The movie was about a group of P.O.W.s and their attempt to escape a German prison camp‚ or Stalag that was created to hold the most troublesome inmates. On the first day‚ within the first twenty minutes‚ two men tried to pass off as Russians who were allowed out of the camp to cut down trees while others hid in the trucks full of trees. None of them escaped‚ but it showed how witty‚ adventurous and desperate those men were. Another man‚ Capt. Hilts‚ one of three Americans at the camp‚ stepped across
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“Precious” (2010) was a tremendously moving film‚ focused on the life of a sixteen-year-old‚ African American girl who lived in Harlem. She endured an overwhelming and diabolical amount of physical abuse from her mother‚ verbal abuse‚ and sexual abuse from her father (which resulted in two pregnancies and births). She struggles for normalcy; trying to provide the stability and safety for her children that she never got herself. She then is diagnosed with HIV‚ while she was trying to get her education
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Rent is personally one of my all time favorite productions. It is a Broadway musical and motion picture that is set in New York City’s East Village during a time period when HIV and AIDS was a common issue. This musical expresses many other issues through its content. Most of these issues are things that the characters must learn to deal with and try to fix throughout the span of the film. Some of the problems depicted are the characters struggling with drugs‚ understanding sexuality‚ paying their
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Tony Kushner‚ the film was inspired by Doris Kearns Goodwin’s biography Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Set in 1865 the movie focuses on President Lincoln’s struggle to get the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed through the House of Representatives‚ all while facing challenges presented by the American Civil War. Lincoln won two Oscars and 108 other awards‚ with a total of 242 nominations. The film was a success‚ achieving an overall score of 86/100
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adventure novel‚ Treasure island‚ written by Robert Louis Stevenson and a Canadian novel‚ Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Marte both talk about transformation of young teenagers through adventures. In Life of Pi‚ The adventure of the protagonist – Pi – is seeking for survival on Pacific Ocean‚ but in Treasure Island‚ the adventure of the protagonist – Jims Hawkins – is looking for treasure on a mysterious island. Although Life of Pi and Treasure Island have different types of adventures‚ both novels develop
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Pariah is defined as a person who has been rejected by society or a social group. This title immediately sets the tone of what type of movie Pariah is and what the audience should expect from it. Alike (Adepero Oduye)‚ is a 17 years old intelligent student that is starting to explore her sexuality like most teens of that age normally do. She seems to be quite confident in the fact that she is attracted to women. However‚ she doesn’t know how to exactly go about this and decides to enlist the help
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throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us‚ eyes will light up as we enter‚ voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power…” Radio is a dramatic and uplifting movie that is based on the true life story of James Robert Kennedy (aka Radio)‚ a mentally retarded African-American‚ who spends his days pushing a shopping cart around the streets of Anderson‚ a sleepy town in South Carolina‚ collecting junk and old radios. It features an emotional story
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"Brotherhood was never like it; friendship is not the word; but deep in that body of marching men the soul of a nation stirred" so wrote Banjo Paterson in his poem "Australia Today 1916". Australia had only been a commonwealth for one hundred and five years‚ yet already a strong nationalism had emerged. An Identity. The words larrikin‚ mateship‚ accent‚ sporting‚ culture and independence come to mind. The way in which I will construct Australian Identity is through use of the autobiography of
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One important message that was stressed in the movie is that tolerance is ideal and the recognition that intolerance may be around. Knowing what you truly are as a person will make life less complicated and accepting the fact that people are different from one another in terms of preferences and ideals. At the end of the movie‚ it imparts that life is about timing‚ opportunity and choices. It is still up to the person whether he or she
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Aminah Chambers-Ottley @02621739 Intro to Humanities “Sankofa” Why have African Americans forgotten their roots? “In this bright future you can’t forget your past.” Sweet‚ simple‚ and to the point was this quote said by Jamaican reggae artist Bob Marley. The major theme of this movie is returning to the past to understand your future. In the beginning of the film the protagonist starts off as Mona‚ a self-centered model oblivious to her surroundings‚ and its importance. She stood on the very
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