Sean Astin

their journey to find the treasure and save the house. The only problem with that is to get to the treasure they must get away from three criminals who also want the treasure for themselves. Through their long hard fought and dangerous journey of looking for this treasure they learn that having each other through anything is the most important thing in life and for that they are grateful. Family is everything would be the theme of this film and that is why this is one of the most beloved family movies ever made. You should find out if they saved their house or not it’s well worth the watch. As for the great character development, and outstanding acting from everyone you couldn’t have asked for a better performance from actors such as, Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, and Corey Feldman to name a few. This film appeals to the young audiences very well because of how young the whole group of teenagers were and how it shows them all come together to get the impossible done. The character development was huge for me because in the beginning of the movie they were all friends but some weren’t as close as you’d think. Sometimes they would fight and not get along, but as the movie went on it showed that with persistence and teamwork you can get anything done. Also, the actors/actresses were very good at bringing the whole film to life. From the epic battles the kids had with the criminals that put you on the edge of your seat, the hilarious and yet sometimes inappropriate jokes, the…

Symbolic Acts Imagine what life would be like if you got the threw rocks at people or you lived in a world where people weren’t really alive, they were just doing their job with no care. People seem like they’re dead. That wouldn’t be the best society to live in would it? In the book, Harrison Bergeron, people had to be equal in order to have the perfect utopian like society. In another book, The Lottery, was about people who would be thrown at by rocks (if you…

In the few ways tobacco companies are able to reach and influence younger audiences, a specifically potent one is when the movie’s titular characters radiate a confident and desirable personality that coincides with their usage of cigarettes. In the 1962 classic Dr. No, actor Sean Connery gives viewers the first look at the iconic James Bond when he introduces himself at a casino table in England early in the movie. After winning two hands against an intimidating yet beautiful women, an unseen…

“Well, son, I 'll tell you: Life for me ain 't been no crystal stair.” – Langston Hughes This verse from Langston Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son,” highlights the struggles of the African Americans and how the Harlem Renaissance evolved their community through music, dance and literature. Hughes contributed towards the renaissance through his poems which allowed people to understand the position of African Americans at the time and allowed them to relate to him. He discusses the subjects of…

Gone Without a Trace Riding peacefully one second, gone the next. On the early morning of March 9th, 1977, Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. Although his death remains as an unsolved mystery in the police records, Notorious B.I.G. was abruptly murdered by LAPD detective David Mack. Notorious was in Los Angeles, California to perform his new album called Life After Death and present a music award to the artist Soul Train. After the ceremony he…

“The Night of the Cemetery” One Halloween night when I was a younger girl I was told “The Night of the Cemetery.” My dads dad, so my grandpa, told me about it. He was Hughes in the story. He told me it was true and it wasn’t just some scary fake Halloween story told around bonfires to spook you before you go to bed that night, it was really true. One night my son asked me to tell him a spooky story to get him ready for Halloween night, I decided he was old enough to hear the story my grandpa…

Hi, I am one of the men that Odysseus, my captain picked. Picked for what? Well, he picked me to go see what the land of the Lotus- eaters would be like and who would live there. I am feeling proud of that since I was one of the only three men who got to go. We are setting off to see who lived on this Lotus- eaters island. Whoa, look, there are some men like us here. They don't seem harmful. Oh, thanks for the offering for the fruit, but I'll pass. Wait, no. Food! I felt like I haven't eaten…

The Mystery of the slaying of The Notorious B.I.G “Every hustler knows you can’t hustle forever”. Christopher Wallace, or The Notorious B.I.G, was a Brooklyn based rapper who made Sean “Puffy” Combs and Bad Boy records a success. He was described as ‘“A mountain of a man , 6ft 3in, 280 lb, black as tar, with a W.C. Fields scowl and a lazy eye”’ (History). But Wallace’s life was short lived. He was shot at a red light in Los Angeles by an unknown shooter. Many people place the blame on the blood…

Not everything you see in the movies is real? A common saying that is passed on from time to time. Do you remember staying up all night from watching that scary movie you weren’t supposed to watch, and later realizing that the monster in the movie is not real. Well sometimes it’s hard to realize this and making the initiative to check under your bed doesn’t hurt. Recently I have read a book called “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer and later on saw the Movie too, which was directed by Sean Penn,…

STORYLINE AND CONTEXT: In the movie of “the pursuit of happiness” we see the story of a young boy and his father going through the worst parts of life where people couldn’t imagine being in the same situation. In the movie, we are shown how the two struggle in their lives to survive and thrive in the society they are in as the two of them are left homeless for nearly a year, living off of small amounts of money made through selling the portable bone scanner that he has invested all of his money…