Bryan Cranston takes the role of an undercover federal agent, Robert Mazur,in “The Infiltrator”, a film based on true events in the year 1986. The opening scene of the film portrays Mazur in a bowling alley during a drug bust. The operation was going smoothly until the wire taped to his chest malfunctioned and started to burn right through his flesh, potentially being able to compromise the entire operation. Cranston was given the opportunity for early retirement with full benefits but was determined to keep fighting against the war on drugs, trafficking, and money laundering.
Mazur goes on to further his case on illegal trafficking of narcotics, by following the money instead of the drugs, belonging to one of, if not possibly, the biggest cocaine distributor Pablo Escobar of the “Medellin Cartel”. Mazur then took on the challenge to later
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These three actors did an outstanding job, and carried the film and their fellow actors along as well. Unfortunately there are some critics that don’t feel the same way, Such as Katie Walsh of Tribune news servicewho stated: “The Infiltrator feels like a cut-rate Blow, a degraded Xerox copy of every ‘80s Miami drug movie.” And to be completely honest it does seem very unoriginal, most of us are familiar with this type of film genre (drama, and crime) such as Scarface starring Al Pacino, and Don Johnson in Miami Vice. Both of these main themes have to do with undercover police work and the demand for cocaine in the 1980s. A negative about the film was that it was advertised and supposed to be based on mainly on Pablo Escobar and his money, yet the actor which played as Escobar only appeared once for a brief second in the duration of the entire film. One would expect that a movie which constantly indicates that the operation is
This movie was a tale of an immigrant seeking money and power who untimely set up his own demise. The producers did a good job at pointing out certain features that let you into the life of an organized crime leader. He tells of his humble beginnings and shows you in details how he rose to the top. The producer had a point to make and I took that point as being you can never get and stay someone good while being bad. The sound effects and graphics also makes this movie. They show just enough to intrigue you but yet not to completely make you sick to your stomach. The music is very telling and
He both acts like he’s trying to improve things, and also clearly shows he really wants money. Along with that, by the end you can clearly see how much of a coward his character truly is. Both the actors did very good jobs making these characters memorable and interesting. As for location/setting, a small town in New Mexico and the surrounding areas, it really let you see the way these people had been living and wanted to continue living. The town was rundown enough to emphasize poverty but not enough to overdo it like some movies do.
The book “The interlopers”, by Saki, is a story about 2 men (Ulrich von Gradwitz and
Lambert 1Lambert, Brandi(put course and section number)(put instructor’s name)18 September 2017A Characterization of The MisfitIn Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” the character of The Misfit is not easily understood. At times he is gentle, at times harsh. Some of his statements and actions show him to be wise, and some show him to be clueless and out of touch with reality. He is at times moral, and at other times completely amoral. His character is a combination of opposites. The Misfit first appears a little more than halfway through the story. His actions and words show him to be both gentle and harsh. He is gentle with the grandmother, saying “Lady, don’t you get upset” (147) when her son curses
On Sept. 5, 1945, just three days after the official end of World War II, Igor Gouzenko, a cipher clerk who worked at the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, put his life and his family’s lives at severe risk by revealing 109 documents proving a Soviet spy network functioning, throughout several government departments in Canada, Britain and the United States. His defection is known as the first publicly recognized evidence that the cold war is underway. Canadian prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King responded cautiously and limitedly to the incident. Moreover, several spies were discovered all over Canada, Britain and the United States. Lastly, the incident led to more revelations in Canadian society. Therefore, the incident displayed
Director declares that the camera is a “hunger for reality”. That it shouldn’t manipulate cinema. Elements of the film that is realistic. s the fact that the thieves are not portrayed as bad people but as victims of a corrupted society. The most significant insight I gained from this film is that a story doesn’t have to be complicated. A small idea can start a whole landslide of emotions which is something I have taken away with me from this film to produce ideas in the future.
The Second Red Scare was the time period after World War II when a widespread fear of communist infiltration swept over America as a side-effect of the cold war between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. This era saw the practice of McCarthyism come into play - a term referring to Senator Joseph McCarthy’s tendency to accuse citizens and officials of being communist spies. Fear was coursing through the veins of America from 1945 - 1957, and power was being corrupted to keep citizens afraid and helpless. To McCarthy and Truman, the government was just doing what they needed to do to protect their democratic country; to the American people, they were causing repression in politics and violations of liberties. The practice of uniting
Sicario is a 2015 film starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro. The movie is directed by Denis Villeneuve and is a realistic take on the war against drugs on the border of US and Mexico. In many aspects this is a perfect movie: editing, acting, movement, photography and sound. Though the story is nothing to write home about, the subject matter remains serious enough to write to Obama about. As crucial as it is to win the war on drugs the movie does a great job at showing the dark underbelly of the US secret operations. Not everything is done by the books and the events that do make it onto the news may be a glossy fabrication of propaganda. The story does not have major plot twists or jaw dropping story elements and that is what makes it grounded. The plot understands what it is and makes room for the real hooks of the movie.
