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and Apocalypse Now respectively? Catch-22 authored by Joseph Heller and Apocalypse Now directed by Francis Ford Coppola are critically considered two of the finest examples of contemporary anti-war literature and cinema, despite neither being explicitly against the concept of combat as such, but rather, both opposing the bureaucratic absurdity that war inevitably entails. Catch-22 follows the incongruous struggle of Bomber Captain John Yossarian as he attempts to escape the tyrannical irrationality of bureaucracy in the US air force during World War II, ultimately to achieve his objective to “live forever or die in the attempt”. Conversely Apocalypse Now is constructed around literal and metaphorical journey of Captain Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) as he attempts to assassinate a rogue colonel (Marlon Brando) during the Vietnam War. Each work individually illustrates the psychological trauma which war inflicts upon its participants and ultimately the disenfranchisement soldiers inescapably experience concerning the supposed ‘benefits’ of the war and the spurious bureaucratic autocracy which enforces it. Both texts seek to explore the ironic and hypocritical nature of war, particularly that of the American army being pre-eminently concerned with the perception of being magnanimous, rather than of amicable benefit to macrocosmic society. while Coppola presents Apocalypse Now as not overtly antiwar, he attempts to expose ironically the atrocities of a war fought by the United…

After experiencing the violence of war, it is difficult for a soldier to readjust back into society causing alienation and a strain to return home both physically and emotionally. In Hemingway’s short story, “Soldier’s Home” the main character Harold Krebs lies, is incapable of love and he struggles to readapt to his family and community. Krebs is a different person than before the war and eventually accepts the idea that he can never really go home. Hemingway illustrates the…

Carlos Irwin Estevez, also known as Charlie Sheen is a popular American Actor who was born on September 3, 1965 in New York. He was born to Martin Sheen, who was also an actor, and Janet Templeton, who was an artist. He has two brothers whose names are Emilio and Ramon. He also has a sister whose name is Renee. All of them are actors. He first appeared in a movie at his age of 9. The name of the movie was ‘The Execution of Private Slovik’ which was his father’s movie which was in 1974. When he…

“Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” So preaches Michael Douglas in his Oscar-winning role as immoral businessman Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. Stone’s follow-up to his Best Picture winner Platoon¸ Wall Street does not have quite the reputation Platoon does. I have not seen Platoon, but it seems that this makes sense because Wall Street is not a very entertaining or interesting movie because, although greed may be good, Stone forgot that clarity is good too. The plot of…

In Frank Beddor´s The Looking Glass Wars, the author puts a twist on the story of Alice in Wonderland. Beddor writes the tale from the perspective of Alyss, the princess of Wonderland who had to escape her queendom when her evil aunt Redd attacks the palace. She ends up alone in the middle of England taken in by the Liddles until she returns to Wonderland with Dodge Anders to reclaim the throne. When these changes were made to the story, real significance was provided with meaningful themes…

from AIDS in 1996, Bullock is in control with his HIV and is staying healthy and active in the industry. 13. Gene Anthony Rey. Gene Anthony Ray is famous from the film Fame in the 1980s. He was characterized as a partygoer and spent a time sharing a flat with three porn stars to sleeping on park benches after he was diagnosed with HIV in 1996. 14. Amanda Blake. Amanda Blake was a member of Gunsmoke, one of America’s longest running TV shows. Blake’s family said she contracted the virus from her…

seen as the inferior sex. The issue with financial status is also then evident in real world scenarios. Anna Holmes’ “The Disposable Women” sheds light towards the mutiny and disrespect that some women face in today’s society. Females are not welcomed in the same work fields as men and must do other work in order to make a living. Even with such jobs, women are degraded, “Andy Cohen, a senior executive at Bravo, referred to Sheen’s current companions, Natalie Kenly and Bree Olsen, as ‘whores’ or…

Martin Martin is an American sitcom that aired for five seasons on Fox from August 27, 1992 to May 1, 1997. Reflecting the rising popularity of the Fox network throughout the 1990s. Set in Detroit, the series stars Martin Lawrence in the role of Martin Payne, a jockey with a girlfriend named Gina Waters. As the series progressed, plotlines saw Martin eventually move on to become the host of the talk show Word on the Street, which aired on the small Detroit public-access television station…

The Departed is a remake of a 2002 film Hong Kong action movie Infernal Affairs. The movies are both based on a real-life Irish American Gangster Whitey Bulger, who was captured on June 22, 2011. In January 2003 the film studio Warner Brother’s producer Brad Grey, and actor and producer Brad Pitt bought the rights to remake the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs (2002) from Media Asia for $1.75 million. The movie a drama, crime, thriller was produced by Martin Scorsese and written by William…

During the Reformation the both protestant and religious authority their propaganda were made to gain public interest into adopting new and improve ideas of religious practices. Both groups had attempted to publish pamphlets, posters, and bibles to continue on influencing and attracting new believers. They both had the same belief that salvation is the way to eternal life from God’s will for all people. Furthermore, the proposition and faith of the reform writers such as Martin Luther, mass…