The story of the movie revolves around two brother wrestler’s lives Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) and Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and how a multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont (Steve Carell) changed their lives. These actors have done amazing comedies like Get Smart, 22 Jump Street, despicable me and many more that’s why looking at the cast of the movie one would think of it as a comedy, but after watching the movie they would say otherwise. The amount of emotion that is developed throughout the movie is just too overwhelming, even though the story is public knowledge the director (Bennett Miller) has succeeded in keeping the viewers at the edge of their seats. The intensity with which Steve Carell has played the role of John E. du Pont …show more content…
In order to achieve the intensity in the movie the director Bennett Miller didn’t allow any kind of jokes between takes and he also refrained from socializing outside work which helped in creating the intensity between characters. Even after the intensity present in the movie it cannot be seen that there is a murderous ending coming as the movie reaches its end it is totally unexpected that Dave would end up being shot (for people who have not already heard about the case). All three actors have shown a lot of dedication in making the movie. Channing actually went off script and broke a mirror because he was so into his character that he couldn’t just stop himself as a result the cut he got from this scene was genuine, Ruffalo himself gained 13.6 kg’s for his role. The transformation that Steve Carell took was just mesmerizing even mark Shultz came forward and said that he thought that or a second John E. du Pont had come back to …show more content…
The movie’s budget was $24 million and it grossed over $15.9 million on box office. The film won the best director award at the 2014 Cannes film and was the first film since 2008 to be nominated for the best director but not the best picture. Although Channing Tatum did an excellent job on his role the real Mark Schultz said that he has been wrongfully portrayed in the movie, especially with the rumors of there being a sexual relationship between him and John E. du Pont, for which he went online and threatened Bennett Miller. Is foxcatcher historically accurate? Is the question that arises with the comments of the real Mark Schultz saying that while watching the movie looking at Channing Tatum doing an outstanding job acting but acting who? That is not me that is not how I was. Where it is a job well done it can also be questioned whether it is what the director was trying to portray. Were the critics of the movie wrong in taking there to be some sexual tension among the characters or it was exactly what the director was trying to
Since the movie is based on a true story, there aren’t very many parts that happen in the movie that never happened. The movie is extremely accurate in its portrayal of the military emotionally hardened father.
One of the main products of this movie that popped out to me was the stars. They all seemed to be great actors even though I only knew one of them. For example, I thought that Ian Michael Smith did a great job portraying Simon Birch. He made the movie cute and funny all at once. I also thought that Joseph Mazello did a great job portraying relatable feelings in the movie. You could tell by his facial expressions what his mood was. All the actors did a great job and I can’t pinpoint one of them who did worse than the
raises about art. And this is for the best; after all, the film is a comedy.
Don't let anyone tell you Mark Wahlberg can't do comedy! His relationship with his childhood friend Ted, the key part of the movie, is a complete success, mostly due to the wonderful chemistry between Wahlberg and MacFarlane. The screenplay is sharp but somewhat uneven, especially in the third act, where the movie
The lives that these men live makes them cruel and separate from the world, which in return makes having an actual loving relationship nearly impossible for them. Michael Sullivan, played by Tom Hanks, was and enforcer of the Chicago mob. Michael Jr, played by Tyler Hoechlin, was a 12 years old boy who became curious about what his father did for a living after question by his younger brother Peter. Michael Jr. decides to hide in the car and find out what type of work his father does. After seeing a man be killed, by his fathers co worker Michael Jr. attempts to run away, but can’t find a escape route. Sullivan works for John Rooney, Paul Newman, who was the mob boss and focused only on how to make money and said very little words. Rooney son Conner, played by Daniel Craig, is a member of the mob and gets jealous over the relationship that Sullivan has with his father. Sullivan finds out that Conner has been stealing from his father Mr. Rooney. This is where the movie’s scene for emotional showdown begins, because Sullivan sees Rooney as a father and Rooney sees Sullivan as a son that he never had. Sullivan explained to Michael Jr. why the relationship between him and Mr. Rooney was so strong, because he gave them a place to live when they had no where and gave them money when they had
ending where he decides to leave his house when everyone is asleep. Dave is also mad how everyone is treating him, and how all he ever gets do is work all the time and has never been given anything in his life. Dave is even mad at his family, especially his mother for ratting him out. He did not want to sell the gun and give the money to Mr. Hawkins as his father instructed him to do. He wanted to keep the gun because he wanted to ow...
