English Communications Comparative Assignment Million Dollar baby and Cinderella Man Cinderella Man directed by Ron Howard and Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood are two films about two individuals viewed as underdogs by society and the world of boxing who overcome the odds and achieve personal goals. In these two heroic tales we follow the lives of two passionate and determined fighters. Like all heroic tales we encounter a hero‚ a villain and a final showdown portrayed as a
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of the male body‚ Screening the Male also includes an analysis by Adam Knee of gender inversion in Clint Eastwood’s Play Misty for Me (1971)‚ in the form of a dialectic between female aggression and Eastwood’s "male hysteria." This piece‚ which epitomizes the book’s use of the male star’s body as a source of sexual and cultural complexity‚ also provides an interesting comparison with Paul Smith’s Clint Eastwood: A Cultural Production. Smith’s book constitutes a major effort to treat a star seriously
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Analysis of Unforgiven Brenda J. Thompson ENG 225: Introduction to Film Nathaniel Millard October 5‚ 2009 Summary While the movie Unforgiven (1992) directed and starring Clint Eastwood‚ as William Munny‚ is in the genre of a western in the late 1800’s. It has a basic theme that we are still making movies about today‚ justice and what is acceptable and what is not acceptable in our search for it. It is a story of a journey that one man has to make in order for him to care for his children
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give it an A- for being very well written in terms of how well organized it was written‚ proper use of APA citations‚ grammar and spelling. The writer did a very nice job showing examples where she got her information from. For Instance‚ she says‚ “Clint Eastwood has played some very unforgettable characters over the years: “Blondie from the Good‚ The Bad‚ The Ugly‚ “Marshall Jed Cooper” from the film Hang ‘Em High‚ “Red Stovall” in Honkeytonk Man‚ “Frankie Dunn” in a Million Dollar Baby‚ Josey Wales”
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The film‚ Gran Torino‚ directed by Clint Eastwood is a film about Walt Kowalski played by Clint Eastwood‚ an old racist American man‚ and Thao Vang Lor played by Bee Vang‚ who is a very shy Hmong boy‚ that is being pressured into joining the local gang by the Hmong teenaged boys. Set in the 21st century‚ South Detroit‚ with a large number of Hmong people moving into the neighborhood‚ we see that Walt’s opinion of the Hmong changes‚ as Walt is getting to know the Hmong people‚ and forming a relationship
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Million Dollar Baby‚ a non-fiction movie‚ featured the iconic director‚ producer and actor‚ Clint Eastwood. The lead actress was Hilary Swank‚ followed by the supporting actor Morgan Freeman. After its release on December 15‚ 2004‚ it grossed in just under $200 thousand on its opening box office weekend in the United States of America with only 8 screenings. It went on to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. A determined‚ poor‚ thirty-one year old woman named Maggie Fitzgerald decides to make
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Nebencharaktere Walt Kowalski 4. Background information Detroit City Hmong in Detroit 5. Message of the story 1. present the movie Gran Torino released 2008 Produced‚ directed by and starring Clint Eastwood 2. The movie Gran Torino deals with the story of Walt Kowalski‚ played by producer and director Clint Eastwood. Walt is a crabby‚ lonely and conservative widower‚ who fought on the side of America in the Korean War. Now he is living in a suburb of Detroit City‚ where also many Asian people live
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interaction with others and the world around them either enriches or limits their experience of belonging. In Peter Skrzynechi’s anthology “Immigrant Chronicle” this statement is explored via two of his poems‚ “Migrant Hostel” and “In the Folk Museum”. Clint Eastwood’s 2008 film Gran Torino also demonstrates similar themes and concepts. However both these texts are relevant and illustrate how one’s interaction can strengthen or alienate their experience of acceptance and identity. Through connections with
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communism in Southeast Asia from the early 1960s through the Vietnam War era. Through this the Hmong were recognized for what they did for America during the Vietnam War. They also explained why they are here and explained who the Hmong people are. Clint Eastwood wanted the cast to have input on the film and have it portrayed correctly. According to Laventure‚ “Eastwood invited the cast to make changes and offer input‚ he added. But he didn’t want the scenes to be boggled down with debate” (Laventure)
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Street Smart‚ which placed the actor on the screen as the volatile pimp Fast Black. The role proved to be huge break for Freeman‚ earning him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 2005‚ Freeman won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby. In 2008‚ he his role as Lucius Fox in Batman Begins (2005) for the blockbuster sequel The Dark Knight‚ and the third The Dark Knight Rises. "I like being ecclectic‚" he has said about his film choices. "The more varied
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