First off, from the beginning, the movie was very confusing. From the start, many characters just showed up without introduction, so sometimes I was stuck guessing who people were until I caught on. Along with that, the time period kept switching from past to present, which also added to the confusion. I also did not catch on that Pitt was dying until the very end because of this. Some parts were long and dragged on, which caused my attention to go in and out.…
As with many wartime films, Casablanca can be considered a strong piece of US propaganda, skewing the audience away from German forces. This scene is no exception from that attempt as it portrays the German soldiers as stiff, loud, and boisterous. As mentioned earlier, a wide shot of the Germans shows that they are isolated from most of the other customers at Rick’s, visually portraying the message that they are not wanted in Casablanca. On the contrary, Victor Laszlo unifies the other patrons as one solid unit, proudly singing the national anthem of France. As with most World War II propaganda campaigns from the United States, the antagonists are the Germans who are portrayed in the media unfavorably throughout the entirety of the war.…
There is always a big shootout between the good guy and the bad guy. In the end the good guy ends up killing the bad guy and makes sure that their town is safe, if there is ever anyone in trouble the good guy always gets there right in time to save them. In this movie you don’t get any of that. Moss they good guy is killed and they don’t spend much time showing it.…
There is a moment for everyone where they realize their goals and aspirations. Once they do, nothing will stop that person from achieving their goals. For me, my whole life has led up to me pursuing a filmmaking career, and nothing is going to stop me. Film is one of many influences that made me the man I am today. In my pursuit to becoming a filmmaker, I have been blessed with friends that shared similar interest in filmmaking, opportunities to work on independent film productions as well as other short film documentaries, and motivations to be a smarter and better person.…
As a child, my parents shaped me into their ideal image of a little girl. The formation of their ideals actually started long before I first opened my eyes in the hospital. My story began back in 1988, when my parents met while working at Walt Disney World as cultural exchange workers from Canada. Their romance is a fairy tale. They had their first date at the Magic Kingdom, they spent all their days off on a Florida beach, and they experienced the technical magic that Disney is so well-known for.…
Let's get one thing straight. We are not the Breakfast Club. We did not meet by chance, and we did not leave whether or not we would always be friends a mystery to those who were watching us. As far as I know, we will always be friends, and if we are not, I’ll always try to remember what made us, us.…
The way Albert gets is horse at the end because of the way he lets Joey go. To be able to let him go because he believed in him. You expect violence to be in every war movie, I mean that’s what war is. It really gave me another insight on trench warfare.…
Moving “How would you two feel about moving?” my parents asked. At that moment, so many thoughts were going through my head like, why? “WHAT!?” my sister and I said in unison.…
Lines were delivered with appropriate deliberation for when they were called and it was easy to make out what the audience was supposed to hear. However, the picture was primarily concentrated around what was being said and never showed us what wasn't being said, leaving the finished production much like the book from which the writer (Ronald F. Maxwell) chose to draw plot. Throughout the movie, the picture was nearly always clear and focused. Captured action on large battlefields was blurry and lacked fluidity of movement: an issue that should have been improved with editing.…
I was heartbroken, for the first time in my life. We were walking back to our houses from our neighborhood Christmas party. It was the 3 of us; Emily, Margs, and me. We have been friends forever because we all lived close together; but in school we all were in different friend groups. In school it was as if we didn’t even know each other.…
It couldn’t have been past 10 a.m. when the alarm went off. We all knew what it meant- we were firefighters, it’s what we do. The fire chief told us that an apartment complex in downtown Boston had gone ablaze, and that it was really bad. We quickly got into our uniforms and hopped on as the fire truck left the station. We were a few miles away before I saw the smoke, a dark giant against the bright blue sky.…
It all started on a wednesday morning it was a good day at school there isn’t to much talk about. So when school ended i rode the bus home like usual I got dressed up and went to football practice. When I got there i got a strange feeling like if my gut was trying to tell me something so I ignored it and to the locker room and i just remembered that it was going to be the first day of full pads so i put on my pads nervously put them on and bamm I walked out and went to the practice field.…
A few years ago I remember walking home from school. Mind you I thought I was very handsome back in those days, I had soft, dark brown hair, I went to the gym every day, I was fit and healthy, personally I thought I was a ladies man and I still am (I think). Anyways, I was almost home…
As a parent it was very hard to hear my child had a learning disability. The first thought that crossed my mind was how will he cope with this, how will I help him to cope, will he have the right support sysytem to overcome the obstacles set in fron of him. I had so many questions and not enough answers. I needed support myself so I could get my son the resources he needed because clearly his school was unaquipt to help me deal with everything my son needed.…
Weeks flew by seeming to go too soon. In those weeks I practiced hard, very hard. I was sure Erin was too, but I’ve been very self absorbed with my own work ethic sometimes I forget Erin was even there. It sounds impossible she’s loud and crazy and funny but she’s been less lively the past few weeks for the same reason I was.…