Clyde met Bonnie he had started his criminal career with his brother Buck. ... When both Bonnie and Clyde...
Bonnie and Clyde were well-known American Outlaws during the 1930's. ... It wasn't always a life of crime for Bonnie and Clyde growing up. ... Then one day while Clyde stopped by a friends' house, he noticed Bonnie Parker standing in the kitchen making hot chocolate. ... In late 1932, Bonnie and Clyde began their crime spree with a known criminal named Raymond Hamilton. ... Special automatic rifles, other kinds of rifles, shotguns and pistols were used in the ambushed against Bonnie and Clyde. ...
Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn was born on September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Penn's next movie with Beatty was Bonnie and Clyde which was also a magnificent film released in 1967. Bonnie and Clyde is excellent because of its combination of revisionist history and humor all skillfully composed by a master filmmaker, Penn. ... One way to look at that final scene is to remind yourself that you have been experiencing the film through the eyes of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow during the entire movie, so it takes a little while to recover from the brutal ending. .....
Rocky Sullivan from the movie Angels with Dirty Faces and Clyde Boner from Bonnie and Clyde are such characters. ... Upon his release it appeared that Clyde was pretty much attempting to ease back into his old life and then he met Bonnie. ... Clyde's motivation and driving need is more basic than Sullivan's, though he too is influenced by an outside force, namely Bonnie. ... They were a team and Clyde even attempted to suppress his insecurities in order to do what he knew Bonnie wanted. ... In the case of Clyde Boner, Bonnie was his saving grace, because she eventually completed him ...
