In the production of its film iteration, The Emperor’s Club, filmmakers added and omitted a number of key elements of Ethan Canin’s The Palace Thief. While of course there is no way to know for certain what the filmmakers’ intentions were, perhaps these changes were made in order to appeal to a wider audience—as the original tale is set at an elite, East Coast school for boys, which is something to which only a relatively small fraction of the population can relate, so it is possible the filmmakers added certain elements to the movie to make it seem more relatable. In addition, it is also very likely the filmmakers simply added certain instances to the film to deliver the story in what they believe a more enjoyable manner. Both of these would improve the overall quality and success of the film. For example, Mr. Hundert is depicted in the film as having a close female acquaintance, of whom there is absolutely no mention in Canin’s original …show more content…
Hundert returns to his teaching position at St. Benedict’s after being skipped over for the headmaster position. This is directly contradictory to Canin’s story, in which Mr. Hundert is asked to retire by Mr. Ellerby, the new headmaster of the school and Mr. Hundert’s former friend. In addition, the final scenes of the film reveal that over time the school has evolved from an all-male institution to a coeducational one—once again, something of which there is no mention in the original story. These two elements were likely added to create the stereotypical ending in which all of the story’s conflicts resolve “happily ever after.” However, anyone familiar with the original tale would know that despite the movie’s depictions, Mr. Hundert does not return to his teaching job, but instead fades away into retirement; the school does not convert to a coeducational institution; and in fact everything does not end in the cliché, Hollywood fashion that the movie
Anyone can teach others from leading by example. Showing others what you can accomplish establishes confidence in others to try out their own dreams, wishes, and goals. A great example of leading by example is Gus, Clark, and Richie in the movie The Benchwarmers. These men meet Nelson, a stereotypical nerd that is bullied by baseball jocks every day just because he wants to play with them. This little boy inspires the men to show others that everyone should have the same opportunity to play baseball, no matter the skill level.
How could 10 guards keep 50 prisoners under control? In the movie, “Cool Hand Luke”, guards used a variety of methods to control the prison inmates. They use three methods to discipline the inmate’s such as:“the box, leg-chains, and hard work.”
Glory is an American War film produced in 1989. The movie is about the first all-African-American regiment to be a part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It is based upon letters written by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who was the commanding officer in charge of the first African America regiment. The regiment was known as the 54th Massachusetts, and it is famous for the heroic actions that took place during the Battle of Fort Wagner, where Colonel Shaw volunteered his men to lead the charge. Although there were many casualties and the battle was not successful, the 54th Massachusetts’ bravery led the Union to accept thousands of African American men into their ranks which helped the Union win the war. In many parts of the film,
Being a United States History major, the choice for this movie review was simply a no brainer. For this paper I have chosen to review the Civil War based movie named Glory. The movie was released in 1989, just after the centennial of the Civil War ending. Glory was innovative, due to the fact that not many movies portrayed how the blacks were important to the North winning the war against the South. The movie had an all-star cast that consisted of Matthew Broderick as Col. Robert Shaw, Denzel Washington as Pvt Trip, and Morgan Freeman as Sgt Major John Rawlins (IMDB.com). Before critically reviewing this wonderful movie, I only watched the movie for the significance of it being about our nation’s history and war. As I critically watched
“The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin, shows Hundert a moral person from a boarding school named St.Benedict, and taught students with different backgrounds, including 3 generation of Senator’s sons, but when one of the Senator’s sons named Sedgewick, caused Hundert to be a person who praised himself by saying ‘he did this or he became this because of me’. However, in reality, Sedgewick stole his spotlight from the reunion to Hundert going back to his landowner. “The Palace Thief” was a story about never losing one’s own morals, because it is the power to do the righteous.
According to Parson (Hale 1995, 390), families are not prepared to help their children succeed in the working world, for family morals and values sometimes conflict with those of the workplace. A primary function of the school is to prepare the children for the transition from the family life to the competitive and tough labor world. Parson also mentions that the majority of elementary school teachers are women due to their nurturing and caring personality. Children tend to see them as mother figures which may lead to a special teacher-student bond and an overall better student success rate. In the play Stanley finds out that Blanche did not take a leave of absence from work but in reality was fired because she got intimate with one of her seventeen year old students. As a teacher, Blanche has certain limits and to get involved with one of her students is not only against the school's policies but against societies moral standards. She has crossed the line of the student-teacher relationship and can no longer be seen as a mother figure and has therefore lost her role within the society and the school system.
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
I chose to view the movie Lion, a movie based on the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley. This movie is about a five-year-old boy, Saroo, living in a poor, rural area in India. Saroo convinces his older brother Guddu, to let him tag along and find work in a nearby city. Saroo ends up trapped and alone in a decommissioned passenger train that takes him to Calcutta, over 1,000 miles away from his home.
The Bad and The Beautiful (1952) and State and Main (2000) are films within films that unmask Hollywood Cinema as a dream factory and expose the grotesque, veneer hidden by the luxury of stars. The Bad and the Beautiful, directed by Vincent Minnelli, is a black and white film narrated in flashback form. The films theatrical nature requires more close-ups than wide-screen shots to capture the character’s psychological turmoil. For example, Fred and Jonathan’s car ride is captured in a close-up to signify their friendship; however their relationship deteriorates after Jonathan’s deceit. While the camera zooms out, Fred stands alone motionless. Here, Fred is captured from a distance at eye-level and he becomes ostracized by the film industry and
The film The Liberator portrays the life of Simon Bolivar, an influential activist in the revolutions against the Spanish Empire in South America. The movie does a great job in displaying the many aspects of Simon Bolivar, what he stood for and the way he felt towards his people. Like the majority of films this The Liberator has its flaws.
film and novel not all characters that are introduced are in both the novel and film. The
Big Night has a very impactful message of what it means to affirm our humanity and creatively shows how we go about embracing this can be either good or bad for those around us. I do not believe that it is accurate to classify the term “humanity” as morally good actions done to help our fellow mankind, but rather believe that “affirming our humanity” refers to exemplifying what makes us truly human. This includes a wide spectrum of morality and ethics which must be embraced in order for us to fully understand ourselves. I believe Big Night is a film that boldly illustrates the wide range of things that make us human, whether they be good or bad. Applying a literary lens to our mind while watching Big Night allows the viewer to see how some of the plot styles used in this film, particularly comedy, tragedy and rebirth, relate to this idea of affirming our humanity albeit in drastically different ways. Using a scriptural lens, we can reveal other aspects such as corruption and redemption story arcs and how they relate to affirming what it
Characterisation is vastly different in the film when compared to the play. This, however, is done so as to make more sense to a modern
If a person chooses duty over someone they love, does that mean that they did not really love them? This question is posed in people’s lives all the time. Movies and books have taken on this difficult question and given us different scenarios and conclusions to choose from. One of the better movies that takes on this dilemma and solves it in such a way that everyone can connect to it even if the roles are different is Roman Holiday.
Peter Shaffer’s 1984 film Amadeus is the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told from the perspective of his peer, so called friend, and rival Antonio Salieri. The movie begins with a man yelling Mozart 's names and saying that he killed him, we soon learn that the man is none other than Antonio Salieri and he is attempting to commit suicide. This act lands him in an insane asylum, where he is then interrogated by Father Vogler a priest who gets Salieri to tell him what he meant by he killed Mozart. They share an interaction where Salieri plays some of his music that Father Vogler is unfamiliar with, this obviously causes Salieri to get slightly angered and it upset him that he still does not receive recognition while instantly Father Vogler recognizes Mozart 's music. Salieri first tells Father Vogler about his youth and how even then his