John Rambo and Jack Ryan are two amazing men. They are honest, trustworthy, heroic, never crack under pressure, and stand for truth, justice, and the American way. Sylvester Stallone and Harrison Ford do their best attempting to make the audience believe that men such as Rambo and Ryan actually exist. Try as they might, not even Stallone or Ford can convince me that men of this caliber actually live. Rambo is able to not only foil his corrupt, superior American officer trying to sabotage his mission
favorite films is the 1982 release First Blood, starring Sylvester Stallone. This movie was the first and most critically acclaimed film in the series, as the following sequels and remakes have met with negative critical reception, mostly because they focused more on how many objects can be blown up within the running time than of a coherent plot or a cast of interesting characters. From reading the general consensus at the Rotten Tomatoes review for First Blood, the critics involved share my sentiment
Rambo: First Blood is a 1982 action film that follows John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) as he deals with life after the Vietnam War and the difficulties he must deal with. John Rambo was a war hero who had even received a medal of honor for his acts of heroism during the war. When wandering the highways of America, he reaches the town of Hope, Washington. Once he arrives he meets the town sheriff named Will Teasel who insults him. Upset, Rambo continues to head into town to get something to eat
for the worse” and “People in power sacrifice others for personal gain” to connect two texts to each theme.These themes are present in the songs Hero of War, by Rise Against and War Pigs, by Black Sabbath. They are also present in the films Rambo: First Blood, by Ted Kotcheff and Siege of Jadotville, by Richie Smyth. The song Hero of War shows the theme “War changes people for the worse” through the main character while he tells his story of what he did while he was a soldier in the military. “I
Jennifer Mekhail Mon/Wed 2-3:15 03/09/2014 Race and Masculinity in Rambo III A significant time throughout the history of United States was during the first wave of feminism, which began in the early1900s and ended with the third wave during the 90s. The feminist movement was created to better the lives for all women in this country. The movement was meant to create empowerment for women, higher opportunities to receive an education, and the ability to have a career that offers the same positions
Rambo, a Dangerous Way to Make Money Movies are the most wonderful medium created by mankind. They can affect the subconscious as no other means can do. No television show, no book has a power like that of the audiovisual image projected on a large screen. Since its origins, cinema has always acted as a model that shapes attitudes and lifestyles, as a mirror in which we all look to decide our models and our patterns of behavior. That's why film movies have such a great influence on our perception
Out of the political and economic unrest of the 1970’s that saw the mood and esteem of the country, as reflected in the artistry and messages in the movies, sink to a new low, came a new sense of pride in who we are, not seen since the post-World War II economic boom of the 1950’s. Of this need to change, Oscar Award winner Paul Newman stated, “There is this acceleration of change, and we’re much more affected by that. People want to be entertained. They don’t want to be bombarded by emotions or
winning is done.” Sylvester Stallone lives his life as an actually life example to the advice he gives in Rocky Balboa, as he has started his life in tough situations, and grown into an american icon. Sylvester Stallone, aka Rocky Balboa, aka John Rambo. He had a difficult childhood with with his younger brother, Frank. After his parents divorce, he spent time in foster care, and eventually ended up in Philadelphia with his mother and her second wife. After expulsion from several schools he attended
including plot, theme, characterization, and iconography. As ideology, this film genre tacitly expresses social norms, values, and morals of its time. Marchetti's essay, written in 1989, applies to films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Rambo: First Blood II. However, action-adventure films today seem to be straying farther away from her generalizations about structure, reflecting new and different cultural norms in America. This changing ideology is depicted best in Oliver Stone's Natural Born
watched the classic science-fiction movie Star Wars directed by George Lucas, he began to realize what he wants to do. In 1980, he found his first formal job in the film industry, which was the art director of Battle beyond the Stars directed by Roger Corman. His job was to product special effects work design. In 1981, he was employed as the director of Piranha Part Two: The Spawning. The film was shot in Italy. Due to the conflicts between Cameron and stuff, the producer didn't even let him participate
159 annually throughout the decade (221 Gianetti). The studios believed they needed to bring people back to the theaters. To do this they made movies they thought could compete with television. Big budget, extravagant movies were common in the early part of the decade, encouraged by the success of Ben Hur (1959). Cleopatra (1963) turned out to be a costly mistake for Twentieth Century Fox. It was originally budgeted at $1.2 million but eventually cost $40 million. The studio continued to make high
stay, so much so that now all feature films are made in such a way that they can be easily adapted to both video and television. Films and videos are rarely a simple record of what the camera sees. The reaction of audiences may vary according to what part of the world they are from, together with their customs and beliefs, when and where the film was made and set, and the ability of the film makers to lead the audience to a “willing suspension of disbelief” (Films in our lives, 1953) so that when the
pacing. But we will forgive all those. This is a mindless action movie after all, and being a bad movie is par for the action genre course. "Triple X" isn't just a bad movie, it is a *terrible* action flick, ranking in wretchedness with the likes of Rambo III. Why? Several reasons follow, in no particular order. Middle class skate/punk/psuedo-rebel/"extreme"/hardcore-straightedge/wanker niche market This movie tries so hard to hit this target audience I actually felt like someone was trying