Analysis of Dog Day Afternoon, the greatest movie ever!!
Date Submitted: 06/04/2004 13:27:03
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Film & TV
Length: 4 pages (1186 words)
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Film & TV
Length: 4 pages (1186 words)
"When Love Evolves into Insanity": A Film Analysis on Dog Day Afternoon
Based on a true story, Dog Day Afternoon takes place on a on hot summer day in Brooklyn, New York. The 1975 film, directed by Sidney Lumet, starts off when Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino), Sal (John Cazale), and another accomplice (not important) decide to rob a bank. At first, the three gentlemen seem to rob the bank out of pure greed, however, as the …
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…out that Sonny is a homosexual. In this scene, the crowd teases Sonny as he frisks one of the officers. Positively, the crowd still favors Sonny, and fellow homosexuals and lesbians have joined the fiasco. Most importantly, Sonny's love drives him insane (he is not socially normal since his behavior is not accepted), and with theme defined the film can be explained. However, can one say that Sonny's acts of insanity was justified by love?
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