Dog Day Afternoon
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The events of August 22nd, 1972 are depicted in
Dog Day Afternoon, which depicts a Brooklyn Bank heist gone aerie. This
award-winning film full of twists and turns in the plot was expertly directed
by Sidney Lumet {Who directed an All-Black Cast The Whiz and was married to Lena
Horne’s Daughter.} Dog Day Afternoon has
to be one of my favorite films from an era chock full of expertly acted, edited
and directed films {1978 check}.
According to the documentary film included with the film,
this film when you borrow it from the Free Library of Philadelphia, the events
that evolved from Dog Day Afternoon changed the Way police handle hostage
situations; the media; and the icy tension that often is derived from such
situations.
The lead character is a same gender loving man with real
balls who shouts out Attica Attica, Attica [*See end of review], when the
police start to ease up on Him when He is outside with a hostage negotiating
with police leaders. The people in the crowd erupt with a vivid showing of open
support.
The action in this film is both bone-chillingly real,
detailed and telling as the character of Sal and Sonie are painted and
portrayed as the director uses His camera like an artist uses colours, paint
and brushes—with splendor, joy and incredible earthy flava.
Editor’s and Writer’s note: notice how the people in the film—are unlike
the mechanized robots [fully equipped with corporate ipods and mini-computers] we
accept as human beings today in North America. They have a real tendency to
support the bank robbers as opposed to the police officers.
Second Editor’s Note: Please research and write about what Attica was
and details from the encyclopedia at the Free Library.
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