Rob Reiner

The Secret to Love: Analyzing the Relational Stages shown in the Movie When Harry Met Sally There are many relationships that can be seen inside the movie When Harry Met Sally, a comedy directed by Rob Reiner. The most underrated and interesting relationship, I would argue, is the relationship between Jess and Marie. Where Harry and Sally resemble many other common love stories, Jess and Marie’s relationship is much deeper and significant in its meaning. On the surface, their relationship is…

seen in coming of age short stories. “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright, Dave overcomes the obstacle of obtaining a gun, “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, Hazel overcomes the May Day race, and in the movie Stand by Me directed by Rob Reiner, Gordie supersedes the mindset that he can not be a great writer. The protagonist of “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” named Dave faces the obstacle of buying a gun, even though his parents are against the idea. Joe’s parents time and time…

Betty White was not born famous, she had to work very hard to be where she is today. In the 92 years she has been alive, she has been nominated into to the television hall of fame, been married three times, is a huge animal rights contributor, and is one of the funniest and best actresses that have ever lived. She doesn't care about what people think, she just cares about her accomplishments, and her life. Betty White is only five foot four. She loves acting. She is of Danish Greek background.…

What we think of as the romantic comedy genre was birthed in conjunction with the advent of sound on film. A subset of comedy, the romantic comedy has been through quite the evolution from its beginnings in the 1930s to the present day shaping our culture, I would argue, more than any other genre. While these two films, It Happened One Night and Harold and Maude, are staggeringly different in their formulas, one being classical and one being of the modernist period, they are thematically linked,…

When is Enough? Both articles “Just Do What the Pilot Tells You” written by Theodore Dalrymple and “The My Lai Massacre: A Military Crime of Obedience” written by Herbert C. Kelman and V. Lee Hamilton are linked together by the movie A Few Good Men. The article “My Lai Massacre” is about the My Lai Massacre that occurred during the Vietnam War in 1968. The article also includes the author's viewpoints on the military’s stance on the following order. The article “Just Do What the Pilot Tells…

“Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” This quote is the starting point of the movie, it kicks off the theme and sets the plot in motion. In the summer of 1989 When Harry met Sally premiered, this rom com by Rob Reiner starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan blew audiences away. The Castle Rock Entertainment production won 4 awards: The BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay, The ASCAP Top Box Office Films, The American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion…

Life is too short for you not to go out and do whatever you have ever what to do in your life. What life is supposed to be about is joying everything and exploring every little bit of it as you can. The Bucket List directed by Rob Reiner and released on December 25, 2007 shows a great example of how life should be displayed. The Bucket List is a drama/comedy about two dying men who travel the world to try to discover their passion and joy in their lives. The two men used in this movie (Morgan…

Military obedience is a questionable cause of many horrific events; yet, it is never a strong defense in court. If one is to examine the movie A Few Good Men directed by Rob Reiner, it is obvious to see that military obedience is crucial, even if the end the movie has a slightly unrealistic court decision. Using Philip Zimbardo 's article, "The Stanford Prison Experiment," in which he describes his experiment that tested the effects of roles and the situation, one could see how in the movie…

it reckoned Doriana, and Peters(2005). The lower the economic output of a nation, the less the availability of health resources to aid eradication of any diseases and this limits the extent to what citizens can achieve. On a bigger picture, diseases robs on the economy as less is added and much is taken directly or indirectly. This sadly allows continued spread of diseases like a wild fire within and beyond borders. Youth are the leaders of tomorrow, however in less industrialised regions of the…

The articles “Just Do What the Pilot Tells You” by Theodore Dalrymple and “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” by Erich Fromm both can be linked to the movie directed by Rob Reiner, A Few Good Men. The article by Dalrymple is about himself sitting on a plane with a woman when she expresses that she doesn’t obey authority. He gives her several examples of how she obeys authority blindly and that obedience is far from abnormal. The article by Erich Fromm tells us that mankind is…