Film Analysis: The Great Shake Up
One contrast that seemed to jump out at me when comparing the movie of Seabiscuit to class lectures and videos, was the portrayal of hoboes during the Great Depression. There is a short clip in the movie showing several hoboes in a box car on a train (Ross, 25). In this scene, there is melancholy music in the background, and the men’s facial expressions seem to be filled with a look of hopelessness. We have also discussed in class lectures the sad predicaments that men left their families in when they felt like they had to desert them in order to join the several other thousands of hoboes. This portrayal heavily contrasts with a video we watched in class titled “The Great Shake Up.” In this video there are several references that seem to glorify