Gerry

Gus Van Sant created his 9th film, Gerry, in 2002. It was caused audiences to split, from those striking the film down, claiming it was tedious and boring, while others called it an art piece. I can see both sides. I was tempted to skip past the lengthy scenes while watching, however, the further I got into the film, the more I realized its significance. Gerry is very long, but there’s reasons for it. Gus Van Sant used the landscape as more than the setting; it signified the character’s inner turmoil as well as cast the audience into the situation. (fix to use real thesis) Gus Vant Sant clearly favored long shots in this film. It was not restricted to just capturing the beautiful landscapes. He shoots most of scenes with the characters in a similar fashion. He rejects the typical technique used by majority American cinema for dialogue. In most dialogue sequences, the scene cuts to where the first speaker stood. There are many cuts in a scene, to get a feeling of the entire setting, because a camera usually can show no more than 180 degrees in a shot. This takes the camera out of the situation and blurs the line between audience and spectator (Silverman, 200).Vant Sant’s lack of shot/counter shot merely prevents the audience from delving into the characters’ point of…

Elbridge Gerry was born on July 17, 1744 in Marblehead Massachusetts and had eleven other siblings. His family was rich and had their own business. His father was a Merchant-shipper after retiring from being a sea captain. After graduating from Harvard to become a merchant himself, Elbridge started working with his father and his two brothers in their family business. This business sent dried codfish to Spain. This job was just the beginning of an extraordinary man's journey into politics.…

“In the name of the father” is based on the true story about Gerry Conlon, who was wrongfully imprisoned in England for a terrorist bombing. Gerry was taken into custody, along with his friends and family, and admitted the crime after the police threatened to kill his father. His friends and family also admitted to the crime, but only after police force and torture while in custody. He and his family was falsely imprisoned and both Annie (Gerry’s auntie) and Giuseppe Conlon were convicted for…

remember the titans relationships relationship 1 Gerry and Julius -the two people in the relationship were gerry and julius who are team mates on the team called the titans. The power that gerry had was alot more as he was a white male and julius was a black male but after alot of arguments and racial slurs the two ended up becoming best friends. After this, the power in the relationship became very balanced. -At the beginning, when racial tensions between two were strong, Gerry and Julius both…

In February 1978, Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty released a single called ‘Baker Street’ a direct reference to Baker Street in London, where he often stayed in a friend’s flat when travelling between his family home in Paisley and London. One of the most notable characteristics of the song is the haunting saxophone solo which was performed by Raphael Ravenscroft. Ravenscroft was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1954 and he studied music, having a great interest in the saxophone. He found…

Give Me Liberty By Gerry Spence Gerry talks about despite believing in democracy the people have been enslaved. The enslavement is by the many complicated corporate and governmental behemoths called the "New Slave Master" which control every activity in the people 's lives. The slave condition refers to the state of American people who are at the mercy of corporations. America is in a state of capitalism as depicted by Gerry in his book Give Me Liberty. The people no longer have control and…

Brian Cannon provided a lecture on Gerry-manderring and the effects of it. Gerry-manderring is when a political figure running for office changes the voting lines in their district for their benefit. Gerry-manderring is legal in the United States as long as it used politically, if it is used racially it is considered illegal. Dr. Cannon provided us with examples in which political and racial Gerry-manderring is pretty much the same thing. Dr. Cannon works for Virginia 2021 a company that informs…

Molly & Gerry both drive change. Remember the Titans and Rabbit Proof fence both are movies which deal with a lot of racism and discrimination, but Molly and Gerry both tried to drive as much change as they could with either their team or family. In Remember the Titans, Gerry represented his strong decisive leadership skills and the way that shaped his team into being so successful in the NFL matches. In Rabbit Proof Fence, Molly showed out her creative resourceful skills that helped the girls…

“How The Schools Shortchange Boys” is different than what the reader might be expecting. The title may lead the reader to believe that boys aren’t treated well at school or they do not receive the attention they deserve from their teachers. The word “shortchanged” means to treat someone unfairly by withholding something of value. The title actually is telling the reader that school are withholding something of value from the boys. Gerry Garibaldi uses logos and anecdotes to support his…

Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears Chapter Summaries Chapter One: Trinity: God Is Humans seek unconditional love for ourselves and for others as well as to live in a perfect world. We are designed by God to need him and his perfect love. We are made to worship and love Him. God is one person, but He has three separate identities: not three separate beings. The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit are all one who is known as God. Jesus is also God, but we…