At first sight Salt of the Earth and On the Waterfront seem two structurally independent and unrelated movies that only share some basic theme elements in their plot. However‚ analyzing both‚ side by side and frame by frame‚ can give us a more profound understanding of the American film industry‚ Hollywood in particular‚ and its relation to the McCarthyism in 1950s‚ a dark chapter in the US history. Salt of the Earth‚ directed by Herbert Biberman‚ is a 1954 blacklisted movie based on a true
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In The Politics of Power in “On the Waterfront‚ “ author Peter Biskind employs sophisticated diction and a journalistic tone to analogize this film to the life of Elia Kazan during the Red Scare of the 1950s. His interpretation of the film is complex‚ but it mainly consists of the notion that Terry Malloy suffers from an “interior struggle‚ his struggle to come to moral awareness and to act on his new perception of right and wrong” (29) (much like Kazan went through during the HUAC hearings) and
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Essay Topic 9 “There’s one thing that we have in this country‚ and that’s ways of fighting back.” How does On the Waterfront explore the power of the individual? The 1954 film‚ On the Waterfront‚ subliminally validates Director Elia Kazan’s message that‚ in a world of oppression and despair‚ individual empowerment can be earned by those who act in accordance to their moral conscience. In a world plagued by mob tyranny‚ administered through corrupt unions‚ the socially progressive film proves
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In the film‚ on the waterfront directed by Eliza Kazan. We are shown that caring can be difficult. Everybody should care for everybody else. Caring means feeling interested or concerned for yourself or others. In the male dominant world they live and work in‚ no woman’s care‚ kindness or nurturing aren’t present. Life on the docks‚ the longshoremen is revolved around Johnny friendly and the code ‘Dnd’. By obeying the code‚ you’ll be guaranteed safety and work could be an option. Charley and terry
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isON THE WATERFRONT SCENE ANALYSIS The ending scenes of the film are set on the waterfront‚ at Jonny Friendly’s shack. In this scene we see Terry seize revenge after his brothers murder. We see Terry’s independence‚ strength and motivation emerge from his hesitant and conserved self. Through Terry’s act of rebellion‚ he stands against the crowd‚ becoming the man he never was. Through his physical exploitation Terry is able to redeem himself. This scene acts as the climax of the film‚ and is where
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The medium of film is enriching as it is able to transmit powerful themes and/or social issues to an audience‚ leaving them with a new understanding. Explain how this statement is true of the set film you have studied. "On the Waterfront"‚ a well-known film by Elia Kazan‚ tells the story of the old former professional boxer Terry‚ energetic‚ at New York Harbor when union leader Johnny Friendly sent Terry’s brother Charlie to kill Terry’s friend Joey. Eventually in front of the bloody reality
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“On the Waterfront” Description Elia Kazan directed “On the waterfront” which is a drama/crime filled movie that begins with a man named Terry Malloy‚ played by Marlon Brando who works on the docks but is confronted with being unsuccessful in life. He used to be a popular boxing back in his “glory” years but now he has to settle with his low intelligence and non purpose in life. He spends most of his time on the docks running errands for the corrupt mob boss of the dockers union‚ Johnny friendly
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TOPIC: ‘Kazan uses a range of cinematic techniques to reveal the emotional and moral struggle of Terry Malloy’ ‘On the Waterfront’ is an‚ award winning film‚ directed by Elia Kazan‚ whose audience is faced with Terry’s moral dilemma and emotional battle‚ that forces them to think about their own beliefs about what loyalty‚ love and friendship mean. The films protagonist Terry Malloy‚ portrays the tough-guy attitude‚ in order to try protect himself to from the degradation that surrounds him. Trapped
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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 judgment of himself? Elia Kazan’s film‚ “On the Waterfront”‚ tells the story of a washed up ex-boxer named Terry Malloy and his fight against the organised crime syndicate controlling the shipping docks of Hoboken‚ New Jersey in 1954‚ but more importantly‚ according to Kazan himself: “This motion picture is about one thing only: a young man who has let
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Addam Farmer MUS 468I Written Project Professor Perry La Marca 3/19/2012 “On the Waterfront” and the Music of Leonard Bernstein (1954) “On the Waterfront” is a masterpiece film about a union man (Terry Malloy) whom makes an attempt to stand up to the corrupt mob bosses leading the Longshoremen’s Union. Just as important as the plot of the film is the music; the original score by Leonard Bernstein greatly influenced how other composers would approach film scoring. Bernstein combined the “American”
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