Lone Star: Discussion*
1. How does this
film contribute the evolution of the genre, especially regarding:
--the “hero” (specifically what it means to be a
sheriff, and what through these figures becomes the value and function of the
law?)
--the frontier (how is this film an exploration of
borders? What are the literal and
figurative borders it considers?)
--family
--ethnicity
2. How has the
genre become hybridized, and with what?
3. What is the
film’s view of its audience? Who is the
film made for?
4. How is Lone
Star an independent as opposed to a studio-produced film?