nces can be observed. First, Kazan's film is described by Canby (2003) as depicting one man's struggle against corruption, making a hero of a fellow brave enough to fight against far superior forces.
Secondly, says Canby (2003), Blue Collar suggests tacitly that such a struggle is hardly likely to be worth the effort. The movie even implies that deciding to testify û to inform û may make the informer nothing more than a tool of the system he is superficially fighting against. Further, the heroes of Blue Collar are not idealistic; they only learn about the union's illicit activities when trying to rob union headquarters. Instead of cash, they find a set of ledgers containing clear evidence of loan-sharking. They first try to use the information as blackmail û hardly an act of i
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