Depending on what type of sense of humor a viewer has, it might not sit well with everyone. There’s crotch shots sent through text when Rogen’s character accidentally switches phones with Mindy Kaling’s Sarah. There’s a ridiculous scene where Isaac, who is Jewish, is high on drugs that were provided to him by his expectant wife Betsy (that she bought off Craigslist, no less) attends a Catholic Midnight Mass with Betsy and her family. Chris hilariously and raunchily sleeps with a supposed fan in the bathroom of a bar. What ensues are a slew of 80’s and 90’s references, including Mackie exclaiming at one point, “She Home Alone’d me!” The film works for a nostalgic, older viewer. There is cameos left and right from Hollywood performers, including Miley, James Franco, and Tracy Morgan. I personally enjoyed the film. It’s enough to make you laugh yet give you that warm fuzzy feeling that are accustomed to holiday films. It’s not an Oscar-baiter by any means but Rogen, Mackie, and Gordon-Levitt certainly hold up their
While fighting for ‘approval,’ Brad (mainly) endures several humiliations, which is very funny, not only to the audience, but also to the other characters in the movie. The main characters are outstandingly played by Will Ferrell (Brad Whitaker), Mark Wahlberg (Dusty Mayron), Linda Cardellini (Sara), Scarlett Estevez (Megan), and Owen Vaccaro (Dylan). Their acting is very mature and they express emotions effectively. Also, Ferrell and Cardellini did decent jobs of portraying caring and protective, as well as concerned, parents and spouses. Ferrell exceeds his normal comedy boundaries with the humorous stunts and funny dance
Looking at this article it is safe to say that the movie did portray some aspects very well. All of the...
The filmmakers respectfully wanted everything as accurate as possible. Even though it wasn’t possible to film the movie on the Foxcatcher estate itself they found a similar estate to film on. Small details such as what car Steve Carell drove up to the guest house to shoot Dave in was given attention. The cast themselves wore the clothing and accessories when possible of the people they were portraying. Makeup was applied to the point of them looking as close to the people they portrayed as possible. Steve Carell looked nothing like himself. It was this amount of detail and accuracy that made the film so interesting, it makes the viewer want to know more. Had any of it been largely falsified people might have not been as interested. Knowing one part of a movie has been changed severely or made up makes you question the authenticity of the rest of it. Therefore it is important for the filmmakers to keep the movie’s plot, characters and setting as accurate as
In all, the directing and acting both had its good points and its bad points. Unfortunately, the one well directed scene and the one convincing actor would not have been enough to satisfy my friend, and it was not enough to satisfy me.
This movie does provoke a dialogue on race that, according to author and journalist Jeff Chang, "has been anathema to Hollywood after 9/11." During the first viewing of
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
Whether they were a drunk or a punctual control freak, each actor clearly put a lot of thought into their work. Each actor was fully committed to every action they made and they moved with a definite purpose. Despite the definite movements and the definite character choices made by the actors, there still appeared to be a sense of forced emotion in their words. For example, the man acting as the drunkard overplayed the alcoholic, hung over, and stereotypical wobbly walk. He made a few obvious mistakes, like flubbing up lines and other things to that effect, and it appeared to be because he was trying so hard to look and act drunk that he forgot to act. The woman playing Daisy was, in fact, one of the best. She had few mistakes and played her role the most realistically out of all the actors. The blocking of the play allowed for a few characters to upstage themselves and others, which made it hard to hear some words and conversations, but besides that, the technical aspects of it were good.
Wall Street is a movie that exposes corruption and disguises all values, beliefs, and other ethical philosophy. Throughout the movie, Wall Street shows how ethics adapts to a person’s personality by power and wealth alongside honesty and truth. Bud Fox, a young stockbroker is looking for a way to make a name for himself. He is determined to get as many clients as he can to become successful. He later meets a ruthless man named Mr. Gekko where learns how to reach to the top by illegal actions such as insider trading. Bud Fox was an honest living man who had good ethics but was later showed what true power is became money hungry. The power of greed is fascinating the code that everyone lives by is inevitable once money comes into play. There are five types of interpersonal power; reward power, coercive power, legitimate power, referent power, and expert power. These types of power will be used to correspond relationships throughout the movie. In Wall Street we realize how Gordon Gekko uses Bud Fox for his benefit. In this paper I will show the types of powers that are used by Gordon Gekko and how they are used. One clear type of power that Gordon Gekko uses in his relationship with Bud Fox is the Referent power base. This power stands out because it is clear that Bud wants to become a top notch in the industry. Bud is striving to be successful when he exposes what he’s able to do at the meeting with Gordon Gekko he instantly become closer to his goals. There were scenes where Gordon had legitimate power. His knowledge and information was what made him rich. Bud Fox had to listen to what Gordon was telling him in order to become successful. This was an example of Gekko having legitimate power over Bud Fox. Expert power which is an ...