Colorado is one of the best states in the US to live. Colorado is known for its scenic views that have favored its tourism sector. Moreover, Colorado is home to many moneymaking activities like filmmaking. Over the years, various casts have settled on Colorado as the location for their video shootings. Some of the movies are those we have associated ourselves with whereas some are our most favorite. The list below demonstrates some of the films that immortalize Colorado:

1. Furious 7

This film was cast in 2015 at the Pikes Peak Mountain of the Woodlands Park. Furious 7 marks the end and tribute to film actor Paul Walker. The movie features famous actors such as Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, and Jason Statham. Due to the demise of Walker, his brothers step in to help achieve completion of this part of the Fast and Sequel. The story revolves around the successes of both Walker and Diesel’s successes in the Tokyo Drift and a return to the US which exposes them to more threats to lives, families, and friends from past adversaries.

• Hateful Eight

This movie features movie magnate Quentin Tarantino. The film was cast in 2015 in the San Juan Mountain regions, on the South of Montrose. The Hateful Eight is one of the movies that display the Beauty of the State of Colorado. The film circles around the cast stack in one place as they wait for a blizzard to pass. The images provide viewers also portrays the unique features of the hell you ride state or Telluride.

• Lone Ranger

Famous film Lone Ranger of 2013 was captured in Creede, Colorado. The casts film stars silver-screen stars, Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp. The film talks about Reid and Tonto work together to nail down Butch Cavendish. The movie in Creede portrays the dryness and wasteland characteristics.

• An American Terror

This film was cast in the Denver, Colorado. The video talks about a group of people who were harshly handled and bullied. The friends come up with ways of seeking revenge against bullies. In the process, the group ends up in a torture trap owned by a lunatic. In a quest to save themselves from the chains of a mad person, the friends have to devise ways of getting themselves out for survival.

• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

This movie makes it to the films of Colorado.  This movie was cast in 1989. Famous actor Indiana Jones takes part in an adventure in Colorado in search of a Holy Grail will the help of his father, Sean Connery. The two take part in the fight for Nazi’s and many adversaries. The battles in the process exhibit the exquisites appearances of Colorado state. The areas captured include Alamosa, Cortez and Pagosa Springs.

• Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid

This film cast in Durango in 1969. Durango is known as a tourist attraction by most as Durango and Silverton Railway. The movie occurs in the various parts of Colorado. Famous actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford did the film. The film was set high above the Animas River that Redford as Sundance accepts his weakness of not being able to swim.

• The True Grit

John Wayne plays the main character as US Marshall Rooster Cogburn. Wayne fights criminals in the town. The scenes of this 1969 film especially the courtrooms take place in the cities of Montrose and Ouray.

• Cop Car

Cast in 2015, the Cop Car is captured in the Colorado Springs. The film revolves about the Sheriff of a small town that goes out to find the kind that disappears during a fun ride. The film captures good actors She Whigham, Kevin Bacon, and Camryn Manheim.

• Outwest

The film cast in Colorado Town in 2014. In this film, actress, Prissy Alcott returns homes to rescue her family after discovering that it was broken down. Prissy uses the help of three gay friends and wit to convert the family home into a dude ranch to raise revenue to save the family from losing their home.

1. Table 47

This film was captured in Castle Rock, Greenwood Village and Franktown in Colorado in 2015. The film was written by Michael Brody and directed by Jeff Kingery. This film is also the first feature of the Double Play Films. The film revolves around a bar owner that falls in love with a married woman. The woman is married to an abusive husband. On planning to murder the violent husband, the woman realizes that the aggression has been as a result of the frustrations that have resulted from a con that threatens them.

The above makeup for the list of the ten famous movies filmed in Colorado. The videos continue to portray the beauty of the town of Colorado.

Saudi Arabia is the home of two Islam’s holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. It is officially referred to as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with Riyadh as its capital city. Saudi Arabia is a monarchy and the official language is Arabic. The country is governed through the Islamic law. It is the largest oil producer in the world and tops the list of global oil exporting countries. Its gas reserves rank the sixth in the world and its oil reserves is the second largest in the world. Due to its thriving economy, Saudi Arabia has the largest Human Development Index. Islam is the only religion for Saudi Arabia and its citizens are required to be Muslims. No one be it a citizen or a guest to Saudi Arabia has the freedom of religion. Lunar Islamic calendar is used in Saudi Arabia (Ismail et al., 2016).

