Bonnie and Clyde take place during the Depression. The Depression was a horrible time, people didn’t have money, jobs, and many times homes. Every day was a struggle for the average family. The film depicted the Barrow gang a little bit like a Robin Hood gang as well as a family unit. Bonnie and Clyde in the beginning of the film were staying in a bank seized house when the previous owner showed up. They give the owner the gun to shoot up the house which is now owned by the bank. Clyde tells the former owner that he robs banks. The former owner smiles and thanks him. In another scene, during a bank robbery, Clyde asks a customer if that is his money on the counter or the banks. The customer states his. Clyde tells him to take the money, that he isn’t there for his money. Later it shows the customer stating that he will bring flowers to Clyde’s grave. When Clyde beats a man in a store that he is trying to rob, early in the film, he proclaims, “I ain’t against him.” As if he is not breaking the law against the common people and he is very confused why the guy attacked him. I think to myself they (director/producer) really are trying to portray these criminals as young, innocent and so naïve. Even the movie poster depicts them like young people out on a date.
This movie is dripping with sexuality. From the very beginning with its depiction of Bonnie, played by Faye Dunaway, naked. We see no breasts, but it is obvious she is naked. She is naked in front of mirror, bed, then window. 
A few minutes later, as she and Clyde are walking down the street there is no music, just a ticking noise in the background. This is making the scene tense and a feeling like something more is going to happen. Later, the scene of Clyde and Bonnie drinking from a soda bottle, is meant to be sensual. 
Between her lips just touching the bottle to her half closed eyes. The whole scene screams sex. After he robs the store and they take off she is trying to initiate sex, but Clyde states he is not a “lover” and refuses. He seems to be suffering from a sexual disfunction. His statement and the fact they do not have sex until much later in the film helps portray them as truly in love. After committing a murder, Clyde begs her to go back home before she is linked to him. She refuses. When they do eventually have sex, he is like a teenager wanting the girls approval that he did ok.
Everything in the film is made to make you root for the criminal. When C. W. Moss enters the picture, we see a baby faced, innocent sounding and appearing individual. C.W. soon becomes a sort of mascot or child to Bonnie and Clyde. Clyde’s brother, Buck, joins them along with Blanche, Buck’s wife. The film portrayed Blanche, as a scared screaming somewhat innocent woman, who just was following her husband. 
Bonnie and Blanche do not get along but that does not deter Buck and Clyde from staying together. Very much like a family and siblings.
Lots of shoot outs, crimes, and even more rich dialogue and tense scenes are throughout the movie. There is no powerful soundtrack or music to stir the emotions, it is all done with dialogue and the actors’ abilities. The only music is a blue grassy twangy jig that plays in the car chase scenes. It’s as if they didn’t want anything for distracting you for the action on the screen.
The final scene is one of the most powerful. From the birds flying out of the bushes in warning, to the long stare between them. The stare that spoke volumes without uttering a word. Then the seemingly nonending jerk of their bodies as they were riddled with bullets. Then the simple but eloquent words, The End.
Where is Bonnie and Clyde opened the gates for Hollywood to showcase violence (with a definite middle finger to the Hays code) and blood; the Hammer Films used blood and gore to pull the public in. One has to wonder if they didn’t simply have the public coming back wondering what more, how gory or bloody can they make it. But Hammer Films were more that just blood and gore. They revived gothic horror. They did this with COLOR and violence and of course more blood and gore then could fit on one movie screen. The resurrected familiar characters like Frankenstein and Dracula. They also created the movie Quartermass Xperiment. 
Note experiment is spelled with no e…is this a snub for the X rating many of Hammer’s films would eventually receive. Of course, Hammer film posters were filled with gore and sex.
Bonnie and Clyde and Hammer Films helped expose the public to violence, gore, and blood, all the while showing Hollywood that entertaining films can be made.
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