Film Analysis: The Call

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The Call Kidnapping not only happens in the United States, it happens worldwide. There are some children who are found and there are some who has been missing for years to come. The call was a great way to let young adults know the severity of being kidnapped and it lets dispatchers know how severe a person being kidnapped really is. The call was a movie made in the year of 2013 starring Halle Berry and Morris Chestnut. Halle Berry and Morris chestnut work together to make this film become a great life lesson and also create suspense. During the last 32 years, NCMEC’s national toll-free hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678), has received more than 4.3 million calls. NCMEC has circulated billions of photos of missing children, assisted …show more content…

(Key Facts) The call was used to show the importance of knowing your surroundings and being careful when you are alone. This film also shows how important it is for a dispatcher not to panic and gain control of their feelings as someone can be in serious need. The morals from the movie the call is don’t panic in difficult situations, never be alone in secluded areas, and it also targets a parent and teenage audience. The call shows how hard things could be if you panic in a difficult situation. Sometimes things can get a little scary and chaotic when something tragic has happened or is happening. When something tragic happens a typical person will not think twice about what the situation is. In the movie Halle Berry “Jordan Turner” had previously got a call where a teenager was murdered and it made her nervous when taking other calls. So there is …show more content…

It is nothing wrong with being alone sometimes but it’s not always the best option. In The Call, the young girl was at the mall with her friend, when suddenly her friend received a call that she had to leave. Her friend left her alone and she walked in the parking garage by herself not knowing that someone was watching her the whole time. The man snatched her and drugged her, she had no idea that someone was after her. She didn’t think that being alone will cause her to get kidnapped. In the United States today so many things aren’t taken as seriously as they should be. On average 33 children were abducted every day by a nonfamily member. Most of these children were sexually assaulted before being released or getting away. (Child Abduction Facts) In 2015 NCMEC assisted law enforcement with more than 13,700 cases of missing children. (Key Facts) There are so many types of kidnappings that could happen in the United States even globally. NCMEC also participates in the AMBER Alert Program, a voluntary partnership between broadcasters, transportation agencies, law enforcement agencies, and the wireless industry to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child abduction cases. NCMEC serves as the secondary distributor of these alerts and, to date, 830 children have been successfully recovered as a result of the AMBER Alert program, including 32 recoveries credited to the

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