“We Are Marshall” People for years have been going to see movies. Lots of people will spend tons of money to go see their favorite new movies. The movie, “We Are Marshall” is an incredible movie that came out in 2006. It’s about a true story that happened to the Marshall University football team in 1970 when the team’s plane crashes and everyone sadly dies. The movie shows an incredible view of how the town dealt with it and how the football program got back on track. Many crites had a lot of opinions to say about this movie. Most critics gave a positive review about this film. One aspect of the film that the reviewers found to be positive was the performance of Matthew McConaughey. Carpenter states that, McConaughey does a “credible job …show more content…
portraying Lengyel” (paragraph 5). This shows that the critic thought McConaughey was a good pick to play the role of Lengyel. Also, Carpenter commented on Anthony Mackie. Carpenter said, “Mackie, who is considered one of the best young actors of his generation, turns in a terrific performance as Nate Ruffin” (paragraph 6). This shows that Carpenter thought Mackie is one of the better actors even though, he is so young. The critic also thought that Mackie did a great job at playing Nate Ruffin. These statements make it obvious that critic was very impressed by the choice of actors to portray these two characters. Another aspect of the film that the reviewers found to be positive but however also negative, was the character development of Jack Lengyel and Nate Ruffin.
Jack Lengyel, played by Matthew McConaughey, is hired to be the new head coach of Marshall’s football team after the plane crash. His job is to build a new team and to get the program up and running again. Holden states that, “Mr. McConaughey, even hyper-cornball mode, can’t generate dramatic (or even comic) friction between himself and the script’s stick figures” (paragraph 9). This shows that McConaughey couldn’t play the role as serious as he probably should have and his goofy self got in the way of the serious role. Nate Ruffin, played by Anthony Mackie, is a player who was injured and couldn’t travel to the game that day. He carries guilt with him knowing he was suppose to be there. Holden states that the acting of Ruffin came across as, “little more than a shrill, rah-rah” (paragraph 10). This shows that Mackie honestly did a good job at playing this role of Ruffins. Ruffins in the movie is very “overwhelmed” and “crazy headed” about everything. These statements make it obvious that Holden liked the character build of Nate Ruffins, but not so much Jack Lengyel. Even though he stated that McConaughey was a credible actor, he just didn’t portray the parts that he needed to the …show more content…
most. A negative aspect of the film that the reviewers found was the style of “We Are Marshall”. The movie is meant to be a sad, feel bad, and dramatic type feel. One reviewer didn’t like the aspect of that or maybe didn’t understand it. Holden states that,” “We Are Marshall” is the kind of crassly formulaic movie in which everything hinges on a single play in the final seconds of a big football game” (paragraph 1). This shows that the critic didn’t like how the movie builds up to the last seconds of the movie when everything finally gets better. In all reality, that’s how it was in real life. Holden also states that, “”We Are Marshall” is nothing if not rah-rah. By the end of the movie, the three word of its title, which become the community’s rallying cry, have been shouted into your ears so insistently you will never want to hear them again” (paragraph 11). This shows that the critic wasn’t to fund with the ending how they went about everything. In real life, the chant “We Are Marshall” is something that is chanted at every sporting event and is the school’s saying. So therefore, it had a big impact in the movie that it seems like Holden didn’t understand. These statements make it obvious that the critics probably didn’t know a lot about the college or the town itself before watching the movie. They only know what they saw and learned in the movie. A positive aspect of the film reviewers found was the how the movie was directed.
Carpenter states that, “As sports movies go, “We Are Marshall” stands out for its willingness to step beyond the clearly defined boundaries inherent in such material” (paragraph 4). This is showing that as a sports movie the critic thought they did a well job at portraying it in that way but, also went above the standards for it. Carpenter also states a negative aspect. He states that, “Ultimately, “We Are Marshall” is a likable film that just tries too hard” (Carpenter. paragraph 9). This is saying the critic thought it was a good film but, maybe just tried too hard in certain aspects of the film. These statements show that the critic did like the film. Unfortunately, the critic also thought that they tried too
hard. The movie, “We Are Marshall” is a very good movie that if someone out there hasn’t seen it, that person should most definitely see it. As seen some critics had different opinions about the movie. The majority of the opinions that the critics stated were mainly positive. Unfortunately, there were negative aspects of this film according to the critics. The actors in this movie did a well job, according to the critics. Also, the all around movie was portrayed very well and did a very good job at fulfilling the main points that happened in real life. The critics would probably say that overall movie was very good.
