Denzel Washington

The Inspiration for Denzel Washington’s Role on Training Day Photo Credit: Plot and Theme Denzel Washington’s role in the 2001 crime drama Training Day, won him an Oscar Award for Best Actor. Both fans and critics praised his performance as a decorated and corrupt police officer. However, not many know that one of his best roles was actually inspired by a real person. Rafael Perez, who was born in Puerto Rico, was an officer in the LAPD during the 1980’s to 1990’s. He joined the Rampart CRASH anti-gang unit in 1995. His involvement in the group was the driving force that introduced him into police corruption. He began dealing cocaine and became front and center in the scandal that wrapped the LAPD Rampart. The police misconduct was widespread within the CRASH unit. Perez was eventually arrested and made a deal with the prosecutors. After he was sentenced, Perez…

The actor that I choose for this assignment is one of the most well-known actors of all time, Denzel Washington. With as many accomplishments as he has, it is still shocking to me that he has only one the academy award for best actor, one time in his entire 40 plus years on the scene. Nevertheless, the award came at the right time with one of my favorite films of all time, Training Day, released in 2001 and directed by Antoine Fuqua. While I believe that he is an all-around amazing actor,…

At the first of the movie, I thought Ryan Phillippe was one of the best cop that you will meet because he shown great levels of integrity but he wasn’t. When he seen the bad action of his fellow office, Matt Dillon, he didn’t want nothing to do with it. I believe riding with him is kind of like that movie Training Day with Denzel Washington. But he showed so many good actions in the first part of the movie, that I was like this guy is just an all-around good guy. He done the right thing and got…

The film Great Debaters starring Denzel Washington is a powerful example of a movie that can show you different aspects of the change in society. The movie is about a teacher, Denzel Washington who tried to teach an African American debate team how to compete and to improve on every level. This was a hard thing to do because around this time in America, it was hard for anybody of color to be this successful. He ran into many roadblocks while trying to produce success and making sure that his…

writing. In May of 2011, a man by the name of Denzel Washington used multiple rhetorical strategies to deliver a graduation speech at the University of Pennsylvania. While revealing all of the difficult times that he had gone through while in college and figuring out what he wanted to pursue as a career, he inspired millions of people, changing the world. Now, with millions of fans, Washington is a famous actor that has starred in numerous movies such as Courage…

Selfish and Selfless In the movie Flight with actor Denzel Washington, his character consists of a pilot who is an alcoholic and manages to maneuver a nose-diving plane to a landing crash. Washington’s character Whip Whitaker is looked at as a hero for saving the majority of lives that were on the plane. However, there were six fatalities in the plane crash. Whip acknowledges that the crash was caused by a faulty piece of equipment rather than his use of alcohol. There is an investigation…

Washington established his expectations immediately and left no room for doubt that he had a clear goal in mind for the team. By being upfront about his expectations it allowed for the team to know how the team would be structured. I would want to be very clear about my goals for a building and how my plan would move the fictional district from “continuous improvement” to a higher, more impressive ranking. According to Failure is Not an Option, “it helps to clearly communicate one’s own…

Actor Denzel Washington plays the new head coach, coach Boone in the movie. As the head coach, he helped shape the character of young athletes and unite a divided community. Strong leadership was a key factor in the team's success. Coach Boone pushed for the team to give it their all, and do as well as they possibly could. Even if they portray racism and selfishness, there is an underlying life lesson to be learned. There is a scene in this movie where Coach Boone takes the team on a long run in…

Remember the titans’ focuses on a football team of the separated T.C William School Alexandria Virginia in 1971, the white and black schools are integrated and so are the two school’s football teams. The very successful white football team head coach Bill Yoast is replaced as the head coach for the new integrated team, by an equally successful black coach Herman Boone. This action angers Yoast who contemplates advancing his careers elsewhere. However, he is prevailed upon by the white players…

Denzel Washington's character glides in the terminal velocity of serenity, he is secure and wise, like a continuation of Rubin Carter he portrayed in The Hurricane. From the well spring of his calm and wisdom he feeds his immediate neighbours, he is justice in the flesh. His is crafted like a mortal super hero faster than Flash Gordon, offing five hardened gangsters in 28 seconds flat, and fast healing like The Wolverine, home remedies for GSW’s, with little special effects. The film opens…