Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Date: February 25, 1997
- Level: University, Master's
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- Length: 10 pages (2501 words)
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box office receipts, bulging biceps, arnold schwarzenegger, thick accent, broad shoulders, box office draw, ...uncommon phenomenon, american icon, different concepts, universal language, international markets, entire world, ridiculously, sense of humor, arguably, escapes, torso, mayhem, mass destruction, gap
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His gap-toothed grin is one of the most recognized in the United States and the world. Broad shoulders on top of an abnormally muscular torso with legs of steel are also trademarks of the man. For most people, the sight of his bulging biceps wielding ridiculously large arsenal of weapons is not an uncommon phenomenon. The strange, thick accent that escapes his lips does not seem ludicrous anymore. Labeled as king of mayhem and mass destruction, he proclaims to the world he has a sense of humor. He backs up his word with an image-shattering vehicle that automatically thrusts him to the top of the comedy A-list. Arnold Schwarzenegger is, arguably, the number one ...
... has successfully conquered Hollywood and, in a sense, the world. The vast majority of the consumers do not seem to mind his faults any longer. '...most ticket buyers have simply accepted the worldwide stardom of Arnold Schwarzenegger as such an inevitable part of our popular culture...' (Flynn 10). Americans have accepted him into their culture as one of their own. Each viewer may see Schwarzenegger a different way, as a different representation, but they all see him as a star. In the end, the name Schwarzenegger sounds American.
Bebbington, Jim. 'Getting Classic With Arnold,' The Saturday Evening Post, 7/8 (1993) 36-39, 83-85.
Flynn, John L. The Films Of Arnold
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