How has race been constructed ?

Sapphire:

In this film race is a major issue and effects the way people are treated in the film. As an example one of the  detectives say "Nice enough girl considering she was coloured". This shows the audience that some races in the film are less important then others. In Sapphire everyone one is shocked when they find out that Sapphire was black and posing as white to live(or try to) a better life. Another way race has been constructed is where in the film we are introduced to a club called the international club, this is a place where all the other races can go without being judged. To round up all of this, a white person would be ashamed to be seen or be associated with a balck person.


Flame in the streets:

Race was key in this film again as people were divided in the film because of skin colour. In the film there is a lady that has set up a life with a black man and they are pregnant, this is frowned upon in the film. We can see this by Where they live. Also in the film we see white people complain that they do not want a black person to be incharge at their work enviroment. They believe it will cause trouble giving a black man more power. White people in the film seem to have nice houses with big spaces, filled with nice items, Where going back to the black and white couple they live in a tiny flat with bare minimal items.    

pressure

Tony doesn't get the job because he is black.

Mum goes on at him because he doesn't get jobs. Mother says you should take any job you can.

His brother complains to Tony about how he try's to fit in with society this seen by Tony eating a fry up and His brother eating a avocado

Lady does not let Tony in to the house because he is black.

Tonys friends steal food from store to eat because they cant get jobs.

Flame in the streets

introduced to black and white people working in the same place some have a problem with that.

There could be trouble if a black man becomes in charge.

White and black couple having a baby together.

Another couple trying to be together but society rejects them.

The mother does not want her to marry a black man, she sends her husband to talk to him and her.

Sapphire 1959

The music is tense and changes when the audience finds out the sapphire was coloured, we see this from meeting her brother who is black.


black people in the film are looked down upon in the film. They always get nasty looks from the white people when they meet.


Phrases like "Me and my kind" and "You can always tell them a mile away"  get used a lot

 Sapphire was passing for white this tells the audience that other people wont like her if they knew what colour she was. people in the film know her as different people.

Woman tells the Sapphire's brother to stop touching her child's doll because he is "dirty"