Clint Eastwood

The movie Million Dollar Baby (2004) directed by Clint Eastwood is famous athletic drama film, which female boxer, Margaret Fitzgerald (Maggie), endures an underdog moment. The term underdog means that a weaker person in society has a slighter chance of beating the stronger and larger competitor. Although, Maggie didn’t entirely win the championship match, she still fought for her dream. In the beginning, Maggie attends a regular boxing match and decides she wants to be trained by Frankie Dunn…

When people do bad things and get caught get punished. Sometimes they go to jail or prison. There is a prison that was meant to be escape when it was in service because it took very bad criminals. Alcatraz was suppose to be the escape proof prison, but has anybody escaped this “escape proof prison”? Alcatraz is a very high security prison off the coast of san francisco, california built in 1847. they used this prison from 1934 - 1663 to house the worst criminals in the san francisco area.…

Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper was first released in Australia on January 22, 2015. It is the film version of Chris Kyle’s personal memoir of the same name, written by Jason Hall. The film is set between Texas and Iraq and follows Chris Kyle on his ten year journey as a sniper for the seals. Played by Bradley Cooper, Chris finds the love of his life Taya played by Sienna Miller, but feels his need to serve his country is stronger than his need to be with his family. Throughout his journey he…

I believe that Clint Eastwood set out to create a movie that shows what actually happened in Iraq and the difficulties the soldiers face when they were over there. Throughout the film, you see things that you could never imagine seeing such as the boy getting drilled in the…

reminds me as a producer to take better care of the actors in reference to how they are treated on set, if they are getting overheated or have gone through too many scenes without breaks. Looking at directors that were once actors (ie Ron Howard, Clint Eastwood) re enforces how I direct. I believe a director connects better with their actors, making the process on set easier and getting better performances from these actors because of the common language we speak.…

American Sniper. This movie follows the battles that Chris Kyle went through throughout his life, including war and the emotional toll it put on him and his family. The movie American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper (as Chris Kyle) and directed by Clint Eastwood, is an extraordinary exciting movie that has brought inspiration and encouragement to many. This movie was released in Dec. of 2015, and illustrates the life of war for a “Texan man”. American Sniper portrays the life of Chris Kyle who…

Willing, witty, and wild would be words to describe Chris Kyle, in the intriguing film American Sniper. Directed by not only an incredible actor but director as well, Clint Eastwood explains the ascending and descending rollercoaster of a life Chris Kyle is living. Eastwood exemplifies the difficulties veterans face when they are getting ready to, are in, and come back from serving. Not only do they have to prepare from being away from loved ones, born or yet to be born, but, they have to also…

also an honored guest at Obama’s inauguration speech. “In 2009, HarperCollins published Sullenberger's memoir, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters. Sully, a movie about Sullenberger and his heroics on the Hudson River, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks in the title role, was released in September 2016.” A year after all this, the heroic pilot retired after 3 decades of commercial flights and continued focusing on his business in flight safety…

What is also common for both films is bright images of main characters. When thinking of Westerns the first name that comes to mind is John Wayne - the main character of “Stagecoach”. And following to Wayne one of the Western genres biggest stars was Clint…

cinematography, plots, and music/sound of each genre. Though there are many similarities, it’s very easy to find multiple differences as well. The western genre of film includes movies such as “Stagecoach” and “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”. Clint Eastwood and John Wayne were two very famous actors in western films. On the other hand, horror movies include “Psycho” and “Frankenstein”. The two are closer than you may think when you break down each genre. The cinematography of both horror and…