Randy Steven Kraft

The film I picked is somewhat fitting for this month, and with everything that has been going on. I choose the official movie trailer for Saving Private Ryan, considered one of the all time greatest war films. The drama/action film by Steven Spielberg, was released in 1998. It follows Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) and the group of eight men tasked to find and retrieve Private James Ryan after his three brothers were killed in action during the last Great War, WWII. The audience sees the brutal…

Four Films: How Spielberg Starts a Movie Steven Spielberg is one of the most celebrated directors of our time. Nobody can match his unique, friendly, magical, and epic style of telling a story through the film medium. He captures our attention through action, suspense, humor, and dialogue for the full length of every feature film through his exceptional understanding of the language of film. But every brilliant filmmaker gets inspiration from somewhere. Spielberg himself tells of how…

because of its subject matter, actors, and infamy. This film is one of the most famous films about the Holocaust, telling the amazing story of Oskar Schindler, a Nazi factory owner that saved thousands of Jews from persecution during the Holocaust. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film, Schindler’s List, depicts the actions of one man who risked everything. I believe that the Holocaust is something that is so very important to learn about, discuss, and contemplate, in order to ensure it never happens…

' Steven Spielberg 's shark thriller is considered the first blockbuster, and paved the way for modern movie distribution, which hinges on wide releases. When it opened in the summer 1975, 'Jaws ' blew its competition out of the water, landing at the top spot at the box office. The film also garnered critical acclaim, winning three Oscars and a Golden Globe, among a hefty list of other nominations and awards” (Dimond, Anna). Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws was exciting alone; however, Steven…

The Color Purple - Historical Fiction Analysis The Color Purple by Allice Walker is a book that was published in 1982, and is set in the timeframe of 1910 to 1940 in Georgia (SparkNotes Editors). The book is written from the first person point of view from a black girl named Celie, and it covers all of the events in her life as she grows up from a little girl to an old woman. Within the book, the content is structured as letters, at first to God, and then as letters between both Celie and her…

The other day, my devoted mother texted me to assure my well-being was not at stake. Many may not see the significance of this text; however, my mother was derived from the Baby Boomer Generation, therefore she is not fond of the technology realm. I told her I wasn 't okay. She attempted to continue texting me despite her having odd formatting and grammatical errors in her text. Later, this led to a phone call and the last thing she told me was "Don 't forget to pray and I love you." It was…

Grey’s anatomy is a television show about a group of surgeons and interns who work at Seattle Grace Hospital. The series emphasizes on a group of doctors who fight to save their patient 's lives while contending to become the head surgeon. Aside from the competition, they go through a lot of heartbreak; either relationships problems or family crises throughout each of their lives. The series began with Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) starting her career as a medical intern with other interns,…

The film industry has produced awesome movies and some of it are so epic viewers beg for a second and even a third installment. Of all the famous and best trilogies in the history of cinema, 10 of the best were listed below. 10. The Jason Bourne Trilogy ("The Bourne Identity", "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum") Former CIA assassin Jason Bourne played by Matt Damon amazed the viewers with action-packed scenes based on Robert Ludlum’s book series. Peter Greengrass directed…

Mr. Nobody is a drama/fantasy/sci-fi movie directed by Jaco Van Dormael. Its initial release was in Norway on November 6, 2009. Since then it has won two awards, the Award for Best Technical Contribution People's Choice Award for Best European Film in 2009 and the People's Choice Award for Best European Film in 2010. This movie will impress you if you tend to appeal to movies that make your brain think and often ponder about your life and all the paths you could have taken. For the movie itself…

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything is the result of a partnership between a journalist, Stephen J. Dubner, and a University of Chicago economist, Steven D. Levitt. The two explain that the premise of Freakonomics sprung from an assignment Dubner received from New York Times Magazine to write a profile of Levitt. While interviewing Levitt, Dubner found that unlike other economists whom he had interviewed, he actually understood Levitt’s quirky yet effective way…