Response Paper
Istiaque Biswas
U.S. HISTORY
Dr. Grubbs
12/08/2014
FILM: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
1. Give the full title of the film - what exactly is its subject, and what time period and/or places does it cover?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film. The film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known to history as and his partner Harry Longabaugh, the "Sundance Kid" as they migrate to Bolivia while on the run from the law in search of a more successful criminal career.
2. Who are the major personalities or groups of people featured in the film?
Butch Cassidy is a consummate dreamer, one minute thinking of relocating to Bolivia and the next considering enlisting in the Army. His partner Sundance is more of a traditional old-west gunman. Sundance’s female companion is the schoolteacher Etta Place, who never seems to question the duo’s life of crime.
3. Describe three (3) major events that occur in the film. Why were these important?
1.Witty pals and Sundance join the Gang in successfully robbing yet another train with their trademark non-lethal style. Butch and Sundance are soon holed up in a barn surrounded by scores of Bolivian soldiers who are waiting for the pair to make one last run for it. 2.They take cover in a building, but are both seriously wounded when Butch has to make a run to the mules for more ammunition. As dozens of Bolivian soldiers surround the area, Butch suggests the duo's next destination should be Australia. 3.The film ends with a freeze frame shot on the pair charging out of the building, guns blazing, as the Bolivian forces fire repeatedly on them. I chose these scenes because these scenes were important and these scenes started the chain of effects in the movie ( starting, climax, end). The final scene serves as the ultimate symbol for the youth. The film
U.S. HISTORY
Dr. Grubbs
12/08/2014
FILM: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
1. Give the full title of the film - what exactly is its subject, and what time period and/or places does it cover?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film. The film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known to history as and his partner Harry Longabaugh, the "Sundance Kid" as they migrate to Bolivia while on the run from the law in search of a more successful criminal career.
2. Who are the major personalities or groups of people featured in the film?
Butch Cassidy is a consummate dreamer, one minute thinking of relocating to Bolivia and the next considering enlisting in the Army. His partner Sundance is more of a traditional old-west gunman. Sundance’s female companion is the schoolteacher Etta Place, who never seems to question the duo’s life of crime.
3. Describe three (3) major events that occur in the film. Why were these important?
1.Witty pals and Sundance join the Gang in successfully robbing yet another train with their trademark non-lethal style. Butch and Sundance are soon holed up in a barn surrounded by scores of Bolivian soldiers who are waiting for the pair to make one last run for it. 2.They take cover in a building, but are both seriously wounded when Butch has to make a run to the mules for more ammunition. As dozens of Bolivian soldiers surround the area, Butch suggests the duo's next destination should be Australia. 3.The film ends with a freeze frame shot on the pair charging out of the building, guns blazing, as the Bolivian forces fire repeatedly on them. I chose these scenes because these scenes were important and these scenes started the chain of effects in the movie ( starting, climax, end). The final scene serves as the ultimate symbol for the youth. The film