Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption follows the story of Louie Zamperini, a rebellious child who grew up to become one of the fastest runners of the 1930s. He competed as an Olympic track runner in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The future was looking bright for Zamperini before World War II began, which resulted in the Olympics being cancelled and Louie being drafted into the Army Air Forces as a bombardier. Midway through 1943, his B-24 crash landed in the Pacific Ocean. For weeks, Louie and two other men drifted westward across a seemingly endless ocean, accompanied by a pack of sharks and surviving on scraps of bird and fish meat and the occasional rainfall. Eventually, he arrived in Japanese…
The movie I chose to review is the Lone Survivor. Lone Survivor was released on…
Kathryn Bigelow, director of The Hurt Locker could have never imagined her movie winning six academy awards. While the opinion from the audience played a role in these winnings, the technical aspect of the movie all the way down to the first shot of the movie, played the biggest role in this achievement. Bigelow used things such as moving camera shots, camera angles, lighting, and the use of long shots to create a realistic feel throughout the movie.…
In the movie Unbroken directed by Angelina Jolie, there are many obvious differences from the actual factual events that took place. A lot of important details about Louis Zamperini’s life were left out in the movie. There are many reasons for this, which are arguably very important. The three biggest things that were left out of the movie are, the realization that Louis came to about his faith in God, Japanese guards actually treated Louis very well when he first was captured, and Louis actually came face to face with Adolf Hitler. All three of these things were left out of the movie for specific reasons, which Hollywood thought would boost ratings and amount of viewers.…
The novel Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, is about the challenging life of Louie Zamperini. Louie is a boy who grew up only knowing how to be in trouble, as in stealing and fighting daily. With the help of his older brother, Pete, Louie tries to clean up his act and gets involved with the school track team. Louie grows up to become an Olympic runner, but his dreams at the gold metal fall short when he is drafted to serve the country. Louie then becomes a bombardier in the Air Corps. The author, Hillenbrand, wrote the novel with great detail to educate about what was happening in the novel and to keep one attached while reading.…
I saw Braveheart for the first time a couple years ago right before I turned seventeen. Since then, I have seen it three times, for a total of four. Although the movie may be a little less captivating just by the very nature of repeat viewings, I can still happily say I love Braveheart and consider it one of my favorite films of all time.…
In this 2004 classic family movie “The Incredibles” is a must watch animated movie. The film is suitable for families with kids aged 6 and up, but definitely a movie to watch again at any age.…
The Departed is a film centered around organized crime that involves a wide array of characters. With drug deals, shootouts, scandals, and espionage, the movie has many tense scenes that have notable staging, costumes, props and settings.…
Steven Soderbergh is a fantastic filmmaker who went to great heights to produce and make Che part1. The film is about Ernesto “Che” Guevara. The many legends and myths that surround Ernesto’s life and death are what make the film bold. Che part 1 is a success since it focuses on one particular style of storytelling. It is faithful is portraying the life of Ernesto rather than trying to tell it. The film eschews Hollywood’s tradition of making biopics on famous individuals. In his film, Part 1, Steven Soderbergh through various characters and experiences depicts Che as the critical element in the success of the Cuban revolution.…
The Magnificent Seven is your run of the mill Grandpa western. Presently if you appreciate naptime or being put to rest without a doubt you will appreciate The Magnificent Seven.…
Immortal Beloved, directed by Bernard Rose, shows the life of famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven. In this film we see Beethoven's struggle with his hearing loss and what occurs after Beethoven's death in 1827. After Beethoven's death his assistant, Schindler, tries to find the woman Beethoven referenced in his love letters as “Immortal Beloved”. During Schindler's journey to find this woman the viewer sees flash backs that show Beethoven's transformation from a inspired young musician to a troubled musician. But not everything in this movie is accurate when it comes to representing the actual life of Ludwig van Beethoven.…
When you hear horrible news, such as the death of a family member, would you laugh hysterically? No, most people would not, but in some cases, those with Schizophrenia may do so. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that can affect the person's behavior, interpreting reality in different ways. One movie that portrays this disorder is A Beautiful Mind. This excellent movie tells the true story of John Nash's life as he struggles with schizophrenia. It starts off with John Nash attending Princeton University in 1947. He was a mathematical genius that lacked social skills. As years go on, he continues to impress everyone with his intelligence and begins teaching at M.I.T. as well as doing some code-breaking work for the government. That is…
Language is the way which is used by human to build a communication. Language can be expressed to be written or spoken way. Language can be used to convey our feeling, giving opinions, declaring, and commending. Halliday (2003) state that language is a system of meaning of a semiotic system and presented deeply in pragmatics. Pragmatics is the subfield of linguistics and semiotics that studies in which context contributes to the meaning, meanings can be expressed by the speaker with the performance of speech act.…
The film “A BEAUTIFUL MIND” characterizes the story of the brilliant mathematician John Forbes Nash who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. This film was directed by Ron Howard and it’s based on the true life story of a genius mathematician Nash which is portrayed by the actor Russell Crowe. At the beginning of the movie Nash starts his career at Princeton University as a mathematics graduate student where he was well known for his intelligence. Nash is an arrogant, awkward socially-inept mathematics student, who spent most of his time making effort to discover a revolutionary equation in mathematics. At half way through the film, we discover that half of the places and situations that occur in the film are only illusions within Nash’s “beautiful” mind. This is when it was discovered that Nash is suffering from a severe illness which is schizophrenia. One of the first imaginary characters that Nash develops in his mind is his roommate Charles Herman, (Paul Bettany) a student of English Literature.…
"When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic."Rodger has an optimistic view of human nature. People continuously strive to fulfil their potentials. Thus Rodger argues that if the innate potential of this nature is allowed to unfold then the optimal personal development will follow. Firstly this essay will define Rodgers main concepts clearly. Secondly it will relate the concepts to the depiction of Precious’ life story as seen in the film. Lastly it will argue that Precious’ does depict self- actualisation.…