For most of his childhood‚ 17-year-old Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) has been in foster care with different families throughout Memphis‚ Tennessee. Every time he is placed in a new home‚ he runs away. His friend’s father‚ whose couch Mike had been sleeping on‚ asks Burt Cotton (Ray McKinnon)‚ the coach of Wingate Christian school‚ to help enroll his son and Mike. Impressed by Mike’s size and athleticism‚ Cotton gets him admitted despite his abysmal academic record. At his new school‚ Michael is befriended
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Why? Because‚ as I am told by some women‚ men lack the one emotion to make this movie enjoyable: sensitivity. Although "The Joy Luck Club" has been deemed a "must see movie" and given four stars by many reviewers‚ it lacks the ability to keep male interest so I would not recommend it. Before I proceed‚ I must clarify not all men will hate this movie. Some may actually like it. However‚ the type of male this review is geared towards can possibly be described as the Tim Taylor. If you do-it-yourself
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Movie review The Wolf of Wall Street When I went to see this movie for the first time‚ I didn’t have too great of expectations for the film as a whole. However‚ this movie exceeded all my expectations and it is unquestionably one of the best films I have ever seen. The Wolf Of Wall Street centers on the life of materialistic stock broker Jordan Belfort; a guy in his mid twenty’s whose aspiration in life is to get as rich; high and drunk as possible. The film starts by showing Jordan who founded
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Film Review of The Movie Blackboard Jungle This was an interesting movie about a man named Rick Dadier who is married to his wife Anne Dadier who is pregnant. Rick is a war veteran who lands a job teaching. Now this isn’t your ordinary teaching job because he has to teach a class of thugs who don’t listen. Rick is hired at a North Manual High School‚ which is a boys school. Now this is the first thing he is faced with as a new teacher at this school. As he is there he discovers that the rumors
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In A Simple Plan‚ director Sam Raimi delivers many emotionally effective scenes. He enhances each scene with vital‚ well placed filmmaking techniques. Raimi’s techniques include implementing direct dialogue and conflict‚ exploiting the special bond between two brothers‚ and the portrayal of greed in the wrong people. The scenes which this effectiveness is presented the strongest are Jacob’s talk with Hank in the car‚ Jacob’s death in the nature preserve‚ and the final burning of the money. These
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The movie “A Few Good Men” was a great story of a young attorney who was in the Navy‚ called to defend some Marines who were suspected of murdering a fellow Marine. During the investigation‚ it is discovered that the Marines practice something called a “Code Red”. The ’code red’ is an unofficial disciplinary measure‚ imposed by a marine squad when a member offends against the unit’s esprit de corps. Having been gagged‚ bound and beaten‚ the marine dies at his colleagues’ hands. The argument of the
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Red Badge of Courage Movie Review The Red Badge of Courage movie takes place during the time period of the Civil War‚ between 1861 to 1865. The location of the movie setting is not specified‚ but we know it was a battleground that must have located on the east coast of the United States. The Union Army Regiment 304‚ which the main character belonged to‚ was marching towards the south into battle. The plot of The Red Badge of Courage centers around how a young recruit deals with the horrors
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Remember the Titans-Movie Review There once was a time when African Americans and Whites were segregated for generations‚ but it was time for a change. This inspiring story‚ Remember the Titans‚ shows in a example of change. A group of high school football players had to learn to respect each other regardless of the color of their skin. Although many did protest‚ the football players prevailed and became of symbol of unity in the area. This lead to an inspiring message that no matter how different
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Because a movie has much less time to showcase the events explained in the story‚ many scenes from a book often get cut out of the movie. If this did not happen‚ most movies that are based off of books would be much longer than the average two hours. One of the major differences I noticed while watching the film To Kill a Mockingbird was the fact that Aunt Alexandra was never present in the movie; she was not in one single scene! Because of this‚ the issue of Scout having to act like a “lady” was
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The Beaver: A Depiction of Depression September 22‚ 2012 Perpetuates Stigma Films rarely broach the subject of mental illness‚ as it relates to families‚ due to its somber nature. This film‚ The Beaver (2011) provides the viewer with insight into the topic of mental illness as it identifies the various areas of life affected and the depth of the life altering changes. There has long been a stigma regarding depression. The general public often believes the person suffering from depression
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