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Summary Of The Get Down By Baz Luhrmann

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The Bronx in the late 1970’s was a scene of corruption, crime, and disco music. A counterculture surrounded by hip-hop music, dance, art, and lifestyle emerged as a response. In the 2016 Netflix drama, The Get Down, created by Baz Luhrmann and a team of collaborators, the story of Ezekiel’s youth in the South Bronx unfolds with an adult Ezekiel, or Zeke, guiding the journey. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a character as having “a set of qualities that make a place or thing different from other places or things.” The South Bronx in the late 1970’s was a distinct setting with distinguishable characteristics that played a major role in bringing about Ezekiel’s journey as well as continually impacting his choices.
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It is a catalyst for the protagonist to go on his journey. It offers Zeke choices to become the man that he wants to be despite the drawbacks of the environment. When given the chance to internship and eventually obtain a career developing the Bronx, Ezekiel is told “you're poor, you're from the South Bronx, you're half black, half Puerto Rican and you're smart”, so “with that power, you can return to your friends and family in the Bronx as a leader. Free of poverty, free of filth and squalor” (The Get Down, E4) (The Get Down, E6). This opportunity would not be available to Ezekiel had it not been for the fact that he has the Bronx contributing to what makes him an individual. It even offers him a future to come back and, like any relationship, have influence on the Bronx’s character too. This setting is more than just a location in which Ezekiel interacts with people because even if he were to leave the Bronx, he would still have goals, values, and beliefs that stem from being from the South Bronx. This is why the Bronx is a major character within the series.
On a smaller scale, the community and everyday events of the Bronx also have a profound influence on the direction that Ezekiel’s life takes. After attempting to buy the necessary equipment to DJ, Zeke wants to get on a payment plan but is turned away because “for the last six months, boys who look like

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