Writing Assignment #5
Prof. Crudele
5-6-14
Return to paradise is a movie about three guys, Sheriff, Lewis, and Tony who become friends while on vacation in Malaysia. The movie opens with the men obliviously enjoying their time in Malaysia with, drinks women, and hash. The vacation comes to end for Sheriff and tony the night after they may have partied too hard and Sheriff through a rented bike of the side of the road. Each an as they explain has dreams of continuing their lives with different missions, and they all go their separate ways. Louis ids the only one who remains in Malaysia with aspirations of working with apes for research.
Two years later, a lawyer shows up and confronts sheriff in New York and approaches Sheriff with bad news. A few days after Sheriff and Tony left Malaysia police raided their camp and found large quantities of hash. Lewis was still there, and was forced to take the blame for it all. Lewis is to be put to death in 8 days, and the only way the charges can be decreased is if the Sheriff and tony return to paradise and take their share of the responsibility. If they do, they both will spend three years in prison. If only one does, he alone will spend six years. The movie revolves on what decision the two man will make as the lawyer Beth pleads with and plays different ways to convince the two men to return and save her client. Utilitarianism point of view would call for Sheriff to return and take his responsibility while the same theory sees Tony to remain a free man. Utilitarianism calls for the greater good for the greater amount of people. While Tony is a somewhat successful architect whom has workers under his command relying on him and would be wife whom he is planning to have children with. Tony remaining in New York according to Utilitarianism would benefit the larger amount of people. While on the other hand it would call for Sheriffs return as he does not benefit the greater good. Sheriff posses virtually no