Bonnie & Clyde: The Groundbreaking Anti-Heroes
This film, the more I think about it, was groundbreaking! Not only does this piece contain likable anti-hero protagonists, funny Southern humor and exchange between the characters, great music, and kick-butt action scenes; it delivers on sharing a real story with wonderful depictions of real characters, while making the audience question the motives behind our favorite (or least-favorite) criminals. On the surface, it appears as if Clyde (Warren Beatty) is taking advantage of both his attractive partner Bonnie (Faye Dunaway) and his goofy sidekick C.W. Moss (Michael J. Pollard) to accomplish his evil goals. We the audience, however, clearly see that Clyde and his associates are living through the Great Depression -- a time when money was scarce to none and America was stricken by poverty. You've gotta think: there's gotta be some better way to make money than to work monotonous jobs. Not to say I'm defending violent actions, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
All in all, the best thing about this film wasn't the aforementioned, the foreshadow of death, or the technical aspects that make this film -- those are great, but the best and most important thing to realize is the impact this film had during it's release date. The film was violent, gory, (at times) disturbing, and (if it matters) sexually suggestive; this was all the better for the counter-culture -- a film which empowered the powerless with power from the powerful (i.e. the poor overtaking the wealthy corporate).
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