            Nigeria is a West African country with Abuja as the capital city. It was colonized by the British and it became an independent nation in 1960. It is headed by a president who is democratically elected by the Nigerian people. Roughly half of Nigeria is occupied by Christians in the south while Muslims occupy the northern part of the country. Its economy is ranked 20^th largest in the world while it has the largest economy in Africa, followed by South Africa. The country has been troubled by Boko Haram insurgents seeking establishment of Sharia law since 2002. English is the official language, although there are more than 500 spoken ethnic languages. Nigeria supplies 11 percent of United States oil imports. Nigeria ranks 12^th largest oil producer globally and 8^th largest oil exporter (Chimobi, 2016).

United States of America consists of 50 states, has a population of about 324 million people, with Washington, D.C as its capital city. The U.S holds the largest economy in the world in terms of human development, productivity per individual and per capital income. America has the most powerful military in the world, and highly influential political and cultural systems in the world. U.S is the largest oil importing country in the world (Epstein & Sonu, 2016).

In the film, Miller’s Crossing and the novel Legs by William Kennedy, the role of violence depicts as the common theme. These two works portray the role of violence through the main characters that have particular roles and capabilities to stir dramatic effects in their characterization. The imperative roles of the characters in both works are drawn primarily to get the viewer’s attention. In so doing, the film is addressed in a similar way to the style in which the novel is narrated, uncovering vital information about the characters of Tom Reagan in Miller’s Crossing and Jack Diamond, in Legs. The two protagonists mirror the role of violence in the two characters that place bets on fights to make money. Notwithstanding, Jack assumes a superior part than Tom does. What’s more, Tom and Jack share similar traits and symbolic equivalence. Specifically, they had a thing that they wore or were passed, and this thing had the capacity to show what was happening inside the character’s brain. On occasion in the novel where their psyche was tried, the utilization of their things decided the result. The body cannot live without the brain, so it is essential for the characters to stay near these things that symbolize their psyche or they will surely die. Tom Reagan had a fantasy in which his cap tumbled off his head, and the wind had overwhelmed it. The vast array of similar violent scenes and narrations in the two works further reflects the dominant theme – the role of violence.

In the novel, Jack Diamond is portrayed as an Irish-American hero comparable to Finn McCool, a hero in Old Ireland, and Jesse James, a famous American legend. In this novel, Jack Diamond utilizes rebellious viciousness to accomplish what he wants. He earns his living by placing bets on fights. On one occasion when he bets on the fight between Benny Shapiro and Kid Murphy, he loses the wager. The role of violence is further replicated in the appeal for villainy in the novel. For instance, Marcus Gorman led a gloomy life until he met Jack. Be that as it may, Marcus refused to smuggle jewels for Jack. As they continue hanging out, Marcus feels a vicarious ecstasy when he spends time with Jack, one of the nation’s most infamous criminals. Progressively, Marcus cherishes the idea of shooting from Jack’s automatic weapon, charmed by the lethal power of a firearm. Additionally, Marcus starts adoring Jack’s wife and girlfriend and in due time he entices them and lays down with mysterious ladies, as Jack does. The violence and the thrill from criminal activities that emanate from Jack draw in everyone around him.

On the surface, the film describes the story of warring gangsters. The movie story line had been narrated before but not with such precision. The action packed violent scenes keep the film at a brisk pace. Despite the constant bloody shootouts and killings in the movie, it is not a conventional violent or gangster movie. The director successively incorporates some elegance and style to the conventional action film creating a complex narration. This story is centered on two criminal gangs seeking control of a city in light of the prevailing corrupt police department. The role of violence and the incorporation of an aspect of style help to create the film and maintain an unprecedented pace, different from regular action movies. The choice of music in the film also brings out the role of violence in Miller’s Crossing.

Consequently, the film Miller’s Crossing and the novel Legs brilliantly depict the criminal careers of gangsters’ characters. Through the eyes of the characters, the role of violence in both works becomes apparent. The author of the novel and the director of the film went beyond their conventional constructs and locales. In so doing, the author and the film director came out of their way to create and echo an impeccable gangster imagery which builds up to the primary theme – the role of violence. The theme is further illustrated through the action-packed scenes. Characterization of the protagonists dependably brings out the natural aspects of the synonymous storylines in both the film and the novel. Be that as it may, the characterization often results in adverse consequences.

In conclusion, an in-depth analysis if the works reveals a common theme. It becomes apparent that the role of violence is a dominant aspect in Miller’s Crossing and the novel Legs by William Kennedy. The style, narration of the story, and the impeccable characterization coupled up with elegant use of imagery help the audience to comprehend the role of violence in both works, staying focused to the end. Furthermore, both works encompass similar protagonists with comparable attributes. These attributes are necessary for grasping the viewers’ and the readers’ attention. In so doing, the audiences are able to relate themselves with the works and deduce plausible thematic conclusions. In synopsis, all the attributes depicted above make possible to derive the common theme in both works. Consequently, it becomes imperative to look at the common theme through the eyes of a modern-day setting. Today, the role of violence is mirrored in many films and works of art that employ similar image and style to tell practical stories that the audience can relate from their day to day activities.

