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Tony and Elizabeth Jordan thought they had it all – a beautiful daughter, great jobs, the best cars, and their dream house, but looks can be deceiving. Behind closed doors their marriage is falling apart, and they are constantly fighting, pushing away from each other and hurting their daughter emotionally and mentally in the process to the point where she says to her friend ¨I wish I lived at your house, my parents are always fighting.¨ Tony and Elizabeth are typical churchgoers who have become self-righteous and, in Tony case, even hostile towards the God who created him for his glory. Elizabeth is a real estate broker, and Tony is a salesman who is always traveling. While Tony relaxes in his professional success and flirts with temptation, …show more content…
Elizabeth feels powerless to do anything about it. While Elizabeth loses all hope, their lives take an unexpected turn when she meets her newest client, Miss Claire, and is challenged to establish a “war room” and a battle plan of prayer for her family. Through the walk through of Miss Clara’s house she shows Elizabeth her three favorite rooms, her favorite being her closet. For an hour each week Miss Clara and Elizabeth meet, each time they meet Miss Clara teaches her how she can fight for her family instead of against it in prayer. As Elizabeth tries to fight for her family, she hits some bumps along the way. Tony’s hidden struggles come to light. He must decide if he will make amends to his family and prove Miss Clara’s wisdom that victories don’t come by accident. One thing that makes War Room stand out are the actors. War Room is no full of big name actors. Written and directed by The Kendrick Brothers, the same people who produced Courageous, Fireproof, and Facing the Giants this is by far the best with the acting, writing, and the production.The acting is so good you don't feel like you are watching actors. The lines given to each character are true to them, and the dialogue feels genuine and like the words you would actually hear them say. There is no feeling of "get to the point already," or "rushed that scene." Also, there is no feeling of watching a "low-budget" film at all. The actors surprise the audience by having a mixture of moods, and tones. One moment, Elizabeth is having a moment of silence then she is yelling at Satan saying, "Satan go back to Hell, where you came from, and leave my family and I alone!" The movie War Room is classified as a drama.
In the movie there are plot twists, emotion, conflict, and unexpected series of events. Even though War Room is a drama, it still portrays real issues facing families today. The Kendrick Brothers still manage to give this drama about prayer worriors a little fortitude as they illistrate how a commitment to prayer actually achomplishes what Paul describes in Romans 12:2. Those who pray faithfully for family and friends, may not see changes as dramatic or sudden as the ones Elizabeth and Tony expierenced onscreen. It seems that the world will throw one thing after another at Elizabeth, at first she gets stressed. Then when the world throws more at her she lays it at Gods feet and knows he will take care of her, and she keeps her ‘trust in Him.The producers of War Room put a lot of thought and time into the making, portraying real issues families deal with today. People look at this movie and think it’s only about prayer, their wrong. War Room has more messages to offer than just prayer. For example, take the main message, marriage. It's very straight forward: the role of a wife is to love her family and pray for her husband.
The role of the husband is to lead the family, and provide for them. Sin interferers with both, and the only hope for restoration is found through repentance and submission to The Lord. Every book, film, or written article is written with a spacific audience in mind. War Room is a faith based drama that follows the trajectory of a family going through some challenging times. With that being said, the theme leans toward mature territory- including infidelity, unemployment, and marital disorder. While there's no language, sex, or drinking/smoking to wrong about, it is possible that some scenes could be upsetting for younger viewers. For example, when a man tries to rob people with a knife. Any couple that watches this movie would walk away asking themselves ¨am I regularly praying for my family?¨ If a couple was contemplating divorce were to watch it, this movie just might challenge them to stay together. War Room does effictivly is model what it really looks like to create a private space for prayer in our lives, and overcome the struggles that are present in everyday life through prayer. If everyone would spend more time on their knees in prayer, the results would be unbelievable. Followers of Jesus need to come together and stand as one. Everyone should go see this movie, it can change everyones lives for the better. As Miss Clara would say, ¨The real enemy is Satan. He comes to steal, kill, and distroy -- stealing your joy, killing your failth and trying to distroy your family. It´s time for you to fight.¨
In the end, Tony plays the role of both hero and villain. His wife, Marcela, represents both the whore and the virgin Mexican-American. The both prove unfaithful: Tony to America and Marcela to Mexico. Herein lays the schizophrenic world in which good and bad coexist across the borders of two emerging world countries struggling for control of land and culture. There’s a price to be paid for such human greed and unrealistic expectations. Ultimately it proves to be a place where virtue doesn’t remain intact and villains abound, even among the good guys!
