One False Step: Detroit,Step and Movies of Rising and Falling |
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Authors: | Bernard Beck |
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Affiliation: | Northwestern University |
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Abstract: | Detroit and Step are two recent movies in the context of urban riots in protest of police brutality. They refer to time periods separated by half a century, but there are common themes in the two that seem appropriate to both times. The movies are not primarily concerned with the riot events, but the riot is a major motivating force in both; Detroit is pessimistic, while Step is hopeful. Together, they define alternative possibilities of African American community life. One is eternally sought, and the other is always a dreadful possibility. |
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