1) Billy Wilder’s movie Some Like it Hot is regarded as a comic masterpiece. What are some of the ways the director plays with gender issues to create such a resilient comedy?

2) In the movie The man who shot liberty valance, John Wayne plays the archetypical western hero, a man who is at once outside of the law who is also committed to upholding justice. Please discuss the contradictions inherent in his role in the film.

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