The Qualities of The Seventh Son The Seventh Son contains all the elements of a great fantasy epic at first glance. Centuries ago, a supernatural champion named Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges) defeated Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore), a malevolent witch. Now, she has escaped imprisonment and yearns for revenge. She summons her followers and prepares to unleash her wrath on humanity. Only one thing stands in her way: Master Gregory. Gregory takes Tom Ward (Ben Barnes) as his new apprentice, but he has only until the next full moon to teach Tom what usually takes years: how to prevail against dark magic. Picking up the cover, I believed it would be an interesting, action-filled movie. However, The Seventh Son is not original, plagued with poor character …show more content…
It starts out very incoherent, for a man caging a woman into a pit. Years later, the woman is overjoyed that the blood moon has arrive and that her power has returned. The movie then shows a dragon escaping from her confines. Which one can infer that the woman who was trapped was either a shape-shifter or a witch. It is later confirmed that the woman trapped was the witch Mother Malkin who hates humans and wishes to end their race. The character herself seemed like a makeshift Maleficent from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty only with red hair and feathers attached to her clothing. Before she is shown, the director rips-off The Exorcist by having Malkin’s character possess a young girl. The makeup, costume, and actions all remind one of The Exorcist. The only action that was original in that scene was Malkin floating out of the girl to take on Gregory and his …show more content…
“Fully 10 minutes pass before we meet Tom, toiling away on his pig farm, dreaming of bigger things.”(variety.com). Initially, one would think that he would be a mere boy, but he is portrayed as older and far blander than we might expect. Strange, almost epileptic visions of things to come, before disappearing entirely at the point in the story where we’d expect them to become more important. Mostly, he sees witches. He later sees Alice (Alicia Vikander), a young witch, who he becomes romantically involved
For my movie review I chose the movie “Simon Birch”. The main stars of this movie are: Ian Michael Smith who played the role of Simon Birch, Joseph Mazello who played the role of Joseph Wenteworth, Ashley Judd who played the role of Rebecca Wenteworth, Jim Carrey who played the role of Joseph Wenteworth in his older years, Oliver Platt who played the role of Ben Goodrich, and David Strathairn who played Rev. Russell. This movie is a coming of age/Comedy-drama.
In the short story, Tom is said to live in a “forlorn” house, that is in the middle of the wilderness away from all civilization. This signifies that Tom would have an unkempt appearance as he does not care what he looks like. Also, Tom is the type of person that would not do anything that would intentionally please his wife. If he were to keep up a presentable appearance this may please his wife. Second, Tom has a bitter facial expression, made part by angry eyebrows and eyes. This is justified as Tom is a curmudgeon and he is not a happy tempered person so he would have a ill-tempered expression. Tom in this avatar has pale skin because he spends most of his time in a “forlorn” house and even though he takes walks in the woods occasionally he is protected from the sun by the canopy of the
Evaluating the characters in the movie, roles they played and their acting. Charles is the husband and the antagonist. While watching the movie, Charles, is Helen’s new man and he appears the same day Helen is thrown out the house. Orlando was very caring and interested in Helen constantly disrespects Helen and treats her like garbage. Helen is the wife and protagonist and in the movie, she showed Charles nothing but love. Even after Helen finds out that Charles has a mistress, she still was there when he was shot and could not take care of himself. Orlando because he knew she went through a
Tom is good natured and deals with what life throws at him, during the long trip towards work the family has realized the can count on Tom to help protect them. His past isn't going to define his future or change the way he feels about his family. As they arrive to California they get the devastating news that work is sparse and many people are dying of starvation, including Grampa who dies of a stroke. When the major change of losing a family member Tom realizes that life can be gone faster than you think and you see him changing into a more considerate person and a more sentimental person towards others. After they have buried Grampa, Tom comes across a “one eyed mechanic” who he helps fix his touring car. An act that he would probably never do in his past. Steinbeck shows Toms development into a more considerate person as the book
This early characterization keeps readers interested in Tom and what he will do throughout the novel due to his intriguing early rebellious behavior and personality. To start analyzing Tom’s life one must start with the earliest mention of him as a child, this being a scene of Tom harassing young girls during his own baptism, ignoring those who tell him to stop. This shows early rebellion and an apt for trying societal rules, revealing that he does not care about the outcome of any situation as long as he is enjoying himself. This is backed up later in his life when Tom gets into a fight at a bar and ultimately kills a man, resulting in him going to jail for multiple years, in which he does not break maintaining sanity revealing his aptitude and strength in his ways of leading his life. This philosophy would follow him through his life, ultimately starting to take a new shape when he would later meet again with the preacher who baptized him, Jim
In the story Tom is seen as a very self-centered man who cares only for himself and his own well being. He is not even phased when he discovers the remains of his wife hanging in a apron in a tree; "Tom consoled himself for the loss of his property with the loss of his wife" (132). Tom is portrayed in ... ... middle of paper ... ... Daniel Webster".
