The film Body and Soul, released in 1925 by African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, was met with criticism because of its negative portrayal of its African American characters. Was Oscar Micheaux truly racist against his own kind or is there another reason for which he presented negative images of African Americans in his film Body and Soul?

High Noon presents a failed response to a looming crisis. Even after being alienated and abandoned by the townspeople, Marshall Will Kane nevertheless fights. Therefore, High Noon is about responsibility, both that of the individual, represented by Kane, and the community. These issues particularly resonated with Carl Foreman, the screenwriter, who testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities while in the midst of the films production and was subsequently blacklisted. High Noon then serves as an expression of Foremans frustration with Hollywood, and American society, for its compliance with the HUACs witch-hunt, and a reminder of his own duty.

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