Steel Magnolias is a great movie of love‚ laughter‚ and tears. It features six strong-willed woman who "are the Steel Magnolias of the tittle…” as Roger Ebert says. The women dealt with many set backs in life‚ but no matter what they kept their southern grace and charm in tact at all times. In the film one of the main set backs is Shelby‚ one of the “Steel Magnolias” (Julia Roberts)‚ fighting with diabetes. Shelby’s diabetes is so bad she’s not supposed to have children due to the strains it would
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The movie I chose is Steel Magnolias; the character is Shelby. The movie begins on Shelby’s wedding day to Jackson Latcherie. Shelby is the only daughter of M’Lynn and Drum Eatenton; and has two younger brothers‚ Tommy and Jonathan. M’Lynn is very protective of Shelby because she is a diabetic and has had fragile health since childhood. Shelby appears in the movie in early adulthood; the movie does not address Shelby’s progression from stages one thru five. She is introduced to the viewers in
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Steel Magnolias I was very hesitant about going to see the play Steel Magnolias. I had previously seen the film‚ and I did not feel the play could live up to the expectations to the movie. My ideas about the play dramatically changed after I saw the production. There were a few main points of the play that I found to be important and paid special attention to. The play itself‚ the set‚ actresses‚ and the reaction of the audience were the topics I felt were the most important. First off‚ the
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The Lovely Pink Passing: A Film Project on Steel Magnolias Abigail Seale University of Texas Pan American In the film‚ Steel Magnolias‚ death isn’t apparent till near the ending of the film. The awareness of death isn’t present till Shelby actually passes away and even then her mother M’lynn tries to hold on until there is no longer any hope. Also‚ the cast mates Truvy‚ the hair salon owner‚ Annelle‚ her worker‚ Clairee‚ former first Lady of town‚ and Quiser‚ the cranky one are all friends
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Steel Magnolias is a movie about the bond of six different women in northwestern Louisiana. Clairee‚ a lively‚ successful widow woman‚ Ouiser a wealthy‚ sarcastic woman‚ Shelby‚ the diabetic daughter of M’Lynn‚ who is adamant about her choices‚ Annelle a ditzy‚ religious beauty technician who works at Truvy’s beauty parlor‚ and Truvy is an upbeat woman who owns a beauty parlor. The movie focuses on the interpersonal relationships and interaction of the circle of friends with each other and the people
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In the movie version of Robert Harling’s play‚ Steel Magnolias‚ Harling presents a story about a close group of women and their efforts to look out for one another. In the film Julia Roberts portrays Shelby Eatenton Latcherie‚ Sally Field portrays M’Lynn Eatenton‚ Shelby’s mother‚ Dolly Parton portrays the beauty salon owner‚ Truvy Jones‚ Daryl Hannah portrays Truvy’s assistant‚ Annelle Dupuy Desoto‚ Shirley MacLaine portrays Shelby’s neighbor‚ Ouiser Bordreaux‚ and Olympia Dukakis portrays the former
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Movie Character Presentation Philadelphia Overview of Presentation This presentation will focus on Andrew‚ the main character of the movie‚ Philadelphia. A functional health assessment will be done. Two normal and two abnormal health patterns identified. A nursing diagnosis with interventions and resources included. Background of Movie and Character Andrew is an up and coming lawyer working for a prestigious law firm in Philadelphia. He is a gay man who is HIV+ and hides his
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Brookter reminded us of the movie Steel Magnolias that talk about Diabetes. Shelby‚ who had Type 1 Diabetes and suffered from diabetic shock‚ she has a child when she couldn’t. Then‚ her mom‚ M’Lynn donated one of her kidneys to Shelby that helped Shelby. But‚ on Halloween‚ Shelby’s new kidney rejected her body where she fell into a coma and died. This movie gave the most stirring accounts of Diabetes to expose the media and a person is a serious topic. This movie-adapted play should encourage
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In my theater class I was given the assignment of having to write a critical review of the play "Steel Magnolias‚" by Robert Harling. So on the Wednesday before the holiday weekend (Rosh-Ha-Shana) I decided to make the trip over to the Hand Chapel on the Mount Vernon Campus‚ to see this play that I had already convinced myself was going to be dreadful‚ or at least that was what I wanted myself to believe. It was for this reason that in the beginning I wanted to be over critical and to pick apart
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Date: 4/29/11 Student ID: Email: Selected Film: Steel Magnolias Record your answers in the space provided. The boxes will expand as you type. Students are expected to adhere to standards of scholarly writing. Answer the questions in your own words‚ in complete sentences‚ and in appropriate paragraphs. Use Erik Erikson’s 8 Stages of Man to describe the stage of development experienced by your selected character from the film. Your response should consist of a minimum of 75 words
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