Prison films

facilities and prisons rising quickly, inquiries are being asked for what good reason kids have been carrying out such grievous violations and in what capacity will they be halted. The truth is that it is not the children' blame for their poor decisions and activities; they are only a casualty of their surroundings or their folks. Another question asked is the means by which youthfully is excessively young. Youngsters who are too youthful, making it impossible to see an R appraised film…

Liam Fort Ms. Sanchez Honors English 1, Period 2 6 September 2016 Escaping Freedom My name is Robert Martin, and I only have one thing to say: it wasn’t me. Sure, I usually had to fire a couple of shots at the people in the banks to get them to keep quiet, but it was Reynold who was the real beast, both during our heists and after them. When the cops showed up that one day, Reynold figured that he was better off a fugitive. I had creased out the part of my memory that told me he was a…

The Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three written by Mara Leveritt is a nonfiction story about a 1993 murder of three eight-year-olds and their three teenage killers. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr., better known as the West Memphis Three, abducted three children, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steven Branch, on May 5, 1993 in West Memphis, Arkansas. The children were last seen playing together around 6:30 p.m. the evening they went missing.…

interview with Kent live that Anthony was one of over 80 people who were arrested that day and most of them, like him, are now in jail (Kent live news, 2016). I feel, like the London riots, this played a part in why the defendant received a 30 month prison sentence. With such public awareness around the Dover marches, the police and court prosecutions were ensuring everyone involved had to feel the consequences. Much like the London riot outcomes, some of the rulings could be perceived as harsh.…

oppressed individuals of color through their very nature. They questioned society’s structure and assessed it to be inadequate. For the trial that occurs in 12 Angry Men, they would be very concerned with how the law is written within the plot. The film states that on a first-degree murder conviction a defendant must be executed via electrocution. They would find this “cookie-cutter” law unfair and oppressing, while also viewing the entire system as a whole as…

Antisocial Personality Disorder in A Clockwork Orange. Clockwork orange is a dystopian movie revolving around Alex, the main character and also the narrator. The movie starts with Alex and his group beating up an old man because they disliked how he sound while singing. As the movie progresses on you see a couple more scenes of violence. A particulary important scene is when Alex and his drooges invaded the Author's house and raped his wife. It's clear that Alex enjoys causing distress in other…

Years later, I was a journalist in London when I was asked to report on a case about a criminal mental patient, Bryan, who was petitioning to get released. So I caught a train to Broadmoor – London’s premier mental institution for the criminally insane. I began to yawn uncontrollably on the way there, which apparently is what dogs do when anxious - they yawn uncontrollably. Once I arrived, the staff took me through gate after gate until, eventually, we got to the wellness center – the place…

The windows were black, the building was brown and it looked like and school off of a horror film. I thought that the building was rather old and had a stench to it that I could not relate to. When I walked inside of the facility, I asked for directions to the conference room from the receptionist who did not make eye contact with me. She told…

which the film is perceived varies drastically depending on the author; some pieces written about this film are rather literal and discuss it as it appears. However, there are many analyses that consider the symbolism and religious innuendos, but these are often misunderstood or overlooked completely. Cool Hand Luke is rich in symbolism, so it is no surprise that Roger Ebert had to watch the movie a couple of times before understanding the references. The figurative meaning of films may take…

The murder case of Hae Min Lee is full of many holes and facts that don’t match up. That’s what makes the case intriguing, a person could take either side. Who is the real killer though? Adnan is rightfully innocent due to Jay’s testimony, the lack of evidence in Jay’s account, and contamination of evidence by the police in the investigation. Hae’s body was linked to the back of her car with no supporting physical evidence to Adnan, yet he was still accused. On January 13, 1999 Hae Min Lee was…