Essay About The Inside Man

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Parmanand Singh

COM 101

Professor Rachel Kovacs

2/5/2014

Reaction and Themes from The Inside Man
The film, The Inside Man, directed by Spike Lee, centers around a New York City Bank that is being held under siege by a group of very skilled and witty bank robbers. Their intentions are quite clear that they were just not going to rob the bank in a short amount of time, but instead wanted to attract the attention of all persons. From this incident (bank robbery), a series of events begins to unfold; themes then start to emerge from these events.
An early sign of love and romance is shown in a scene where the customers are in the waiting line in the bank and a young woman of Hispanic background engages in a telephone conversation with her lover. She is very loud but sounds pretty happy in her tone, and looks like she wants to let everyone in the bank know her story. There are other instances where this theme is prevalent, most notably with the protagonist Keith Frazier (played by Denzel Washington) in repeated telephone conversations with his girlfriend. Director Lee uses the telephone as a form of communication because the only thing that is keeping the characters from being with their loved ones is the bank robbery. Keith Frazier, being the committed individual he is, wanted to finish the bank robbery case first before going home to his girlfriend.
Another theme which is evident in the film is power and authority. There are a few very powerful and prominent individuals that are in this film. Their primary ambition is to remain at the top. The most notable person of power in this film, Arthur Case, is the owner and CEO of the bank that is under siege. His power is evident when he calls for the services of another power...

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...he time with classes, I did made time for things that are non-academic and media related.

Parmanand Singh
COM 100
Professor R. Kovacs
5/7/14

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