Chinatown is a very entertaining movie, which was directed by Roman Polanski. And was released in 1974. On the other hand, the Dogtown and Z-Boys which is not less entertaining than Chinatown. And was directed by Stacy Peralta, and released in 2001. The two films under consideration develop their narratives from factual events that influenced the socioeconomic life in Los Angeles in the 20th century. While each movie presents a unique plot and set of circumstances, the underlying narratives provide insightful perspectives into the transformation of the Los Angeles urban life and some of the fundamental factors that inspired these changes. Consequently, it is imperative to explicate how external factors such as urban sprawl, urban decline, and adaptive reuse impacted on the characters discussed in the films.
Notably, Chinatown’s plot is centered around the historical building of the aqueduct, a critical construction that helped the residents avert the looming water
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The young men, referring themselves as the Zephyr Team, had developed a routine of surfing in the morning and skateboarding in the afternoon as a leisure activity. However, the story turned historical when during that period, a drought struck in the region and they could no longer engage in the surfing. Further, the drought led to drying up of the swimming pools, and this led to the inception of what became sensationally referred to as vertical skateboarding. Indeed, the case of the conversion of the abandoned swimming pools in the uptown neighborhoods in Santa Monica from their ideal use into skating areas presents an instance of adaptive re-use. Indeed, these young men, with their desperate need to skate, took over what were certainly important structures among the wealthy in Los Angeles and converted their usage to fit into their