the golden door is the story of a sicilian family journey from the old world (italy) to the new world (america). salvatore and a middle aged man who hopes for a more fruitful life and persuades his family to leave their homeland behind in sicily and take the arduous journey across the raging seas and and inhabit a land whose rivers supposedly flow with milk. in short and they believe that by risking everything for the new world their dreams of prosperity will be fulfilled. the imagery of the new world is optimistic and clever and highly imaginative. silver coins rain from heaven upon salvatore as he anticipates how prosperous he will be in the new world while carrots and onions twice the size of human beings are shown being harvested to suggest wealth and health and and rivers of milk are swam in and flow through the minds of those who anticipate what the new world will yield. all of this imagery is surrealistically interwoven with the characters and helps nicely compliment the gritty realism that the story unfolds to the audience. the contrast between this imagery versus the dark reality of the sicilian people helps provide hope while theyre aboard the ship to the new world. the voyage to the new world is shot almost in complete darkness and especially when the seas tempests roar and nearly kill the people within. the dark reality i referred to is the old world and the journey itself to the new world. the old world is depicted as somewhat destitute and primitive. this is shown as salvatore scrambles together to sell what few possessions he has left (donkeys and goats and rabbits) in order to obtain the appropriate clothing he needs to enter the new world. i thought it was rather interesting that these people believed they had to conform to a certain dress code in order to be accepted in the new world while it was almost suggesting that people had to fit a particular stereotype or mold in order to be recognized as morally fit. the most powerful image in the film was when the ship is leaving their homeland and setting sail for the new world. this shot shows an overhead view of a crowd of people who slowly seem to separate from one another and depicting the separation between the old and new worlds. this shot also suggested that the people were being torn away from all that was once familiar and wanted to divorce from their previous dark living conditions and were desirous to enter a world that held more promise. as later contrasted to how the new world visually looks and the old world seems dark and bleak as compared to the bright yet foggy new world. i thought it was particularly interesting that the statue of liberty is never shown through the fog at ellis island and but is remained hidden. i think this was an intentional directing choice that seemed to negate the purpose of what the statue of liberty stands for represent give me your poor and your tired and your hungry seemed like a joke in regards to what these people had to go through when arriving at the new world. once they arrived in the americas and they had to go through rather humiliating tests (i. e. delousing and mathematics and puzzles and etc. ) in order to prove themselves as fit for the new world. these tests completely changed the perspectives of the sicilian people. in particular and salvatore mother had the most difficult time subjecting herself to the rules and laws of the new world and feeling more violated than treated with respect. where their dreams once provided hope and optimism for what the new world would provide and the reality of what the new world required was disparaging and rude. salvatore doesn not change much other than his attitude towards what he felt the new world would be like versus what the new world actually was seemed disappointing to him. this attitude was shared by mostly everyone who voyaged with him. their character arcs deal more with a cherished dream being greatly upset and a dark reality that had to be accepted. the film seems to make a strong commentary on preparing oneself to enter a heavenly and civilized society. cleanliness and marriage and intelligence are prerequisites. adhering to these rules is to prevent disease and immoral behavior and stupidity from dominating. perhaps this is a commentary on how america has learned from the failings of other nations and so was purposefully established to secure that these plagues did not infest and destruct. though the rules seemed rigid and they were there to protect and help the people flourish. 
the golden door is the story of a sicilian family journey from the old world (italy) to the new world (america). salvatore and a middle aged man who hopes for a more fruitful life and persuades his family to leave their homeland behind in sicily and take the arduous journey across the raging seas and and inhabit a land whose rivers supposedly flow with milk. in short and they believe that by risking everything for the new world their dreams of prosperity will be fulfilled. the imagery of the new world is optimistic and clever and highly imaginative. silver coins rain from heaven upon salvatore as he anticipates how prosperous he will be in the new world while carrots and onions twice the size of human beings are shown being harvested to suggest wealth and health and and rivers of milk are swam in and flow through the minds of those who anticipate what the new world will yield. all of this imagery is surrealistically interwoven with the characters and helps nicely compliment the gritty realism that the story unfolds to the audience. the contrast between this imagery versus the dark reality of the sicilian people helps provide hope while theyre aboard the ship to the new world. the voyage to the new world is shot almost in complete darkness and especially when the seas tempests roar and nearly kill the people within. the dark reality i referred to is the old world and the journey itself to the new world. the old world is depicted as somewhat destitute and primitive. this is shown as salvatore scrambles together to sell what few possessions he has left (donkeys and goats and rabbits) in order to obtain the appropriate clothing he needs to enter the new world. i thought it was rather interesting that these people believed they had to conform to a certain dress code in order to be accepted in the new world while it was almost suggesting that people had to fit a particular stereotype or mold in order to be recognized as morally fit. the most powerful image in the film was when the ship is leaving their homeland and setting sail for the new world. this shot shows an overhead view of a crowd of people who slowly seem to separate from one another and depicting the separation between the old and new worlds. this shot also suggested that the people were being torn away from all that was once familiar and wanted to divorce from their previous dark living conditions and were desirous to enter a world that held more promise. as later contrasted to how the new world visually looks and the old world seems dark and bleak as compared to the bright yet foggy new world. i thought it was particularly interesting that the statue of liberty is never shown through the fog at ellis island and but is remained hidden. i think this was an intentional directing choice that seemed to negate the purpose of what the statue of liberty stands for represent give me your poor and your tired and your hungry seemed like a joke in regards to what these people had to go through when arriving at the new world. once they arrived in the americas and they had to go through rather humiliating tests (i. e. delousing and mathematics and puzzles and etc. ) in order to prove themselves as fit for the new world. these tests completely changed the perspectives of the sicilian people. in particular and salvatore mother had the most difficult time subjecting herself to the rules and laws of the new world and feeling more violated than treated with respect. where their dreams once provided hope and optimism for what the new world would provide and the reality of what the new world required was disparaging and rude. salvatore doesn not change much other than his attitude towards what he felt the new world would be like versus what the new world actually was seemed disappointing to him. this attitude was shared by mostly everyone who voyaged with him. their character arcs deal more with a cherished dream being greatly upset and a dark reality that had to be accepted. the film seems to make a strong commentary on preparing oneself to enter a heavenly and civilized society. cleanliness and marriage and intelligence are prerequisites. adhering to these rules is to prevent disease and immoral behavior and stupidity from dominating. perhaps this is a commentary on how america has learned from the failings of other nations and so was purposefully established to secure that these plagues did not infest and destruct. though the rules seemed rigid and they were there to protect and help the people flourish. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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