English-language films

Waterboy The film Waterboy is about a stuttering man named Bobby Boucher who is caught between bullies, his momma, and the game of football. The movie Waterboy is a hero’s journey where Bobby Boucher’s story encounters and goes through the twelve steps to create the theme. The ordinary world of the movie Waterboy takes place in Louisiana during the 1990’s. The hero of the story is Bobby Boucher. Bobby is a 31 year old stuttering man living with his overprotective mom in Luisiana. Bobby is a…

William Golding wrote the novel Lord of the Flies during World War II. The plot of the novel is about a group of English boys who are stranded on a deserted island and their struggle to develop their own society which ultimately ends in a complete decent into savagery. This essay will discuss how Golding uses characters and symbolisms to explore the theme of civilization over savagery. Throughout the novel William Golding uses his characters to explore one of his main ideas/themes being…

Readers are taken on an extraordinary journey at the sea with no land in sight. The vessel aboard the open water symbolizes Coleridge’s train of imagination far away from the realisms of life. The albatross was initially considered a good luck charm because he once led the ship to safety from the icy antarctic water. So after the mariner kills the albatross, the crew is scared as they are convinced the crime will solely result in penalty by the power of the sea. The crew is clearly proven…

After the 9/11 attacks, Oskar, the main character of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, was left with nothing, or at least nothing that would make him feel significant. The catastrophe of the terrorist attacks that took place in New York during the year 2001, destroyed the joy of many families. In the book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, Oskar, an autistic boy whose life revolved around his father’s mere existence, loses his hopes once his father dies…

The decision of whether to tell the truth or not is the defining moment in any situation. It is crucial in the turnout of events and can greatly affect the outcome. A truth or a lie could possibly save or end a life. For this analysis, we are going to particularly look at the similarities and differences of their protagonists, one of both stories’ most important theme which is their Father and Son Relationship, and some of the notable similarities and difference of how the Kite Runner reflects…

Halloween is a great opportunity to make anything believable, because the world becomes a stage, and everyone has a chance to become their favorite superhero or character. Halloween is awesome because it's a time of year when people can drop their judgmental attitudes and accept one another as they are. A case in point is a Halloween dance party just like the famous Star Wars "scene in a bar" where Chewy and Han Solo find creatures and aliens of all different species laughing and drinking and…

Kristof Deak directs the powerful short film Sing, which centers around a young girl who finds out the ugly truth behind her new school’s choir’s success. Sing is a bully and a victim story about a teacher and her students. Even though Deak does a fantastic job portraying a story of justice and power, his plot line is predictable. This short film was predictable with the expected ending and foreseen character development. Short film is the genre for Sing. It follows characteristics like a…

Siegfried Sassoon shows the progression of a soldiers life in the trenches and the depression that follows, leading to his death through the text ‘’Suicide in the Trenches’’. Sassoon who is an ex-soldier presents his own views and knowledge as he retells the story of a naïve boy who through the futility and horror of war leads him to take his own life. The composer uses a contrasting and development of stanzas to show the change of character the soldier experiences. Sassoon creates an image of…

The Red Badge of Courage describes the struggles of Henry Fleming, the protagonist who yearns to fight in the Civil War. Although he originally joined the military because of his romanticization of war, he feels anxious and worried about the coming battle. Henry is thrust into his first battle, and is overcome by terror. Upon seeing the enemy advance, he decides to run away. The is leads to the main conflict: whether Henry's choice to run from the battles was right or wrong. When he is walking…

Everyone in life can be faced with a struggle that they may or may not overcome in the end. Miley Cyrus and Ray Bradbury both understand this universal concept, for they show it in their texts, “The Climb” and “All Summer in a Day”. In “The Climb” Miley Cyrus sings this beautiful song about her struggle of overcoming a metaphorical mountain. In “All Summer in a Day”, kids live on Venus with their family, where the weather is in a constant state of rain. In both “The Climb” and “All Summer in a…