Clint Eastwood

The Outlaw Josey Wales, produced by Robert Daley and starring Clint Eastwood, portrays the life of Josey Wales as he runs from the notorious Union Captain Terrell and his horde of ruthless Redlegs and bounty hunters. Josey Wales’ exodus from Missouri is caused by his refusal to surrender to the Union. In the film, The Outlaw Josey Wales, shadows are used to illustrate the state of Josey Wales’ soul. The film begins in Missouri on the Wales family farm as Josey and his son plow the field. The…

self-worth of oneself, and loved ones. It’s no surprise that “Million Dollar Baby” received such outstanding positive reviews as along with the Academy awards it received such as best actress done by (Hilary Swank),and best director done by (Clint Eastwood). It’s rare for a movie to succeed in capturing the attention of the audience in such a deviant way. Maggie Fitzgerald is the lead actress in this…

Westerns: The Final Chapter During my research, I came to the conclusion that I really didn’t enjoy westerns very much. In order to understand why I don’t enjoy westerns much, we must first get a basic idea of what a western is. Westerns are more of an older genre as they are not made much in the modern day and age. To understand westerns, knowing the basic themes and elements would be most helpful. The four main themes of a western include: Man vs. Nature, Good vs. Evil, East meets West and…

emphasizes the nature of law and order as the only thing that stands between civilization and chaos. Being both the director and the producer, Clint Eastwood constructs Unforgiven as a self-reflexive medium; which means the film’s aesthetic would consciously make the audience aware of the devices of the film’s construction and the illusory nature of the image. Eastwood deals frankly with the uglier aspects of violence and how complicated truths are distorted into simplistic myths about the Old…

Unforgiven Morals The grey line between right and wrong is hard for anyone to define and so was the case in Clint Eastwood’s movie Unforgiven which released in 1992. The movie takes place in the old west at a town called Big Whisky. The film stars Clint Eastwood as William Munny a retired gun slinger who decides to come to the aid of a prostitute called Delilah, portrayed by Anna Levine, which was disfigured by the local town gang. William has been living on a farm, raising his two children,…

American Identity Through the West Two things come to mind when I think of the West; vast open spaces that seem to go on and on and also Clint Eastwood’s movie, “A Fist Full of Dollars” theme music. Whatever vision comes to mind for people, the west has been a part of American identity for decades. Westerns in film have been a huge portion of this identity. First, it began with documentation of Daniel Boone explorations, then on to the dime store novel. Western film would be the biggest…

most anticipated and controversial films of 2014. The movie is a biopic of the Navy Seal, Chris Kyle. His story is truly amazing and his account of what happened in the Iraq war gets the audience closer to real life battle than anything else. Clint Eastwood did an amazing job depicting the life of Chris Kyle and the stories that were inspired from the book the Kyle wrote. This movie has obviously stuck some sort of chord in the heart of America. In 2014, A lot of people were dying to watch this…

This is proven throughout the movie of invictus directed by Clint Eastwood in 2009, starring Matt Damon, and Morgan Freeman(Invictus). This film starts out as Mandela becoming president, people not believing in him, and even himself doubting his abilities as president. But right from the start of the film he wants people…

Alcatraz is an Island located 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco, California, United States in the San Francisco Bay. The Island was originally developed for a lighthouse, a military fort, a military prison, and a federal prison. This was like this from 1933 until 1963 and has since been changed to an official National Historical Landmark as of 1986. It is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Areas and is open to tours. Out of the 1576 prisoners on Alcatraz, only a few were…

culture. By having a clear knowledge in intercultural communications can resolve such conflicts. A good example of cultural patterns and communication is clearly represented in the film Gran Torino, which was starred, directed, and produced by Clint Eastwood. This film is a true result in many ways in which beliefs’, norms, values,…