Coach Carter

The Comparison of Alice and Odysseus’s Heroic Journeys “Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.” (James 1:2-4.) As in the first chapter of the book of James, battles are found in both Homer’s The Odyssey and Tim Burton’s film, Alice in Wonderland. The similarities between the characters’ experiences in…

In The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter, a narrative memoir, Little Tree describes his life and the adventures he takes with his family. The book starts off with the death of his father, and ultimately his mother. Little tree finds himself in the middle of a family argument over who is going to take care of him. In all the chaos of conversation, Granpa walks over and simply places his hand on Little Tree’s head. This simple gesture was the beginning of a lifelong journey of learning…

Statement of Intent My first piece is a creative writing that shows a character being present in a slum similar to, from the characters present in the poem ‘The Blessing.’ Through this I have shown his struggles. My second piece of writing is a film review on Tom Hooper’s ‘The king’s speech’. It shares my thoughts about the film. Creative writing The drops from a leaking container fall on my face and awaken me. I wake up laying on the ground and I’m unable to recognise my surroundings. In my…

Written in 1933, The Mis-Education of the Negro provided a platform of discussion in terms of the debilitating state of African-American education during the 20th century. The thesis’ author, Carter G. Woodson, relays information about the education system of his time and how that same system has propelled blacks to seek lower-level positions on the social-economic totem pole. Though, this thesis was written many decades ago, the black community is still suffering; I personally believe that many…

Tim Burton is known for his unique way of visualising a story and turning it into something terrifyingly magical. His quirky characteristics are consistently applied throughout his oeuvre, being widely recognised by audiences on a global scale. Thus, when looking at Burton’s 2010 adaption of Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice in Wonderland, his distinct style and directorial choices, particularly his artistic control over visual style and mise en scene, can be clearly identified and exemplified by…

4. Discuss the contrast/battle between good and evil in Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. [Ensure that your focus is on filmic elements] Alice in Wonderland heavily weighs up the idea of good and evil, this contrast is brought under the spotlight by the White Queen and the Queen of Hearts and their areas of dominance. This battle between good and evil employs a wide category of film techniques to show this struggle such as; setting, costume, soundscape, actors’ ensemble and performance, and camera…

The two versions of Shakespeare's Hamlet that I will be contrasting today are Zeffrelli's Hamlet film from 1990 and Gregory Doran's Hamlet film from 2009. These two films, while the same script couldn't be any more different then they are. While Zeffrelli's Hamlet is set in a historically accurate Denmark, with elaborate costumes, elegant castles, swords and horse drawn carriages; Doran's Hamlet is set in modern 21rst century Denmark, with T-Shirts and jeans, guns, and cameras. Beyond the time…

Throughout the multiple Tim Burton films I have seen, is that in just about every movie or short film made by him has a unique directorial style that you can tell the movie is by Tim Burton. In the movies Alice In Wonderland, The Corpse Bride, and Edward Scissorhands all start off with eerie music that engages you into the movie immediately along with the incredible imagery and appearance/makeup of each character throughout the films. In the films Alice In Wonderland, The Corpse Bride, and…

Burton is married to Helena Bonham Carter, who is in many of Timothy's movies. She has been In Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Alice through the looking glass, and Corpse Bride to name a few. Burton liked Johnny Depp in the movie 21 jump street, so he asked him to be in his movie Edward…

are because of their race, wealth, or distractions outside of the classroom. The movie Coach Carter does a great job of putting the spotlight on problems that children face in school. Coach Carter centers on the Richmond High School basketball and their coach Mr. Carter. Students on the Richmond High School basketball face many challenges that get in the way of them succeeding in the classroom. When Mr. Carter sees the…