The Hurricane Film Essay

In the film “The Hurricane” directed by Norman Jewison, the main theme is imprisonment. The theme focuses on not only physical imprisonment but also imprisonment of our mind through misconceptions and internal conflict. Norman also displays the willpower it takes to overcome these types of imprisonment. Norman uses a range of symbolism, shots and dialogue to help the audience to not only understand and relate to the themes and ideas but also the overarching message of the film, to never give up fighting for what’s right.
The films ideas and themes are portrayed throughout the parcel scene. Scene follows Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter a man wrongfully accused of murder and sentence to prison for life. In the scene Rubin receives a parcel from his Canadian friends in his prison cell. The …show more content…
In the opening of the scene the music very quiet and has slow tempo, this for the audience creates and establishes a very sombre and hopelessness feel to the scene. Throughout the rest of scene the music develops and begins to become louder as the tempo also increases, this establishes a much more different feeling when compared to the opening of the scene. It gives, us the audience a more hopeful perception of what is come for Rubin. It in the final moments of the scene, when the music is at its loudest and fastest, a voiceover of a boxing commentator say’s “In this corner, from Paterson, New Jersey, wearing the white trunks with black stripes, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter!” The words spoken by the boxing commentator are used by director as metaphor of what is to come from Rubin. The director compares Rubin entering the ring to him re-joining the fight for his freedom. Norman uses the voice over combined with music to level the audience feeling hopeful and optimistic as to what Rubin’s future