In her film Mississippi Masala (1991), how does director Mira Nair use plot, characters, the mise-en-scene of her settings to depict the impact of multiple migrations, exile/displacement as well as racial capitalism on the identity of her leading Indian Ugandan, African American and Indian American characters? How do these experiences lead Mina, Jay and Kinnu to develop more complex identities than the ones people assign to them from the outside? Cite specific scenes from the film and engage with Ray’s article in your paper. https://ok.ru/video/936497187375

Make sure you introduce the film with a very brief synopsis, mention the name of the director and year of release.

For this paper, you are expected to draw upon lectures, class discussions, assigned readings, feedback videos and feedback given to your prior submissions to synthesize your understanding of the filmmakers’ goals, themes depicted and strategies utilized in each film. Make sure to attribute direct quotations to author and see more on appropriate use of quotations in the rubric below.

Rubric:

A well-written essay will ~

• respond to all parts of the prompt thoughtfully, drawing on class materials, lectures, discussions, individual feedback and feedback videos.
• briefly introduce the films (with pithy plot synopses), characters and the scenes that it will discuss.
• cite and define concepts used in lecture and prescribed readings for deeper understanding of the films’ historical context, as well as strategies of representation used in it.
• use very short and well-chosen quotes, but not rely entirely on them or use them as ‘information dumps’. Instead, the writer will follow up the quotes with their own paraphrasing and explanation of concepts and scholarly arguments. In doing so, the writer will demonstrate their own understanding of these concepts and their ability to illustrate with reference to a film.
• discuss a range of cinematic techniques precisely to describe the meanings and effects they create for viewers – how those serve the larger goals of the films/filmmakers.
• include a “Works Cited” page with formatted citations of all films and readings discussed.
• present only the author’s own ideas and analysis in their own language, and when they are drawing upon any external sources, to cite them so as not to intentionally or inadvertently plagiarize.
• be well-edited and proofread.
• avoid sweeping generalizations.

I have a prewrite essay, but there is some wrong description about the movie, I would like you to help me to fix it and make the essay as what our professor want. here is the comment from the professor: 1. Stick to the word limit – make a rough plan – 4-5 paragraphs, stick to the film you are discussing – no need to mention other films by the filmmaker. It is important to be precise and answer the prompt directly, taking feedback that has already been given.
2. The description of the film in your paper does not match Nair’s actual film. Kinnu, Jay and Mina are not three African American boys!

3. Some mistakes seen here: Jay is never framed in India, only in Kampala and Greenwood. And it was specifically Indian Ugandans who were expelled from Uganda by Amin’s regime. It is important to also remember that Jay is expelled despite being a civil rights lawyer for Black Ugandans – in the end his outer racial/color identity (belonging to a privileged ethnic group) and not his efforts as an individual decided his fate. This is also the mistake Demetrius makes when he imputes blanket racism to Jay without knowing his history and experience of exile. Mina actually has a composite identity. We see different parts of Mina’s ambiguous and complex racial identity get activated in different situations. While she claims affinity for “American” culture when her parents oppose her choice, she identifies as an Indian when taken to be a Mexican, and thinks with a Pan-African consciousness (the Ugandan part of her identity) when she sees colorism in the Indian American community.Mina has accepted the exile since she experienced it as a child. For Jay it is harder.
4. This is an interesting exploration of the ‘causality of events’ that shape Jay’s transformed understanding of the world after the exile. A clue to what he may have been before this lies in firstly, his sibling-like relationship with Okelo and his work as a civil rights lawyer on behalf of Black Ugandans who he saw as his brothers and himself as their fellow Ugandan. His Ugandan past makes him different from many of the other members of the Indian American community. In the confrontation, just as Demetrius is unaware of Jay’s history and assumes his opposition is racist; Jay too realizes that the result of his actions is wrong even if his reasons might be different, and intended to protect Mina from the betrayal he believed he had experienced.The Indian American community demands that Mina compose herself as an Indian American, respecting their caste and class norms. However, as you suggest, she considers herself multiracial and different parts of her identity get activated in different situations.
5. Cite specific scenes from the film and engage with Ray’s article in your paper.