The movie Downfall‚ or Der Untergang‚ is a German film directed by Oliver Hirschiegel. Downfall tells the story‚ from Hitler’s private secretary’s standpoint‚ about the final days of Adolph Hitler leading to the eventual surrender of the Nazi Party. The movie was nominated and won several awards including being nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year in 2005. Foreign language films are interesting to watch especially when they tell a story about history. The reason why
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The movie Rosewood had a lot of impact on black and white people throughout the century. Rosewood stems from a small town located in central Florida. It co-existed with 120 people‚ mostly blacks who owned and farmed the surrounding land. On New Year’s Day of that year‚ Fanny Taylor‚ a white woman in the nearby predominantly white town of Sumner‚ ran out of her house screaming‚ bruised and battered‚ claiming that a black man had assaulted her. In fact‚ the beating had been at the hands of her white
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I really was excited to write my essay on the movie Avatar which is one of my favorite films‚ it was released in 2009. This movie correlates about society and different kinds of people in it. It connects very well to all of the four perspectives. The functionalist‚ Conflict Perspective‚ and lastly The Symbolic Interaction. One of the main characters is Jake Sully‚ a former Marine who is in a wheelchair. He is very Bitter and disillusioned‚ but he’s still a warrior at heart. Jake wanted something
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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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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 released from school because
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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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Alison Williams The movie “Pollock” staring Ed Harris as Jackson Pollock is a story of how art was affected by an artist. The movie follows the latter years of Pollock’s life as he rises to fame as a painter but also watches him struggle with life. American artist Jackson Pollock was an alcoholic‚ manic-depressant and often an uncontrollable‚ angry and insecure man. However‚ through one woman and when he painted‚ he found a sense of freedom and peace‚ a release from his anger and sadness. Out
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Pervez Punjani PD = 7 US HISTORY MOVIE CRITIQUE The Conspirator opens with a brutal night of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. In the aftermath‚ eight conspirators are charged with plotting to murder the President‚ Vice-President‚ and Secretary of State. The lone woman among them‚ Mary Surratt owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices met to plan the attacks. Her son‚ John Surratt‚ was also allegedly part of the conspiracy‚ though he vanished after the killings. A Union
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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 of the sub-stories involves racism‚ which is the central theme of the film. Other than racism‚ the film also highlights the alienation and isolation of the individual in a big city. The title “Crash” comes from the fact that
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unfortunately Allies mother intercepts the letters and does not give them to her daughter. Since neither one hears from the other they decide that they have no choice but to move on. Noah goes on to fight in World War II‚ while Allie goes on to college and then volunteers as a nurse who cares for wounded soldiers. During her time as a volunteer Allie meets Lon; a young lawyer who comes from old money. The two date for a while and then one night while out with her parents Lon proposes to Allie and
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