The movie Lincoln‚ was more accurate than previous portrayals of Abraham Lincoln. However‚ the movie did fail to include important facts‚ such as Lincoln’s belief that African Americans were unequal to whites and some details of the passing of the 13th Amendment. All in all though‚ the movie portrayed the Civil war and presidency with considerable accuracy. Lincoln focuses mainly on the passage of the 13th amendment and the trials Lincoln and his supporters went through. The film insinuates that
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Fargo Movie This movie is strikingly funny and at the same time‚ quite disturbing. The twist is very sharp and hooks people watching it. The character of Sheriff Marge is no doubt the most attractive point in the film. Her character is self-possessed‚ and generally content and easily pleased although she has seen the worst of human nature. She’s married to Norm‚ a normal guy who cooks breakfast‚ and fishes‚ and paints birds (his work becomes featured on the U.S. $.03 cent stamp). The characters
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Mrs. Doubtfire is a movie about something that almost every American family faces‚ divorce. The film stars Sally Field and Robin Williams as parents with conflicting parenting styles and beliefs‚ who end up divorcing with a bloody battle for the children’s custody. The children are thrown into this mess and the movie showcases how each of them deal with the divorce. Lydia is the rebellious preteen who doesn’t understand why the family dynamic has to change. Chris‚ the younger brother is the athletic
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Famous Local and Foreign Entrepreneurs Edgar Sia II Down south in Iloilo city‚ he was once an obscure‚ down-to-earth businessman eking out a living. He’s nicknamed "Injap‚" the combined first syllables of his parents’ ethnic origins – father is “intsik” (Chinese)‚ while mother is Japanese‚ both entrepreneurs. Instead of pursuing a business degree in college as desired by his parents‚ Sia took a course in architecture in college‚ but only to drop out later. Yes‚ he’s a school dropout
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exercise. Crash is one of the few English movies‚ out of the tons I’ve watched this year‚ that really touched an emotional chord. CRASH- ’’Moving at the speed of life‚ we are bound to collide with each other.’’…This is the tagline for the movie. This movie is set in Los Angeles and explores tense racial relations amongst the various communities that exist in LA. Crash is an ensemble piece in which the stories of different characters intersect and intertwine…kinda like Tom Cruise’s Magnolia. Each
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Cathleen Keliiliki McInelly I Want to be Famous On June 25th‚ 2009‚ the world was thrown into a shocking standstill when hearing about the death of the famous King of Pop‚ Michael Jackson; who suffered from depression‚ anxiety and was ultimately killed by Cardiac arrest. Later we would witness the passing of many stars including Whitney Houston (2012)‚ Prince (2016)‚ and our dear Robin Williams (2014); driving us into what the Washington Post calls a “now all-too-familiar process: mourn[ing] the
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year old Oscar Schell (Thomas Horn) heard from his father Thomas Schell (Tom Hanks) that were left on the answering machine as tragedy was unfolding. His father was on the 105th floor of tower one as the first plane crashed into the building. This movie is based on events that took place during the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks. A young boy (Thomas Horn) named Oscar narrates the story of how the day unfolded from his point of view referring to it as “the worst day.” Oscar comes home after being
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The movie World Trade Center (2006) directed by Oliver Stone centers around the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The movie follows two Port Authority officers‚ John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno‚ who attempt to aid in the rescue of 9-11 victims. While trying to make their way to help victims in the first Tower that had been hit‚ they become trapped under the rubble without an ability to get free or call for help. The movie centers on the struggles faced by these two men to overcome fear‚ pain
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Communication Instructor Latricia Carter August 22‚ 2011 CONFLICTS 2 Interpersonal Conflicts on Films About the movie‚ (Spanglish)‚ honestly I can live with how it was written. I can believe that you can learn how to speak English from Spanish in three weeks. However‚ when it comes to speaking English to Chinese in that same amount of time‚ you have to stretch your
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