American Beauty A Sociological Movie Review American Beauty‚ a film that was written by Allan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in 1999 is a unique piece that demonstrates many sociological themes throughout the development of the plot. The characters strive to portray themselves as the All American Family. They live in a nice house‚ drive nice cars and seem perfectly normal to the general public‚ but the audience is allowed to view the deep set issues that plague the main characters; Lester
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have the same characters‚ especially given that there are often different writers behind them. Maybe it’s because he gets all his friends to essentially themselves in his films‚ and that’s why they end up feeling like there’s no variety in his films. Adam Sandler plays the same character he played in ‘Click’‚ ‘Grown Ups’‚ ‘Blended’‚ ‘Just Go With It’‚ and ‘Bedtime Stories’‚ the only difference being his occupation and situation. Kevin James plays his character from ‘Grown Ups’‚ if Lamonsoff became President
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August Rush Movie Review August Rush B. Lead Characters Evan Taylor (August Rush) – Freddie Highmore Lyla Novacek – Keri Russell Louis Connelly – Jonathan Rhys Meyers C. Director Kirsten Sheridan D. Setting of the Story New York‚ USA E. Summary of the Film The main character‚ Evan Taylor‚ can hear music in everything around him. He is being raised in an orphanage with no contact with his parents‚ although he insists that he can "hear" them. Evan believes that the music that
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In a letter dated March 31‚ 1776‚ Abigail Adams requests his husband John Adams not to forget about the women’s rights in the Continental Congress and in the fight for American’s Independence from Great Britain. This piece of text belongs to a series of letters Abigail Adams and John Adams wrote to each other while they were separated between 1762 and 1801. This correspondence of over 1000 letters remains in the Massachusetts Historical Society. Those letters‚ “Remember the Ladies” letter included
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Business Association October 9th‚ 2014 Movie Review Number 1 Wall Street (1987) After watching “Wall Street (1987)” I learned of several dilemmas stockbrokers‚ such as Bud Fox and Gordon Gekko‚ encounter in the pursuit of wealth. First‚ Bud was faced with the difficult dilemma of whether he should do what’s best for his career or what’s best for his father. Bud’s father worked his entire life for a small airline company‚ but Bud’s Boss‚ Gordon Gekko‚ desired to take over the airline
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satire. It actually highlights the bitter society in America‚ and mocks the way corporate bosses manage employees ’ dismissal; more accurately‚ it displays human fallout over job loss. This kind of movie is not common in the modern Hollywood production - the kind that does not insult our intelligence. This movie‚ released in 2009‚ is very well-timed‚ as in these times of economic meltdown‚ one of the main problems in people ’s lives is getting laid-off‚ not knowing what to do next to support their families
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The Not-So-Great Garbage Patch The waste of mankind can literally be found throughout all parts of our planet. Contrary to what people would like to believe‚ not all garbage magically makes its way into some convenient dump. In fact‚ it is estimated that mankind dumps about 14 billion pounds of plastic into our oceans each year ("Marine Debris"). Everywhere leads to the ocean; whether pollutants travel by river‚ sewer‚ or runoff makes no difference. In recent years‚ the amount of debris making its
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12 o’clock High A Movie Review I. Brief Background of the Movie The movie is a black and white motion picture‚ produced by 20th Century Fox after World War II‚ which tells the story of friendship and leadership. It depicts the story of two good friends with different personalities and leadership styles who had their own chances of leading the same unit‚ the 918th Bomb Group of the 8th US Air Force which was stationed at Archbury‚ England. The movie as it progress‚ reveals one man’s
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ERIN BROKOVICH (2000) Movie Review The story started when Erin (Julia Roberts)‚ after an unsuccessful interview‚ got into a car accident. With that incident‚ she sought help of a lawyer. That’s when he met Ed (Albert Finney). Erin filed a personal injury case against a doctor‚ but she failed in the case and that left her even broke than before. Add to it her twice-divorced jobless status. She looked for a job and then she ended up as a clerk of her lawyer. While in a firm‚ she saw these real properties
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Plastic Paradise The great Pacific garbage patch. Not many people have heard of such a thing but this "thing" is real. The pacific garbage patch is said to be an island the size of Texas purely of garbage‚ but the majority of it being plastic. Plastic Paradise effectively shows the dangers of plastic and how it can harm the planet and the wild life it supports. Watching this film shows what we are slowly doing to this planet. It gives examples and states that ever since plastic was invented
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