recollection‚ and to allow the viewer to understand the nature of anterograde amnesia‚ an ailment that Leonard Shelby suffers from. The ambiguity in the ending of Nolan’s work raises many questions about the reliability of human memory. Throughout the movie‚ the audience is forced to ask repeatedly if the “memory” of the protagonist can be trusted‚ and eventually doubt the fidelity of human memory as a whole. In Memento‚ Leonard’s methods of record keeping assert that human memory can be deceptive‚ and
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director‚ writer and producer Gavin O’Connor. O’Connor takes us through a story of two former MMA fighting brothers dealing with a harsh family past (“Warrior”). Gavin has also directed the 2000 film‚ Tumbleweeds‚ and the winner of the Best Sports Movie Award in 2004‚ Miracle (“Gavin O’Connor”). Tom Hardy (Tommy Conlon) was also featured in a major 2010 film‚ Inception‚ and This Means War in 2012. He also played one of the main roles in The Dark Knight Rises as villain Bane (“Tom Hardy”). Joel Edgerton
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The story was based upon black men from the North‚ fighting for slavery that was going on in the South. The group of men fighting was called the 54th. Even though the chance of losing the freedom‚ that each and every black man held‚ each fought for something that should be changed. With the strength and courage that each man had‚ they had the heart to go on. When looking at the North‚ they were portrayed as a group of people that were very wealthy. That the North was going to win the war with every
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The 1989 movie‚ glory‚ was about the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War; also known as the 54th Massachusetts. African-American runaway slaves and free men were not only fighting for their freedom‚ but were also fighting against discrimination. The government and white soldiers refused to view colored soldiers as equals‚ even though they were fighting the same war. Change began to happen by the end of the Civil War. Despite the challenges faced‚ Colonel Robert Shaw‚ John
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by Alex Garland‚ starring Oscar Isaac‚ Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander because of its ability to be both ordinary and unique at the same time. The movie Ex Machina tends viewers to question who knows what‚ who’s outsmarting who and what - or who - is real‚ perceived or imagined‚ holding its audience in a controlled suspense throughout the movie till the end. Caleb‚ a young and intelligent coder working for Bluebook‚ which is the world’s most popular Internet search engine is chosen as the winner
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Selena had to overcome to become successful in Latin America it still makes it seem as if Selena was an automatic sensation‚ particularly in Mexico‚ where it is known she had difficulty winning people over. This is evident through the one scene in the movie where Selena visits Mexico and whilst there speaks Spanglish to reporters without any repercussions as later on a newspaper calls her the “genuine artist of the people.” Yet‚ it is no secret that at the beginning of her career the language barrier
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During class we saw the film “Walkout”‚ it was a film that made me cry not only once but twice. The film showed the stereotypes and the expectations of Chicanos. I found the film being quite interesting because I could relate to it in many ways. For instance‚ I was also not allowed to speak Spanish in school and I was also the first generation to apply to a University. I always thought the walkouts were peaceful‚ I had no idea how brutally students were attacked. It was quite sad seeing students
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In the book Thirteen Reasons Why‚ by Jay Asher it follows two main symbols the color blue and scars. The symbols represent and reflect thoughts about a young freshman girl named Hannah. Hannah is the main focus of the book because she is the one who committed suicide and gave out thirteen reasons why she committed suicide. An adolescent boy named Clay is on one of the tapes of her suicide reasons. But he does not know that yet. “Well‚ you’re right. Something did happen. Justin grabbed my hand. We
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wakenings Part 1: In the movie Awakenings‚ a man named Dr. Malcolm Sayer applies for a job at a hospital in The Bronx‚ New York. As he’s being interviewed it’s obvious that he’s nervous and not comfortable around people. His resume shows how in the medical field‚ he’s mostly spent his time doing research and experiments but never working with humans or psychological problems. The manager hires him anyways and he gets right to work. They give him a patient named Lucy who has been in a catatonic
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The documentary 13th‚ was an eye opening experience. It was a film in which it displayed issues of violence‚ crime‚ and race. In particular‚ I found it very interesting how the documentary stigmatized black men as violent individuals. How did they come up with this stigmatization? Was it based off of past historical events such as slavery and segregation? Anyone can be considered violent. Someone’s race doesn’t define whether or not they are violent; it is an individual’s actions that determines
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