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Green Book Revisited: Unpacking the Complexities of Race and Friendship
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This study intends to investigate how friendship and race are portrayed in Peter Farrelly's Green Book movie. The study inquires whether the film depicts racism simplistically or accurately depicts the relationship between individuals from different racial backgrounds. This study's importance rests in its potential to advance the current dialogue regarding race and representation in popular culture. To respond to the research question, the researchers gathered primary sources of information from the screenplay and reviews of the movie Green Book, which were then analyzed qualitatively to identify and explore themes and characters related to race and friendship. In addition, the researchers gathered secondary data from online journals of English literature, e-books, and other sources. The information was then categorized, examined, debated, and presented to the readers. In this paper, the researchers include the historical and sociological contexts of the movie, the lives of Dr. Shirley and Tony Lip, and racism in America. The application of Critical Race Theory enriches the discussion of the movie. The study found that Green Book depicts the gradual close relationship between two different individuals from different racial backgrounds and the simplified portrayal of racism.
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The conversation surrounding awards tends to demonstrate a lack of connection between critical acclaim and a progressive perspective of racial representation.
“Due to that, the conversation surrounding such awards tends to demonstrate the lack of connection between critical acclaim and a progressive perspective of racial representation, with the problem of wanting genuine and fair representations in Hollywood persisting (Amalo et al., 2023).”
From The Representation of Race and Ethnicity in Modern Cinema: A Critical Study of Hollywood's Racial Dynamics (2025) · cites this paper as Amalo et al., 2023
The Introduction reports that Green Book won three Academy Awards, while the Literature Review describes controversy over its racial portrayal and the Conclusion says it simplifies prejudice. Together, these passages support Green Book as an example of an acclaimed film with contested racial representation. They do not establish a general pattern in awards discussions or address the cited sentence’s broader claim about a persistent problem across Hollywood. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe inconsistency between post-award public judgment and expert opinion is especially noticeable in films that are positively received and controversial at the same time because of how they depict race, such as Green Book.
“The latter inconsistency is especially noticeable in the films that are being positively received and controversial at the same time because of how they depict race, and so is the case of Green Book (Amalo et al., 2023).”
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Popular and award-winning films like Green Book do not present a very fair picture of the situation.
“As an example, though even the most popular and award-winning films like Green Book have been accused of having a simplified image of racism and the black experience, they do not present a very fair picture of the situation (Amalo et al., 2023; Nilsen and Turner, 2021).”
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Popular and award-winning films like Green Book have been accused of having a simplified image of racism and the Black experience.
“As an example, though even the most popular and award-winning films like Green Book have been accused of having a simplified image of racism and the black experience, they do not present a very fair picture of the situation (Amalo et al., 2023; Nilsen and Turner, 2021).”
From The Representation of Race and Ethnicity in Modern Cinema: A Critical Study of Hollywood's Racial Dynamics (2025) · cites this paper as Amalo et al., 2023
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“The latter will critically examine some of the narrative techniques, visual semiotics, and themes in these movies to establish the additional meanings and ideological contexts of the racial representation (Amalo et al., 2023).”
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- Authors
- Amalo, E. A., Kusumawati, E., Sumarsono, I., Agusalim, I. D., Nurisma, R. A., Darma, D. B., & Moybeka, A. M. S.
- Affiliations
- Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya (ID)
- Universitas Negeri Surabaya (ID)
- Universitas Tribuana Kalabahi (ID)
- ORCID
- Venue
- World Journal of English Language
- Publisher
- Sciedu Press
- Published
- 2023-10-20
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 566
- ISSN
- 1925-0703 (ISSN-L)
- 1925-0711
- OpenAlex
- W4387818233
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- dx.doi.org
- Locations
- World Journal of English Language (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Cinema History and Criticism
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Cultural Identity and Representation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis
- Keywords
- Green Book (film), race, friendship, racism, critical race theory, racial stereotypes
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