relations with her. Comparing Edie to Lucie‚ both woman influence these men into sacrificing either a part of their life or their life to help them and others. As the movie progresses we learn the dangers of acting against the mafia‚ “You know how the Union works? You go to a meeting‚ you make a motion‚ the lights go out‚ then you go out.” This famous line said by Terry is proven to be true through the deaths of Charlie(Terry’s brother)‚ Kayo‚ and the main murder of Joey Doyle. These three men go up against
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On the waterfront: the American Dream In Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront the metaphor of the American dream is portrayed through some images that reconstruct the mirror of the American working-class society of the 50’s. The mise en- scène used in the film together with the characters’ performance are the key elements that eventually contribute to the connection between the reflection of the desired American Dream and the realistic tone offered in the film. As regards the stylistic techniques
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Kazan throughout the movie tries to demonstrate his theories and philosophies though his main characters of the movie‚ many like terry‚ Edie‚ father Barry and more. The film opens at a point where a handful of longshoremen have decided they can no longer bear being exploited. Frustrated by other men growing rich and fat from his and his father’s hard work‚ Joey Doyle agrees to testify to the Waterfront Crime Commission about the restrictive and illegal practices taking place on the wharves. When Johnny
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that Johnny Friendly could win a bet‚ he lives as if in suspended animation. With a past that is too painful to contemplate and nothing to strive for in the future‚ Terry exists in the present‚ at the mercy of Johnny Friendly’s whims. When Joey Doyle is murdered‚ Terry is forced to recognise how much he has allowed himself to be exploited by Friendly. In the scene where Joey dies‚ it takes Terry a few moments to register what has happened and‚ as realisation slowly dawns‚ he has the demeanour
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Johnny Friendly Rod Steiger ... Charley ’the Gent’ Malloy Pat Henning ... Timothy J. ’Kayo’ Dugan Leif Erickson ... Glover James Westerfield ... Big Mac Tony Galento ... Truck Tami Mauriello ... Tullio John F. Hamilton ... ’Pop’ Doyle (as John Hamilton) John Heldabrand ... Mutt Rudy Bond ... Moose Director: Elia Kazan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047296/ Codecs: XVid / MP3 Elia Kazan’s film is still amazing after 50 years. It’s curious how it parallels Kazan’s
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No character is truly evil. Good is symbolised in numerous ways throughought the film. The church is one such example of this. It represents the highest order of purity and goodness‚ yet it is always on the background of the film. During Edie and Terry’s walk through the playground‚ the Church could be seen in the background‚ yet unlike other structures in the film such as the docks‚ the Church cannot be seen prominently‚ but rather it is mostly present in the background. Elia
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many of the other longshoremen‚ he understands the importance of loyalty and adheres to the code of “D ‘n’ D”. Although he is uncomfortable with the role he played in the murder of Joey Doyle‚ he is aware of the potential repercussions of defying Johnny Friendly. However‚ once he starts a relationship with Edie Doyle‚ his view of “do it before he does it to you” is challenged. Terry begins to empowers himself with Edie’s principles upon trying on her white glove which emphasizes Terry’s slow transition
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controlled by Johnny Friendly‚ Terry was being recognized as a ‘bum’ within both the longshoremen and the mobs. This poor environment has created a false philosophy within Terry himself‚ ‘Do it to him‚ before he does it to you’. However‚ after he met Edie and Father Barry‚ Terry realized how wrong his philosophy was. Thus Terry‚ with his remaining conscience was able to stand up against Johnny Friendly and gain a new understanding of himself and the world. The world of Terry Malloy is brutal
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Topic:’Terry says to Charley‚ "I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody instead of a bum. Which is what I am". Does the film support Terry’s judgement of himself? On the Waterfront is a film where a young man has to struggle between conflicting choices in the harsh brutal waterfront days of the 1950s. Director Elia Kazan chose to shoot the film in black and white‚ to use as a contrast between the obvious right and wrong state of affairs on the waterfront. However obvious it is‚ the
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“You’ve got a real friend here”. “The characters On the Waterfront struggle to understand what true friendship really is” Discuss. Set in the harsh environment of New York Docklands‚ “On the Waterfront” presents a picture of the life of longshoremen in the early 1950s‚ as they struggle to survive and make a living in the corrupt world dominated by the union leader Johnny friendly‚ who controlled the entire corrupt world. Friendly made all the decisions on the waterfront‚ as to who works‚
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