Blow out
Blow Out is a mystery thriller film from 1981 featuring John Travolta and Nancy Allen. It is both written and directed by Brian De Palma, who has since also directed movies such as Mission: Impossible and Scarface.
To begin with, I think this film was very interesting to watch. Blow out is a film that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat the whole time and leaving you wanting more. Throughout Blow Out I felt as if I was stuck, just watching and waiting to see what would happen. Let’s start from the beginning of the film, Jack Terry (John Travolta) is a sound recorder, who records sounds for movies. Jack needs to go out and record wind blowing as his next objective for the film he is working on. As Jack stands on that bridge recording various sounds, such as a frog croaking, and people talking, Jack finds himself recording a very strange noise that sounds unfamiliar. Jack continues to
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Throughout the film, we were not introduced to the person who had ordered Burke (the murder of Governor McRyan, played by John Lithgow) to “injure” Governor McRyan, until the very end. This is when the audience figures out that it was another candidate, Lawrence Henry (John McMartin) who was just trying to run him out of the race for Governor and into the ground. Additionally, we were not exposed to Burke’s entire face until the end of the film, when he started to go after Sally, and Jack. This left me anxious to see who could have done all of these horrible things. My least favorite part of the film was when Sally had to die at the end, in the hands of Burke, the cold-blooded murderer. Sally did not deserve to die as she was just trying to help reveal the truth about what happened to Governor McRyan. It was also saddening to watch Jack do his very best to get there in time and save Sally’s life. Sally had no idea what was about to happen and it was horrifying to
First of all, it is easy to see a motive with Burke. At the time of his sister’s death
Both 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale are dystopian novels, however, these books are a lot more complex than mere portrayals of dystopia, it can be argued that they are explorations of dystopia rather than mere portrayals. In order to explore dystopia, many themes must be considered, such as; feminism, love and repression. Nonetheless, it is apparent that human characteristics are the driving point of the two novels, predominantly, the depiction of human resilience. In an imperfect world, it is important to have certain qualities which, if plentiful, it can mean success, whereas if it lacks, it can mean failure, this characteristic is resilience. The protagonists in each novel, Winston in 1984 and Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale face situations which leave them both in disarray, and both even consider suicide. The authors tentatively highlight human resilience, its limits and most importantly its strengths into the two novels.
“‘They score! Henderson has scored for Canada!’” Foster Hewitt wordlessly described” (Pelletier) when Paul Henderson scored the series-winning goal. This allowed Canada to win the 1972 Summit Series, a moment that no one would ever forget since it all happened during the climax of the Cold War. Prior to this, the Soviets had won the previous three Olympic gold metals since Canada could not use its NHL players. Thus, this provided Canada with the chance to play hockey against the USSR using its best players. This raised the question: if Canada were able to send its best players, would it still be enough to beat the Soviets? Everyone in Canada was certain that the Soviets would not win a single game, but little did they know they underestimated the extent of the Soviets abilities. Tied in the last few minutes of game eight, Canada had to score or they would lose the series. However, when Paul Henderson scored the game-winning goal, never before had a single sporting event meant so much to Canadians. Therefore, Paul Henderson’s goal is a defining moment for Canada in the twentieth century becauseit provided Canada with the opportunity to evolve hockey, proved that Canada and our democratic society were superior to the USSR and their communist society, and brought citizens together to unify Canada as a nation.
Jean Luc Godard’s Breathless is often regarded one of the earliest films exhibiting the French New Wave style of cinema due to its influence on the movement and innovation by the producers. One of the most noticeable edits that Godard does in Breathless is the jump-cuts made frequently during conversations, and other times when one would expect continuity, in order to break up the flow of story to the audience and force them to actively participate on understanding the progression of events. This is quite contrary to the typical Hollywood style of film editing as transitions between shots are usually smoothed over as much as possible so that the audience focuses solely on the plot events transpiring on the screen rather than the editing
The Hunger Games was a critically acclaimed movie when it came out; however, some critics would argue that the movie can be sometimes too violent for its intended audience. In this essay I would dissert Brian Bethune’s essay “Dystopia Now” in order to find its weaknesses and compare the movie Battle Royale with his essay.
He looks scary, evil and uneasy. Just by looking at him, you knew he was the antagonist. The way that most of the actors communicated within the movie made you get goose bumps. Some of the supporting actors in the movie included Ed Tom Bell (played by Tommy Lee Jones), the sheriff of Sanderson, and Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson), a hit man hired to eliminate Chigurh. When these two characters came on the screen, you felt a lack comfortableness.
The movie Blow is about a man named George Jung who Johnny Depp plays furthermore he made the cocaine market in America in the 1950’s-1970’s. In this movie, you see the horrific effects that can take place to you and the people that closest to you, George was apart of the war on drugs and it caught up to him quick. He moves to California as a child in which he became wealthy for selling marijuana and expands his market but eventually you see him turn careless and gets caught by the police. George ends up meeting a man named Diego Delgado in jail, and was now introduced to the drug Cocaine, which was now a way for him to become wealthy again, be became a cocaine dealer.
Scott Hightower’s poem “Father” could be very confusing to interpret. Throughout almost the entirety of the poem the speaker tries to define who his father is by comparing him to various things. As the poem begins the reader is provided with the information that the father “was” all of these things this things that he is being compared to. The constant use of the word “was” gets the reader to think ‘how come the speaker’s father is no longer comparable to these things?’ After the speaker reveals that his father is no longer around, he describes how his father impacted him. Details about the father as well as descriptions of the impacts the father has distraught on the speaker are all presented in metaphors. The repetitive pattern concerning the speaker’s father and the constant use of metaphors gives the reader a sense that the speaker possesses an obsessive trait. As the reader tries to interpret the seemingly endless amount of metaphors, sets of connotative image banks begin to develop in the reader’s mind. Major concepts that are expressed throughout the poem are ideas about what the speaker’s father was like, what he meant to the speaker, and how he influenced the speaker.
...s in self-defense, Jack tells them "I told you- he's dangerous." This type of manipulation is common in human society, particularly when a fight for power is involved.
Jack is a prime example of a Narcissists, which are people who for lack of a better word, ‘full of themselves’, and extremely unconfident, so they try to mask that with pretending to be magnificent, astounding people. He overstates his accomplishments and abilities in order to keep himself on a pedestal. For example, when describing his hunters, he describes them as being strong and alert, when in reality; they are undeveloped boys with sticks. “People with narcissistic personality disorder tend to try to maintain an image of perfection and invincibility to as to prevent other people...
John Steinbeck and Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK Jr.) have both gone down in American literature as some of the most influential authors, but why? Steinbeck was an influential author throughout the 20th century with pieces in many genres. On the flip side is Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights leader in the fight against racial discrimination. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the style of these two authors, it is necessary to compare them on the bases of repetition, tone, and purpose.
Jack’s reaction shows evidence of his happiness of his new found brother. The same man that played his brother in their mind games with friends and family.
This is good because it makes watchers think the killer might be Rogers, which does not happen in the play. The characters vote on who they think the murderer is in the film. This adds to the film because it adds suspense, which is not there in the play when the characters say who they it is. In the film, Wargrave tells Vera to hang herself because if she is found on an island with nine dead bodies, she would be killed anyways. This is inferior to the play because Wargrave is acting like Vera has a chance to get off the island.
...learn a more cohesive and smooth running representation of his self, and to make Jack less vulnerable to his overwhelming narcissistic tendencies. Though these techniques would work I would imagine that Jack would never go seeking help because he would never see anything he does as wrong or out of the ordinary.