Melvin Udall is a successful novelist living in New York City. In the beginning of the movie he is an irritable, obsessive-compulsive man who alienates himself from those around him. To add to his alienation, he works from home and does not allow anyone in his apartment. His routine consists of going to the same restaurant, being served by the same waitress and eating at the same table every day. His mental disorder is also displayed in several different obsessive-compulsive actions such as turning the locks five times and doing the same for the lights in his home. One day, Melvin’s homosexual neighbor is assaulted and put into the hospital. Due to the misfortune, Melvin is forced to watch the neighbor’s dog while he recovers from the assault. At this point in the movie, Melvin develops an emotional attachment to the dog and his attitude begins to change for the better. Melvin decides to help the waitress from the restaurant by paying for her son’s medical bills. This gesture comes after him having a meltdown when she did not show up to work to serve him. Near the end of the movie, Melvin makes a trip to help the neighbor and invites the waitress to come along. The trip does not go as planned, but the experience helps him to learn to communicate and have better relationships with people. In the end, Melvin falls in love with the waitress and is willing to learn to overcome his obsessive-compulsive lifestyle to be with her.
This essay is a critical analysis that will explain the historical representation of two films that represent the World War Two Normandy Landings. The Normandy Landings took place on June 6, 1944 in France. The Normandy Landings also referred as D- Day, was an invasion by Allied forces on Normandy Beach by crossing by sea and air from English channel to Normandy Beach, which was captured by Nazi forces. The D-Day invasion is the largest war invasion by way of sea and air that included forces from twelve Allied countries. The objective was to reclaim Normandy from the Nazis and establish control over the area as the Germans were attempting to strengthen the position they had in Normandy, France . The general of the Allied forces Dwight E. Eisenhower planned and executed the massive invasion that was codenamed ‘Operation Overload’. Operation Overload involved that would involve transporting troops and supplies from the English Channel to Normandy Beach, this involved attacks from the air and troops on the ground . The Allies forces out number the Germans in Normandy and consequently reclaimed the area. The outcomes of this operation on D-Day ended with the Allied forces claiming Normandy from the Germans and in the process the loss of approximately 425,000 Allied and German soldiers. The invasions by the Allied forces were significant because it allowed access for the Allied forces to enter the border of Western Germany and fight against the Germans on their home turf. If D-Day had not occurred, the outcome for the war might have been different .
In Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ 2006 movie Little Miss Sunshine, they depict the tribulations of a dysfunctional family trying to get their daughter to a beauty pageant, while encompassing strong portrayals of common issues in the United States today. It communicates the individual’s struggle to be perfect, as well as the difficulties of the average middle class family in society. In this paper I will analyze three characters; Olive, Dwayne, and Richard Hoover, identifying their life stages, psychosocial development, role in the family and their resiliency through the stories challenging circumstances.
Interpersonal Conflict in Film The interpersonal conflict in this film is the same as in most of our daily lifestyles as humans. There are many times in life when things that people say are taken out of context and or control and you wish that you could play it off as if it was never even said. There were so many instances of conflict in this film that I couldn’t choose just one. After watching this great and funny film, I learned that I need to be careful of what is said.
Before the Second World War began Hollywood’s purpose lied within entertainment for the American people. After the war started, the main focus shifted to wartime propaganda. Film was used to display the war in a way that did not show its true colors—including the censorship of soldier causalities and other negative connotations that are a simple fact of war. There was even a time in which some actors became better known to America than politians. Through films, Hollywood began to make a statement of their anti-Nazi beliefs. They began to make motion pictures for American recruitment into the Army as well as many that supported the war effort, and intended to make other Americans more aware of the war’s effect on the United States, and how people can get involved. Many European countries banned these Hollywood films, as they began to affect not only America but many other countries that were involved in the war as well.
