It’s pretty simple. If it’s dressed in black and it has a scary face, it’s evil. But what if it’s dressed in white, or doesn’t have such a scary face? What if it looks pure, pretty, even...safe? All of us judge our surroundings by some form or code, embedded within our marvelous brains by learning, experience, or even our God-given nature. Without this code we wouldn’t know how to view anything; but even with it, we can easily become confused and even deceived. When Captain America: The Winter Soldier came out on April 4th 2014 it made roughly $95,000,000 on it’s opening weekend and it’s estimated gross by August 15th was $260,000,000. This movie was so popular because the main message, of how a wolf can hide in sheep's clothing, is very relevant to today’s society. It reflects perfectly on how communism is taking over America even when we thought it was dead. Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, is a model American and a servant of the public with an exceptional sense of morality, honor, and duty; he rarely, if ever, wavers. He’s an old-school American who understands that freedom comes with a price, but one he’s willing to pay. S.H.I.E.L.D. the corporation he works for upholds those ideals as well. Or at least that’s what he’s assumed. However, after a mission is almost compromised because of a underhand …show more content…
dealings, Cap begins to realize that all is not as he once thought. In questioning the leader of the corporation, Nick Fury, Captain America discovers that they plan to use force to kill and dominant society's rebels to create a safer, more controlled world. Captain America points out that this is not freedom, but in fact quite the opposite. It’s fear. Much like communism, S.H.I.E.L.D is trying to gain full control of the world claiming to make a more safe place filled with equality. However, it’s not a question of IF you're going to hold the guns, but WHO. Nick Fury eventually realizes this, but almost too late. We meet the main villain behind the plan earlier on in the movie, but it is not obvious. Alexander Pierce is masked as a compliant, friendly, and maybe even fun individual. As the drama unfolds, we begin to see that Pierce, and a great majority of S.H.I.E.L.D’s employees, are actually undercover hydra agents, leeches of freedom and promoters of the New World Order; a plan that plots to bring “peace” to the world’s occupants, whether they be willing or unwilling. But Captain America is not deceived. He realizes that the enemy has infiltrated what was once a group that fought for freedom and changed it to suppress freedom, secretly. Why have they, almost, succeeded in infiltrating and dominating the public unnoticed? Fear. They used society's fear to get society to accept their rule; creating havoc to increase the plea for safety. However, the cost of safety is freedom; and that’s a price Captain America is NOT willing to pay. He and his allies proceed to uncover and reveal the dastardly plan to eliminate all those who would fight against the oppression. It’s not an easy road, there are many more who would fight against freedom than for it. Captain America: The Winter Soilder shows that though the Security State may be appealing to many, those who resist it are the ones who are truly brave.
Alexander Pierce, the main villain, tries to use his fear tactics to gain control the security council by asking, “What if you know that someone was about to march into your home and kill your daughter? What if you could stop that person right now, with the flick of a switch?” He truly believes that he is being brave by taking the lives of a few million people by murdering seven billion. However, Nick Fury’s response, “I’m brave enough not to” shows that you can do something
greater. Leading up to the final climax, Captain America and Co. layout the plan for taking down Hydra. During the discussion Nick Fury tries to salvage what’s left of shield but is refuted when Captain America tells him, “Hydra, Shield; it all goes.” Captain America explains that Hydra and Shield are just two sides of a coin, neither one is capable of preserving true freedom or security. Even if you give evil a different name, it will still be evil. Captain America: The Winter Soldier deals with the social and political issue of our day, how much government is too much. Using both obvious, and hidden messages, this movie shows that there is evil everywhere, and freedom truly is not free.
"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful thananything that bleeds. Don 't wait until you break. - Laurell Hamilton" This is oftentimes the sentiment felt by soldiers who have served in active duty and have been witnesses to tragedies that leave them emotionally scarred. The Clint Eastwood directed film, American Sniper is amovie that features the real life tragedy of American soldier, Chris Kyle, who served in theUnited States military as a Navy Seal, which is an elite group (Kenny, 2014 and Treitschke,2015). His story is unique in that he himself suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD), but as he worked to recover, he valiantly served again by helping fellow soldiers withPTSD ("Chris Kyle," 2013), and was senselessly gunned
The movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is based in the 1970s. It depicts the highly male dominated broadcast team and shows the shake up when a woman is hired as a reporter and has aspirations of becoming an anchor the television station. The particular scene shows Ron Burgundy is flustered because Veronica Coringstone is impeding on his masculinity. Burgundy exemplifies hegemonic masculinity by explaining he is a man and a professional, when Coringstone says he his acting like a baby he takes offense and explains he is a man and he his ultimately better than a women because indeed he is a man. Burgundy states, “'I’m a man who discovered the wheel, and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a 1/3 the size of us...It's science (Robertson, McKay, 2004). The clip also depicts Burgundy’s desire for Coringstone to be the typical submissive female he is used to. The articles will identify the gender stereotypes and access if they are true or false based on the research.
...ulture. Together the characters of Watchmen reflect an unflattering image of American identity. We sacrifice morals to defend principles rather than saving people. We sacrifice ourselves for commercial gain and for the fame that comes from the worship of strangers. We worship our own achievements, obsess over time and in the end we lose what makes us human as we continue down a path that takes us farther away from each other and deeper into ourselves.