Her character must have been in an act for much of the film, but everyone she plays just comes across as icy and detached. The supporting players do well, though, specifically the two villains. James Mason is fantastic as Phillip Vandamm, the chief antagonist. He brings the perfect amount of collected cool to the role, but also adds a touch of menace to the character. Martin Landau, in an early role, also does well as Leonard, Vandamm’s right-hand man.
While Tom’s role in the plot of the novel is small, his contribution to the overall message is integral. His nonsensical antics and wild imagination provide for amusing scenes and moments, however they share a deeper meaning that Twain means to convey to his audience. Representing the juxtaposition of a privileged man in Southern Antebellum society in the character of a young boy contributes to the satiric nature of the novel by providing a certain hilarity to the seriousness of Tom’s cruel
Andrew Adamson, Ann Peacock, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Liam Neeson, Ray Winstone, and Dawn French. Prod. Mark Johnson and Philip Steuer. Perf. William Mosley, Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, and Skandar Keynes. Buena Vista Pictures, 2005. DVD.
Mr. Tom is an elderly gentleman who lives in the country of England. He is quiet and keeps to himself. Throughout the novel Mr. Tom changes and becomes a new person. With the outbreak of war he is responsible for the care of a young evacuee, Will. He and Tom quickly grow to care for each other. Will is given into Tom's care with only the clothes on his back. Tom talks to Mrs. Henley, a local neighbor, and asks her if she would be kind enough to knit Will a jersey. She replied, "You ent gotta clothe em" but Mr. Tom was persistent and was able to get Will a new, thick jersey made (18). Tom takes real good care of William and does his best to look after the young child. While Will is around him, Mr. Tom isn't so deeply depressed about his wife and son, who have both departed. He is more social with the rest of the town and has a more happy expression. When the young evacuee is sent back home Tom worries, when he goes to check on him he finds him in startling health. He even breaks the law to get his frail body back into the country side with him. Mr. Tom is soon Will's adopted father, nearing the end of the novel Will notices something about Tom. "[He] noticed how old and vulnerable Tom looked" (317).
We do not know much about Tom’s childhood; however it is clear that his life has progressed into a sociopathic lifestyle. We do know that, “[His] parents died when [he] was very small” and that “[He] was raised by [his] aunt in Boston.” (25) He disliked his aunt, hated her, and wanted to kill her.
Mostly is the good kind though, normally reserved for B Films. Clancy Brown being the actor most obviously having the most fun with his role. But the majority of cast is incredibly solid, except for Edward Furlong and Jared Rushton. Jared Rushton suffers mostly for just having a one dimension character, a bully for bullying's sake. So I have a hard time faulting him, but
When Harry comes home, he enters Alice’s room to beg for her forgiveness. Alice, however, says she's too old to cry over boys— which, food for thought, is what Alice is doing in her first scene in the movie— and that because of his age he’s bound to keep screwing
One of the most distinguishing characteristics of children's films is the centrality of the moral. Although Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone teaches children many lessons, but the main one is that good will always conquer evil. Right from the beginning of the film, audiences are shown how poorly Harry gets treated ...
The woman continues to do this two more times with the child. The last time she went there, the Prince came with her. Once the reindeer shed her skin to feed the child, the Prince burned it. He kept burning her skins until she was in human form. They all returned to the castle, where the witch and her daughter run away forever.