It’s June 6th, 1944 and the beaches of Normandy, France are a chaotic mess of dead bodies, gallons of fresh dark red blood and loud cries of pain, accompanying the endless rounds of gunfire and bullets that tear through air, water and flesh. This is D-Day. Over 150,000 allied troops are storming the 50-mile coastline of Normandy in an attempt to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany. Almost half a century later in 1998, Oscar winning director, Steven Spielberg set out to create, Saving Private Ryan, his goal being to portray the most realistic terrors and triumphs of D-Day and the days following. The film, although featuring fictional characters but realistic events, is inspired by the true story of the Niland family, who lost three of
The movie I decided to analyze for this course was American History X (1998), which stars Edward Norton. Though this movie isn’t widely known, it is one of the more interesting movies I have seen. It’s probably one of the best films that depict the Neo Nazi plague on American culture. The film takes place from the mid to late 1990’s during the Internet boom, and touches on subjects from affirmative action to Rodney King. One of the highlights of this movie that really relates to one of the key aspects of this course is the deterrence of capital punishment. Edward Norton’s portrayal as the grief stricken older brother who turns to racist ideologies and violence to cope with his fathers death, completely disregards the consequences of his actions as he brutally murders someone in front of his family for trying to steal his car. The unstable mentality that he developed after his father’s death really goes hand-to-hand specifically with Isaac Ehrlich’s study of capital punishment and deterrence. Although this movie is entirely fictional, a lot of the central themes (racism, crime punishment, gang pervasiveness, and one’s own vulnerability) are accurate representations of the very problems that essentially afflict us as a society.
Released in 1999, Saving Private Ryan shocked the United States. Devastatingly realistic, and never pulling a punch, Steven Spielberg's World War II film has gone down in history, winning multiple awards, and receiving praise from all around the world. Tom Hanks' superb acting, coupled with Spielberg's artistic sense in regards to film making, unleashed a powerhouse of a cinematic experience. The film could not have hit theaters during a better time. The World War II veterans were reaching their last years, and a majority of the nation's youth had no idea what a sacrifice these brave men made. Depicting the brutalities of war in a realistic way, Saving Private Ryan is a new found war classic that brought different people together, recognized the heroism of our WWII vets, and set a new standard for war epics.
The film takes place in 1776, during the War of Independence of the United States of America or the American Revolutionary War 1775-1783., between the UK and loyalists on the one hand, and 13 British colonies revolutionaries (Patriots), declared its independence from Britain and the creation of independent union state in 1776, on the other hand.
The Kendrick brothers new movie War Room is all about the power of prayer. It brings to life the ongoing spiritual battle that involves all of us. It tells of the daily struggle of a failing marriage, and how God can restore it.
The movie Theeb follows a young Bedouin boy, Theeb, through the Ottoman province of Hijaz. Theeb endures a coming-of-age experience in a society that is seemingly foreign to people living in the civilized world. The Bedouins are a nomadic people who historically roam the Arabian and Syrian deserts following their herd. In Arabic, Theeb translates to Wolf, which foreshadows his introduction to manhood. According to the Britannica, Bedouin society is tribal and patriarchal, typically composed of extended families that are patrilineal, endogamous, and polygynous. The film depicts acts of hospitality, loyalty, and courage. Theeb’s filmmaker Naji Abu Nowar spent a year in the desert living among the last nomadic Bedouin tribe in Jordan. While with the tribe, Abu Nowar observed the customs in preparation for the film. The movie is set in 1916 as the Ottoman Empire is falling. I will assert that the movie Theeb is a moving experience that depicts the virtues instilled in the Bedouin culture. The film opens with the following poem
are the ones who developed the first classification scheme. During the 4th century, Aristotle grouped animals according to where they lived. On the other hand, Theophrastus grouped plants according to their stem structure. As time passes by, the ways of identification flourished. Not only did the classification system affect the branch of biology, but it also affected the entertainment industry of the modern world. Genre is an example of the categorization for modern art and entertainment. Genres, such as horror, romance, drama, comedy, and science
Is it just not the same anymore? Then there must have been a change. The noun change can refer to anything or state that is different from what it once was. Change is something that presses us out of our comfort zone. Change is for the better or for the worst, depending on how you perceive it. It is uncomfortable, changing from one state to the next; it upsets our control over outcomes. However the key is to go with the flow, get over what happened and keep on going. Even a roller coaster ride can be fun if you know when to lean and create new balance within the change. Change isn’t fixed by crying, worrying, or mental tread milling. Change is won by victors not victims; and that choice is ours.
To me movies are the pentacle of modern entertainment. I love to watch movies because they help to expand my imagination, draw me into another world, and relax me. At the same time though there are people that I just can not stand to watch movies with and those that I love watching movies with. The reason that I can or can’t stand to watch movies with them is because of their movie watching style. I have found that there are six common types of movie watching styles.