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
All characters in the movie were played well by the actors in my opinion. They
... He really sold the part and did the part justice. Furthermore in the beginning of the flashback I had no idea who the main character was, but Christian developed the character subtly yet effectively.
Criticisms (Favourable): Very original, intelligent plot. Well-written characters that aren’t two dimensional and who make human decisions (David’s father, who may seem like a cruel man but who is really just doing what he was brought up to believe is right).
Walter Winchell once said, “Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.” The movie Remember The Titans gives truth to this quote. Produced in 2000, this movie stars actors such as Denzel Washington, Will Patton and Wood Harris. One may think that this movie is just about football but its depth is so much more. Taking place in Alexandria, Virginia, race mixing is unheard of until 1971 when T.C. Williams High School is established. When the schools are integrated a new football coach is brought in and the community and students are not happy about it, as the new coach is an African American. This movie shows how people overcome adversity and unite as one to achieve a common goal.
...f self-control and discipline to overcome the challenges these high school students had to endure. The first scenario, when the young men were kicked out the restaurant because of the color of their skin showed self-control. If I was put in that situation I would’ve argued the manager down, most likely made a scene which wouldn’t have made the situation any better. The next scene was when Ronny was called a fruitcake by Ryan the all-American LB. Ryan tried to humiliate Ronny in front of his peers , the coaches , and even his dad. I would’ve taken that comment personal and argued back, might’ve gotten out of character. I think he handle the situation very well, he made his point without being negative, during the process of going through this altercation he even managed to snatch him a spot on the squad. The last scene I touched on is when the two start defensive
...the best for me was the use of voice. The way Miles used it made me see right into the character. When a person talks you can understand a lot about them. Where they grew up what kind of education they have acquired and what kind of family life they might have had. What didn't work for me was the emotional truth. I had a hard time believing that Seymour may or may not of had a hard life. A person who may have been out cast from social situations would not act out like Seymour did. Although it does not take any thought to murder someone a plant would have a hard time changing my value system in order for it to survive. Seymour would or should have felt less at ease with himself after the first victim was feed to the plant. The performance as a whole was good and I would like to see it again.
This movie was inspiring and encouraging to anyone who is struggling with something. Overcoming his controversies in life became the main point of the movie. Knowing that this movie was based upon a true story inspires the people even more.
Remember the Titans is a film from 2000 displaying a true story of a racially divided football team from the 1970s. The movie highlights the relationships of the black and white people, and how they learned to interact with each other in a time when this was not the way of life. It brings up a number of questions throughout, of what is right and what is wrong, and really challenges the characters, making it a very interesting movie to watch. I have seen this movie many times, and each time I feel like I get something new out of it. It is a movie that can be used as a teaching tool, it does a great job of interpreting not only what was happening in the United States of America at that time, but social psychology concepts through real life situations.
One of the most interesting choices of the movie is how Joseph McCarthy’s impact on America is portrayed. For one, Clooney did not cast anyone to play the role of Senator McCarthy.
On November 14, 1970, the Marshall University football team’s plane crashed on their way home from a game against the East Carolina Pirates around 7:36 PM (“Southern Airways Flight 932”). Thirty-six years later We Are Marshall, a movie dedicated to telling the story of the crash, was released by Joseph McGinty Nichol (“McG”). The movie is widely debated on whether it follows the actual story closely and for good reason too. The main events like the meeting of the Board of Presidents, Jack Lengyel getting the head coaching position, and a firefighter finding a Marshall playbook in the plane crash are all portrayed very differently in the movie than in real life. We Are Marshall is too far removed from real life to be considered nonfiction.
Right off the bat, the acting in this movie is amazing. Many of the actors in
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