Rather than entertaining the society, movies play other essential roles in the community such as informing and educating. In most cases, the content of a film directly or indirectly affects society.  The content of a film is what is happening in the nation (issues affecting community) and the manner in which the movie presents such problems can determine the perception of the society towards social, racial and gender issues. Consumers of media content should be aware of the negative issues portrayed in movies.

Miss Representation is an American documentary written and produced by Jennifer S. Newsom in 2011. The film reveals the manner and ways in which the mainstream media has paid hand in the continuing epidemic of misrepresentation and underrepresentation of women in the society as a daily target of stereotyping, discrimination and the worst of all victims of violence. As per the film women, negative images are portrayed in screens to corner them into inferiority in comparison with men.

By watching the film, you realize that women are misrepresented and underrepresented by media as voiceless in the modern society. Continuous exposition of their body together with its parts which hurts them by the mainstream media signals to the community that women are not whole and their complexity does not matter. The film paints open up that mainstream media has misrepresented the women as a victim of violence. The continuous dehumanization existing every day in the mainstream media advertising is changing women to a tool and into other things marking the first attempt in justifying violence against woman. In the film, Jenifer gives in to gender inequality channelled by mainstream media advertisements as a tool to down women. She says that no matter how much a woman contributes to a nation either socially or politically, that does not matter in the society as her values are depended on how she looks (1:58).

According to the film, screens have misinformed the American society by presenting man as the most powerful. Such misrepresentation and underrepresentation have created intimidation as women are poorly treated in line to media image that reflects them as powerless in the society. She says that the media image of a woman in the United States has the power to change the attitude and influence the opinion of the public. Jane Fonda in the film stated, “media build consciousness and what it portrays to the public on screens creates our consciousness determining how we will not make any progress” (3:14) one of crucial aspect that comes out from Jan’s statement is that men in the United States have been defining, and misrepresenting women. Despite the fact that women make the largest percentage of the U.S population, few women have come out to participate in writing, producing directing or representatives in Congress. My argument here is that despite the image of a woman in the united states being misrepresented and underrepresented, women as a minority group in the United States have attained a couple of rights and privileges no progress has been achieved. In the film, the image changed, but women still face gender inequality. The film communicates that radically adjusting the position of a woman from the screens to the back of the camera thus letting men dominate the media image thus changing the perspective of the audience and controlling them. In the film, the idea of a woman being portrayed negatively is rooted in gender stereotypes that credit anything associated with masculinity and look down upon anything linked to femininity.

The media image as per the film has contributed to harassment, discrimination, and marginalization of women. The images of a violent, aggressive and unstable woman in the mainstream media are results of silencing the race of women in the United States history. The contrary exposition of images of violent women in the screens plays more significant psychological impacts to the teenage girl consuming the media content being termed as intimidation, harassment and an unfair treat to women advocated by the media.

Misrepresentation and underrepresentation of women and girls in the mainstream media has led to a moral dilemma. The fact that females in the film are presented by mainstream media as individuals who treasure lies, beauty and sexuality misleads the teenage girls consuming the documentary “miss representation” to alter their behaviour to align with those depicted. Such media content confuses the gender of woman terming it as the right woman which instead may lead to sexual harassment. With the gender segregation in the movie, girls end up losing their focusing in education and leadership. They end up building strengths in what the image media term as good. Evident in Miss Representation film (1:07:46) due to advancement in the technology with the application of Photoshop among other devices, women are feeling high about how they look, and this has cost destruction and psychological imbalance. With such social expectations, poor self-esteem among other disorders that teenagers suffer from, history of their discrimination and marginalization build more pressure to the girl child compared to the male child whose image is positive credited by the mainstream media.

The film digs out that media expectations from girls as unfair. The message by the media that women are aspects of beauty and sex contrary to boys whose success is based on power, education, and aggression lead to gender discrimination. The girl of the media is thought as immoral being spoiled in the society. Such misinforming role played by the media to the community has doomed the pride of a woman. The film miss representation clears out that media value of a woman is dehumanizing and causes immense psychological harm as it only boosts the negative image of a woman in the society. The film blames the media as a diminishing gender inequality factor and tool downing esteem dignity of women. As per the film, media does not work to empower woman but works every day to maintain the inferiority of woman causing emotional harm and distress to a woman.

In conclusion, the fact that media finds a woman as the suitable media images, it should work to empower them by giving them different roles to play be it in films or advertising.