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success of that film, however,
a “Berlin Wall” of stereotyping
was erected, generating other
430 movies of this kind. It has
been non-stop negativity for
43 years.
We’ve enjoyed very much the
2014 movie “Unbroken”, the
story of the great Louis Zamperini, which you described
as “one of the few Hollywood film to feature an Italian
surnamed male character in a
heroic, complex, or dignified
role”. We unfortunately know
the too long list of movies that
depicted the Italian Americans
in a bad way, so let’s think positive: in your opinion, which
are the top 5 Hollywood movies that have been positively
describing an Italian American
character?
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Opinions on films are very
subjective. There is also context