When viewed by most people, V for Vendetta is just another film about rebellion. To others, it’s a wakeup call to do something about their government and fix the country; even if no one acts on their wakeup call. The two main questions viewers may ask are, why is it so easy to relate and root for a terrorist? And why would the government be fine with a movie that calls them out in multiple ways?
In the crosshairs of, US Navy Seal, Chris Kyle’s scope, sits a woman and a young boy who appear to be attempting to hide something. Seconds pass, and the woman passes the item to the boy, revealing to Kyle and anyone around just what they have, a deadly grenade. After talking to his partner and his general on his radio, he has to make a choice, to kill or not to kill. His partner makes the decision harder by telling him “They’ll fry you if you’re wrong,” regarding if the child in question is actually a threat or simply a misunderstanding. This is the opening scene in the 2015 film, “American Sniper” which is based on the real life events experienced by Chris Kyle in Iraq (Eastwood, 2015).
In the movie Silver Linings Playbook there are two main characters, Pat and Tiffany, whom portray a type of mental illness. Below, I will explain each character in regards to their symptoms and portrayal of mental illness and compare the information discussed in the Abnormal Psychology Textbook.
Zack Snyder’s film “Man of Steel” fosters diverse philosophical ideas about society and their perception of free will and the acceptance of truth. Plato’s “The Republic” plays an imperative role in contextualising Krypton’s structure that ultimately gave way to the Kryptonian’s deterioration. The corrosion is caused by the rejection of the idea that society should be free to make their own decisions and live their own lives. Also by the denial of society on Krypton to acknowledge that their organisation of the Kyrptonian Empire was failing.
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Full Metal Jacket is written and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film was released in 1987 and it is starring Matthew Modine (Joker), Vincent D’Onofrio (Pyle), Adam Baldwin (Animal), and R. Lee Ermey ( Guy.Segr. Hartman).
When American Sniper opened in theaters January 2015, the world was shocked and excited that a film about a war has finally shown the emotional and psychological pain a soldier goes through. To many this was a new concept but, what the public did not realize, was in 2014, a World War II film, Fury was released. Fury is an insightful film about a tank crew surviving through World War II through the emotional and psychological hardships. The film takes place in April 1945, five months before WWII ends (Fury, IMDb). There are many key points to which makes Fury a modern war film from the extent of backstory each character has, to the prescreening prep and training, to the research of the props. Though American Sniper and Fury differ in wars and
The Last Legion is an intriguing fantasy film based on a novel, which holds the same name, by Valerio Massimo. The movie is based on events from the Fifth Century that tie the last Roman Emperor and the fall of Rome, into the legends of the Ninth Legion and King Arthur. The movie is somewhat based off of historical facts and makes a slightly plausible story line; however, the further someone would look into history, the more they would find the movie to be Hollywood fantasy. In the first paragraph, descriptions of the cinemas’ account of Romulus Augustus becoming Emperor of Rome, the fall of Rome to the Goths, and then the exile of Romulus compared to the historical account will be found. Next, The Roman’s journey to Britain and their encounter
In the modern day era, we find in society a ubiquitous usage of technology that seems to be never ending and forever growing. Included with this notion, the broad subject of surveillance is of course included. Contemporary surveillance, or more specifically technological surveillance, has been described as ambiguous; meaning that it is often misunderstood or open to different interpretations. The representation of surveillance within popular culture has played an impacting role on how we as a society perceive it and this raises certain questions that may reflect back on to society. The 1998 film Enemy Of The State directed by Tony Scott, Starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman and Jon Voight is considered to be a ‘spy-thriller’ blockbuster. Its central themes explore a range of surveillance techniques and equipment and also provides some insights, no matter how realistic or unrealistic they may be, into the real life security organisation; The National Security Agency (NSA). Using this film as an example and analysing how these themes are represented will hopefully allow us to key these ideas back to modern surveillance theories and practices.
In the 1940s America was at war in World War II. Captain America created as an American icon to give soldiers and families hope. What better way to create a symbol of America as a hero than to wrap a man with the symbol of America and its freedom, the American flag. Wrapping an American with an American flag is exactly what was done and in 1941 captain America made his day view depicted on the cover of captain America issue number one. In the cover captain America was depicted wearing what would become his signature American flag costume punching Adolf Hitler taking down the Nazis. However, in that issue he never actually fights hit Hitler. America’s culture, current events, and government’s
Rogers was assigned to serve in the military as a soldier who served both as a counter-intelligence agent and a symbolic US hero to counter Nazi Germany's propaganda achievements headed by the Red Skull (Johann Shmidt). Wearing a costume based on his own design fashioned after the American flag, Steve was given a triangular bulletproof shield, a personal pis...
Captain America is not like the average superhero. Captain America, or his alter ego Steve Rogers, was a frail young man who was chosen by scientist Abraham Erskine to be tested with his experimental serum. That experimental serum made Rogers from a weak, bony young man to being to the peak of human perfection. Right after that, a Nazi spy appeared and shot Erskine, killing him. “In order to keep Nazi spies from obtaining the serum, Erskine hadn't written down the serum's ingredients, along with much of the procedure, having instead committed it to memory.” (Comic Vine) Rogers was the only super soldier manifested. Given a patriotic costume and a shield that not only is nearly indestructable but is used as a weapon, Captain America was born.