The movie Shock Doctrine revolves around the concept of the same name. The film begins by discussing psychological research on the effects of shock therapy. It is evident that a person under extreme stress and anxiety commonly experienced during a crisis functions and performs inadequately. It is noted that the studies are conducted by a man by the name of Milton Friedman, from the University of Chicago; the studies took place in the past, and some of the subjects are still recovering in the aftermath. From this research, interrogation techniques were learned and the concept of the shock doctrine was formed. Essentially through causing a crisis, the population of a country can be shocked into complying with accepting laws that favors the United States and capitalism. This theory coexists with Friedman’s belief in that government regulation is bad, and through a crisis a country would better itself with deregulation. The video uses Chile as an example and shows how America allowed a crisis to occur in Chile, through coups, interrogations and subterfuge. In the end a new government is formed that allows capitalism. Unfortunately afterwards violence and riots occur, as the rich gain most of the wealth and poverty rises. In addition to Chile, Argentina, Russia and even Iraq underwent the shock doctrine. Almost in every account, poverty rises and violence ends up erupting. The movie ends by showing how the US was in the process of the shock doctrine, and still is but the population has taken notice. Protests such as Occupy Wall Street are some of the initiatives necessary to bring awareness to the problems of class inequalities in order to prevent capitalism from benefitting the rich and increasing the wealth gap among the classes.
In Henley’s, “Invictus” he is trying to show that he can survive whatever he is going through. The main focal point in this poem is survival and how you need to learn how to live on your own. Henley wants to show us what it is like to go through something that’s terrible. It would be hard to go through something so bad that you don’t know how life on your own and fend for yourselves. It would feel terrible to survive on your own all by yourself.
In 1969 Hugo Santiago directed a black and white film named Invasion. It is an Argentinian film that is 123 minutes long. The Film takes place in a the city of Aquilea the year was 1957. Lautaro Murua plays this character Julian Herrera who leads a small group of men into a resistance to fight against the invaders. The two sides are identified between dark-suited men, the defenders, and light suited men being the infiltrators.
“The trouble is that a praise worthy quest for precision can descend into a flattering of tidy minds at the cost of a realistic grasp of the complexity and interconnectedness that is the story of strategic history.” Colin Gray warns in the opening sentences of the chapter “Irregular Warfare and Terrorism” in his book Another Bloody Century of the dangers of oversimplifying the categories of warfare. To look at warfare as either regular or irregular without being absolutely clear on the definitions of each and the context in which the terms are used is fruitless. Regular forces have been known to use irregular type tactics just as irregular forces have used conventional warfare to reach their political goals. It is imperative then, that the U.S. military forces are trained to fight wars falling on a spectrum of warfare and educated to distinguish the type of war they face. In order to protect national security interests as outlined in the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, the U.S. armed forces must rebalance and be capable of conducting operations across the spectrum of conflict in order to win against both a regular and irregular adversary, combating a wide scope of tactics and strategies ranging from terror tactics to full scale, multi-phased conflict against a peer or near peer by maximizing the capability of the force and nation.
All in all, this film is the dark side of the American dream. Brian De Palma did an excellent job at creating memorable scenes, such as the scene earlier explained and the famous ending with Pacino reciting “Say hello to my little friend”. Throughout the film some confusion is made due to frequent slips but overall the theme is consistent and remains consistent with the help of a strong cast. Without a doubt Al Pacino was the main star of the film and it probably wouldn’t have been such a success if another star was assigned his character. It’s hard to see anyone else playing Tony Montana after Al Pacino’s performance. This film, though full of violence and crime, protrudes moments of humor and controversial situations. It’s a momentous film created in the 80’s that is still considered a classic gangster film in today’s generation.
Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest leaders of our time. In the movie Invictus, the devotion and love he had for the South African people is exemplified. The movie was named after a Victorian poem that brought President Mandela strength while in prison. The meaning of Invictus is “Undefeated”, a perfect fit for this movie. The opening scene of the movie shows President Mandela being freed from jail and driving past a field of young boys playing soccer. All the boys start chanting the Presidents name and running to the fences to get a better look. This is the first scene, and an obvious show of support and following for Mr. Mandela. Throughout the movie there are many different styles and approaches of leadership shown. Not only is President
A war crime is an unjust act of violence in which a military personnel violates the laws and acceptable behaviors of a war. Despite all the violence in a war, a soldier shooting another is not considered a war crime because it is not a violation to the laws and practices of a war, and it is considered just. A war crime is defined as a “violations [violation] of the laws and customs of war” (“War Crimes”), and are attacks “against civilian populations, prisoners of war, or in some cases enemy soldiers in the field” (Friedman). War crimes are typically committed with weapons or by uncommon, cruel, devastating military methods and are “…Committed primarily by military personnel” (Friedman). There are many different types of war crimes one can commit, including “murder, ill treatment…murder or ill treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns, or villages or devastation not justified by military necessity” (Friedman). Originally constructed as international law by the London Charter on August 8th, 1945 and further developed by the Hague Conventions of 1899, 1907 and the Nuremberg trials, war crimes are aggressive, unacceptable and unjust actions performed by military workforce that occur during a war.