historical events‚ or people. To name a just a couple‚ Argo and Lincoln are both movies that are based on actual history. While its clear Recount has some major and deep flaws in its writing‚ sometimes the 100% true events must be forfeited if the movie is to reach a mass audience. Movies like Argo (which I’ve seen) suffer from the same issue‚ which created heroes where there were none‚ and excluded blatant and important facts. Movies consistently distort the facts so that they can entertain a mass
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“First Love‚ Last Rites” book review “First Love‚ Last Rites”‚ a collection of Ian McEwan’s early works‚ was first published in 1975. It consists of 8 whacky stories which differs from each other yet share an essential dark characteristic altogether. The themes used include murder‚ rape and child abuse - bold topics for any era‚ but in some of these stories you can see the spark of "greatness" that is hidden between the lines. Some of the subject matter will undoubtedly offend and even upset me
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Million Dollar Baby‚ a non-fiction movie‚ featured the iconic director‚ producer and actor‚ Clint Eastwood. The lead actress was Hilary Swank‚ followed by the supporting actor Morgan Freeman. After its release on December 15‚ 2004‚ it grossed in just under $200 thousand on its opening box office weekend in the United States of America with only 8 screenings. It went on to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. A determined‚ poor‚ thirty-one year old woman named Maggie Fitzgerald decides to make
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units‚ the group includes a tough‚ cynical top Sergeant; an ambitious‚ older Lieutenant Colonel‚ and a thrice-AWOL Private. Despite their diverse backgrounds‚ the soldiers form a tight-knit group as they face the war horrors on the island. The movie is a fictional depiction of the Battle of Mount Austen‚ part of a string of battles fought on the South Pacific island of Guadalcanal. Starting from the first landing‚ there are several inaccuracies. In the film‚ the brigade land on a beach and immediately
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but now with the addition of mythical creatures like ogres‚ elves‚ and fairies. It has been said by critics that Ella Enchanted‚ the movie‚ varies so much from the book that people should be “regarding the movie as a separate creative act.” The movie follows Ella who was given “the gift of obedience” by her fairy god mother as a child. She spends most of the movie being controlled by various characters‚ from her step-sisters to the king of the kingdom. The main plot point of the novel is her journey
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The Other Sister SPED 214 Introduction: The movie “The Other Sister” is a romantic comedy released by Touchstone Pictures in 1999 by director Garry Marshall about Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) a 22 year old woman who is developmentally delayed and her struggles and accomplishments she has showing her family her father Dr. Radley Tate (Tom Skerritt)‚ her mother Elizabeth Tate (Diane Keaton)‚ and her two sisters Caroline (Poppy Montgomery) and Heather Tate (Sarah Paulson) that she is capable of
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justice‚ which our nation holds so much pride in. The movie itself was an accurate and moving embodiment of the terror of slavery and the justice that it produced. However‚ some parts of the movie and the factual history of La Amistad were different. Primarily‚ the movie itself did not contribute much of it’s thanks and cite the most ardent abolitionist at that time; the character of Lewis Tappan‚ was insufficiently portrayed in the movie‚ and his arduous achievements and success in bringing the
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ex-wife‚ who is as beautiful as mentally unstable. The films reputation preceded itself because of the “all-star” cast‚ and its chemistry which lights up the screen. Therefore‚ it’s doubtful whether somebody will be disappointed after watching the movie. Javier Bardem successfully plays the handsome seducer in his crumpled colorful T-shirts. Rebecca Hall fits perfectly in the character of a high achiever falling for a class rowdy. Scarlett Johansson is inimitable in her role of the romantic‚ fickle
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Bypass as we all know is a go between two routes‚ a short cut. We see the shortcut to earning money in the film. The movie is a region based film made by a student. The story line of the film is very basic it talks about the livelihood of the people living in that region. The film begins with a married couple going on a drive in a region in Rajasthan and instead of going on the highway they take a bypass that goes through a rural region. The film has parallel stories going on at the same time
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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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