Book Response Overall‚ I found Directed by Steven Spielberg: Poetics of the Contemporary Hollywood Blockbuster by Warren Buckland‚ to be a very informative read. Going into the book‚ I really did not know much about Steven Spielberg. I was aware that he had directed some of my favorite films‚ such as Catch Me If You Can‚ Saving Private Ryan‚ and War of the Worlds‚ and that the name Spielberg is synonymous with the Hollywood blockbuster‚ but really never considered taking a deeper look into Spielberg’s
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One of the most influential movies from the 1990’s is Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump teaches you many lessons that deeply influence your life and help inspire you to be a better person. Forrest Gump is about a young child who‚ despite having a lower IQ and having several other disadvantages as a kid‚ still works hard to do his best. The story starts in a town called Greenbow Alabama where Forrest’s home is. Forrest is raised by his single mother who lives in a large house which she inherited from her
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"Cheating and CHEATING" Analysis It has always been said‚ "baseball is America ’s pastime." However‚ in recent years‚ baseball has become increasingly more associated with cheating and scandals. In the article "Cheating and CHEATING‚" by Joe Posnanski‚ the author discusses his view on cheating. Posnanski tells us how he believes cheating has lived in baseball since its creation‚ stating that‚ "there never really was a beautiful game called baseball" (559). He said steroid use‚ amphetamine use‚
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Forest Gump Essay Why do I think Forest Gump was such a successful movie? Three main reasons‚ first of which is humor. It is a type of humor that makes you feel naughty for laughing at it‚ as Forest is not trying to be funny. Secondly‚ because of the plot. The whole story is amazing with twists and turns coming from everywhere and taking Forest to weird and exciting places. Lastly‚ because of the special effects‚ they just enhance the movie‚ which takes it to a different level‚ and they are done
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The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump‚ a simple Alabama man who travels across the world‚ sometimes meeting historical figures‚ influencing popular culture‚ and experiencing firsthand historic events of the late 20th century. Forrest Gump though at an early age his principal determines young Forrest possesses an IQ of 75‚ he has endearing character and devotion to his loved ones and duties‚ which brings him into many life-changing situations. Forrest interprets everything
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In the movie Saving Private Ryan‚ American soldier private James Ryan losses all three of his brothers during World War Two. The Marshall‚ not wanting to allow a mother to lose all four of her sons gives orders to send a unit to find and rescue private Ryan‚ despite the possibility of letting many men die to save one mans life. In order to gain his staff’s support for this decision the Marshall reads them a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to a mother who lost five sons during the civil war which
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The movie choose to write about is Forrest Gump. The plot is about a man with a below average intelligence who as a child has to wear leg braces. People treat him different because he has to wear these leg braces. One day while he is being chased his leg braces fall off and he discovers his ability to run very fast. Over the course of his life he goes through many different types of events. As he grows he gets a football scholarship because he can run very fast. After that he joins the army. He
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One important character in the film ‘A knight’s tale’ directed by Brian Helgeland is William Thatcher. William helped me understand the idea of following your dreams. William dreams of one day becoming a knight. He grew up in a place called Cheapside London with his father John Thatcher until he was sent away to work for Sir Ector. Sir Ector said that he had a spirit. When Sir Ector died‚ William thought that he could ‘change his stars’ at that point so he jousted in his place. He then decided that
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Forrest Gump Forrest Gump is an epic romantic-comedy-drama film. It was produced in 1994. The movie is about a man named Forrest Gump and his story. The film starts off with Forrest being a little boy at the doctors. He needed a leg brace to teach him how to walk. His mom always wanted him to have an equal opportunity in everything Forrest did. He first met Jenny on the first day of school on the bus. He quickly fell in love with her and he never stopped loving her. Forrest got sent to the Vietnam
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Saving Private Ryan is a movie that generates strong responses from most people that see it. While interviewing four individuals and reading three movie reviews‚ I found that each of my subjects would recommend it‚ not one of the individuals interviewed felt the violence was senseless‚ and all of them left the movie with a strong emotional response of some kind. It appears that Saving Private Ryan is the kind of movie to which many can relate. Saving Private Ryan is not a romantic‚ feel-good movie
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