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Media Reaction Paper Movie "The Soloist"
Did the motion picture attempt to address the diversity represented in the American landscape?
To what extent do the media rely on stereotypes when depicting a certain group?
Assess whether or not you believe the selected motion picture fostered a better understanding of diversity and multiculturalism. Justify your answer.
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The solution is a sample Media Reaction paper on the Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx starrer drama 'The Soloist' (2009). The Soloist is the true story of homeless Julliard Dropout Nathaniel Ayers and journalist Steve Lopez and how their unlikely friendship turned into a story of redemption. Both men are of minor ethnicities and issues of stereotypes and diversity are tackled in the analysis from an American-landscape position. Multiculturalism is discussed from a sociological point of view as a reaction and analysis on the story presented by the movie.

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Dear Student,
The solution below is concise yet comprehensive enough to touch on several aspects of the movie in relation to the idea of diversity. Please remember that the movie is based on the life of Nathaniel Ayers and his subsequent friendship with journalist Steve Lopez - it would be great if you could find a copy of Lopez' book of the same title if you feel like getting a deeper understanding of what this movie adapted from the book tells us/shows us regarding the current state of multiculturalism in the American Society. I hope this solution helps. Brainmass solutions, are, as always, here to help and guide. The ideas expressed are from my viewpoint as a sociologist. when you put pen to paper for your own version, be sure to include elements that represent your own ideas and reactions.

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OTA 105878/Xenia Jones
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"The Soloist" Media Reaction Paper

I. Movie Particulars:
Directed by Joe Wright
Produced by Gary Foster & Russ Krasnoff
Screenplay: Susannah Grant
Book and articles:
Steve Lopez
Starring: Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez
Music by Dario Marianelli
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey
Editing by Paul Tothill
Studio: StudioCanal, Participant Media &Working Title Films
Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures (US)/Universal Pictures (international)
Release date(s): 24 April 2009 (US)/11 September 2009 (UK)

II. Summary: Plot

The movie is the film adaptation of the Steve Lopez's 2008 novel The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music. The movie released earlier this year is a powerful drama based on the life of Nathaniel Ayers (played by Foxx) - his musical genius, his schizophrenia, his journey into homelessness and his subsequent salvation in the form of an unlikely ally and eventual friend in Steve Lopez (played by Downey), the LA Times columnist who wrote a series of articles about Ayers - his incredible talent, his mental illness and his life in Skid Row - one of L.A.'s most notorious downtown areas.

III. Reaction & Analysis

Mirroring Reality

On the get go, looking at the posters of the movie, one can form stereotypes in mind - this is about race, this is about discrimination. The thing is, while issues of race and ethnicity are part of the elements of the film - and ...

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