Academy Award for Best Picture

does his job as best as anyone can do giving the viewer the idea that there is no one better than James. Next in line is Sergeant JT Sanborn played by Anthony Mackie. Sanborn provides cover fire for James as well as provide him with “ears” while James is suited up in his heavy armor. Essentially, without Sanborn, James may as well have been on the front lines all alone and blindfolded. The third man on the team is specialist Owen Eldridge played by Brian Geraghty. Eldridge was not not given the credit he probably deserved while helping James and Sanborn. Although little was noted, Eldridge did have a few moments where he saved the day. The team of three were able to accomplish almost all tasks they were assigned perfectly. And the actors who played as the soldiers of war could have been mistaken for the men in the story, for they did such an outstanding job displaying what the men would have been…

a drug lord and the chief of police, Michael seeks exile in Italy. After his return to America, Michael’s brother is killed and his father dies of a heart-attack. The Ivy League, war-hero is now forced to take the family business into his own hands. Michael gives up his humble and simple life to protect the family. The mobsters in the film are portrayed as sophisticated, educated, and classy, unlike many of the mob films before (“The Godfather”). The film grossed $268,500,000 at the worldwide…

Magical realism is “… characterized by the matter-of-fact inclusions of fantastic or mythical elements into apparently realistic fiction” (Edison). Characteristics of this genre include plentitude, hybridity, metafiction, and an unreliable narrator. A story that shows magical realism is “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez. Márquez is recognized as one of the best authors who combines reality with fantasy: “… García Márquez, combining radically different realities, what…

In Sherwood Anderson’s, Winesburg, Ohio, the author intends for the reader to sympathize more with Wing Biddlebaum, a once-proud schoolteacher, over Doctor Reefy, a social recluse. The style with which Anderson wrote each character played a significant role as to how the readers will interpret them. Readers can sympathize with the type of isolation that was forced upon Wing Biddlebaum more than the self-imposed isolation of Doctor Reefy. The accusations made against Wing which forced him out of…

Rashaun Richardson February 17, 2016 In the story, “Shooting an Elephant”, the narrator is contradictory in his feelings, by supporting one set of people, the Burmans, but serving another, the British. The reader infers that he can’t decide who to fight for because in the text the narrator explains the treatment of the Burmans by the English, but then tells the treatment of himself by the Burmans. For example, the narrator states that the treatment of the Burman prisoners were…

The author, O. Henry, in the fictional narrative, “The Ransom of Red Chief”, uses comic language within the characters and comic situations in order to make his story humorous. To begin, the author uses the Superiority Theory to create a comic situation within the character, Bill Driscoll, who, along with another man (Sam) capture 10 year old Johnny Dorset because he is the son of Ebenezer Dorset, a wealthy man. Little did they know, Johnny liked to be kidnapped- and in charge. For example, when…

Usually, in stories about kidnapping, the kidnappers are very in control of the situation and the child is usually very scared, but is inevitably returned back to the loving arms of their parents. However in the short story, “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry, the kidnappers are scared while the child is in control. This irony creates a humorous tone that is seen throughout the entire short story. Verbal and Situational irony are used to create the tone of humor in the story. Verbal irony…

There was once somebody that was so annoying that somebody paid to take them away. "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry tells a story of a boy and his kidnappers in Summit, Alabama. Johnny, Bill, and Ebenezer's thoughts, feelings, and actions were so tremendously ironic that it made the story humorous and unique. Johnny Dorset did not behave the way one might have thought throughout the story. Firstly, he did not want to go home. When asked if he wanted to return home, he said, "'I don't have…

Two important differences when comparing old to new films is not only color base but also the camera angle they use and also the action of each scene. When I say camera angle I mean back in the day they barley had film, let alone high quality picture. When you see films now a day you may see a back shot or mid shot or maybe a wide shot. These are all way to get your view to see the picture differently. back in the day they didn’t have the technology to have all the camera angles so they shot the…

Stanley Kubrick’s acclaimed film, 2001: A Space Odyssey opens with a black screen and a haunting overture that spans the length of nearly three minutes. Eventually, the overture fades out, and the audience can see it’s first glimpse of color; a dark blue background surrounding the film studio’s logo before the film’s first act officially begins. The momentary silence created by the ended overture does not last for long. The beginning of the film’s first act is marked by an operatic title…