Santa Monica College LA Confidential Film Analysis

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Write 2 pages single spaced paper based on one of these movies - Chinatown, Crash, LA Confidential, Sunset Boulevard,Straight Outta Compton

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LA Confidential Analysis
The film, LA Confidential by Curtis Hanson is based on James Ellroy’s 1990 novel that goes
by the same name. It provides a story of a group of LAPD officers in 1953. It specifically provides
insights touching on the intersection between Hollywood celebrity and police corruption. The
director, therefore, sought to show that the unique feature which Hollywood creates in Los Angeles
provides the room for corruption to thrive within (Hanson). Essentially, police officers target
celebrities in a bid to gain financially from them. They consider celebrities as prey which they
need to pawn on in a bid to attain the necessary levels of opportunities which they aim to have in
the process. This narrative aims to show that the film is connected to culture and literature of Los
Angeles. The first section of the paper will detail the relationship between the film and the Los
Angeles culture. The next part shows why the film is successful. The third part provides a
comparison between the film and another.
The culture of Los Angeles is shown as one bearing a high level of corruption where both
police officers and celebrities take part in it. In the beginning Captain Dudley Smith is shown as a
highly virtuous person. He is even keen to advising beating a confessio...


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