Clint Eastwood

marketed as the third installment of what became known as the Dollars Trilogy. The film is about three outlaws during the civil war that try to outsmart each other in a journey to unearth a fortune in stolen gold buried in an unmarked grave. Clint Eastwood stars as the main character known as “Blondie” or the man with no name, and supposedly the "Good", with Lee Van Cleef the "Bad", and Eli Wallach playing the "Ugly". Sergio Leone utilizes a variety of cinematic techniques in the film, “The…

prisoners escaped the Alcatraz Prison on Alcatraz Island during its nearly 30 years of service? If you ask the government, they will tell you that nobody ever escaped from Alcatraz. But if you believe the movie “Escape From Alcatraz” starring Clint Eastwood, then you will know that the statement is otherwise proven wrong. Alcatraz held some of America's most cruel felons including murderer Robert Stroud, gangster Al Capone, and the “Birdman of Alcatraz”. Of all of the felons that had been…

amends and spend time with his family and help other military veterans with disabilities and minor mental problems. How unfortunate that one day later he would be shot while helping out a veteran. The director of the movie, Clint Eastwood, made a very good movie decision. Clint used live footage of Chris Kyle’s funeral to show just how much of an impact Chris Kyle really played in every life he touched. No movie is ever perfect, so I rate this movie a 9/10 and would watch it again in a…

“‘I was drafted during the Korean War. None of us wanted to go... It was only a couple of years after World War II had ended. We said, 'Wait a second? Didn't we just get through with that?’”said Clint Eastwood, during an interview reminiscing over his time he served. The Korean War started because North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to bring communism to the south. The Americans sided with the south to try to stop the spread of communism. The United States (U.S.) and the United Nation…

3.2. A study of Native American troops in war movies. Windtalkers (2002) by Chinese film director John Woo is an excellent example of a clichéd war movie with its authentic looking war scenes, non-stop action and heroic American soldiers. Marine Stg. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage), during the mission on Soloman Islands, loses all his troops. He receives the medal but still suffers from emotional problems and he feels guilty. There are two Native American characters: Private Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach)…

Films about war have always caught my attention. American Sniper was no different. American Sniper is a film that was released in 2015, based on the book written by Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle is known as the most lethal sniper in American history. He was a United States Navy SEAL, joining the elite squad when he was 25 years old. By his own account, Chris Kyle says he killed 160 enemies while protecting our military men. His primary mission was to protect his comrades and he took his mission to…

and storytelling from Akira. Leone’s film, A Fistful of Dollars, is an unauthorized remake of Akira’s film Yojimbo. The similarities are very apparent between both filmmakers. Both films are about a nameless hero (Toshiro Mifune in Yojimbo and Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars) who travel into a town caught in a conflict between to rival gangs. The main character takes advantage of this rivalry by secretly working for both gangs in exchange for money. The major conflict is when the hero…

Representations of hegemonic masculinity can be seen most prevalently in the media, as it is often emphasised and privileged over other forms of masculinity. Through combining studies of hegemonic masculinity and the representation of masculinity in films, advertising and magazines I will present a discussion on how the media usually conforms to and thus uphold the hegemonic view of masculinity, but also how it can challenge it. The majority of studies tend to focus on the United States or…

When we think of loneliness we picture someone all alone with no communication with the world, but loneliness is something people can feel even when surrounded by people and friends. In Million Dollar Baby Loneliness is prominent in the film through the main characters who are Maggie Fitzgerald, Frankie Dunn and scrap. All these characters suffer from loneliness in all different ways even though they are surrounded by people the majority of their time. Family is something we all need to make us…

Transcendentalism has five main characteristics, confidence, self-reliance, appreciating nature, free thought, and nonconformity (Day). Most people today still find many, if not all, of these characteristics important and necessary. This is reflected in our communities in the things that are produced with the goal of keeping these characteristics at the forefront of society. Although the Transcendentalist movement has since ended, key characteristics and beliefs of the movement still heavily…