The Hitmen

On April 20,1999 two students executed thirteen classmates and then turned the barrel to themselves. The attack happened in Littleton, Colorado at a school called Columbine High school. The perpetrators were two students of the school. In less than an hour they managed to earn the title of deadliest American school massacre that was perpetrated by members of the student body of a school. A title that will belong to Columbine until April 16, 2007 when a student at Virginia Tech killed thirty-two…

the ruthless side of the title by acting as the Don of the Corleone Family rather than being the gracious and caring person a Godfather can be. This is seen in the baptism seen of Carlo’s (Gianni Russo) newborn son. During the baptism Michael has hitmen assassinate the leaders of the 5 families in New York. The movie cuts between Michael answering the Priest’s questions about him renouncing Satan and the murders. This shows the profane actions of violence dominating the sacred tradition of being…

Macbeth is remarkably hard to characterize due to the fact that he possesses many of the elements of a villain, however; he does have generally good intentions, heroic qualities, and a tragic flaw. Thus, I believe the best classification for Macbeth would be a tragic hero, with many villainous characteristics. Firstly, Macbeth has many elements of a hero, such as: his honour, longstanding loyalty to his country, and good intentions. However, there are certainly flaws in his character that lead…

Pulp Fiction Is Incredibly Popular With Film Critics Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino 1994) is an iconic film widely viewed and applauded by critics in its time. The interweaving stories of the hitmen, the diner thieves, the boxer, and the mob boss’ wife continue to be entertaining and relevant to this very day. Throughout their tales of murder, drugs, double crossing, and love, the character’s stories mesh to create the film masterpiece widely viewed and enjoyed by critics. Today,…

At first glance, Zootopia seems like your average kids movie. Cute, unique characters, a bright and colorful story, lighthearted dialogue and issues. One could easily brush it off as just another ‘dumb movie for little kids’ and move on without another look back at it. But Zootopia is much more than that, with much bigger issues and deeper meanings. Using stunning visuals, amazing dialogue, and beautiful lighting, Zootopia tackles one of the most controversial issues in the country—racism—in a…

Walter claims with “ironically, the prisoner's desire to escape the static and timeless condition that Laura desires to enter,” after visiting with the men in jail. She misleads the men into thinking they will be safe and happy, even though there are hitmen out for their blood. At the same time, the characterization of her misguided actions crawls into the story because she wishes to find fulfillment in her own life. The men in the prison are assumed to have found a fervent passion, as they…

Terminator 2: Judgement Day both carry the android/cyborg device which are thematically the same, yet deliver different messages to the audience. Both films use a dystopic futuristic setting where the antagonist is sentient machine who are displayed as hitmen in the films. However,…

HSCA found that Cuban Exiles may have had something to do with Kennedys murder because of this. Another conspiracy that evolved over the years discusses how the Mafia may have been involved as well. In this theory, Mafia Boss Carlos Marcello hired hitmen to assassinate John F. Kennedy because him and his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, were too tough on the mob and their crimes. In 1985 Marcello admitted to the murder by telling his inmate that he had him assassinated and claimed that he wished he…

Film noir, in the most traditional sense, is a genre of cinematographic film notable by a tone of pessimism and fatalism. From the forties and fifties - when the genre was first identified with American detective or thriller films - film noir has since experienced a resurgence at the dawn of the new century, often dubbed as “neo-noir” films. One film in the neo-noir category is Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino. The title, “pulp fiction,” owes itself to the “cheap fiction magazines…

Cecilia Tallis’s undying love. On the other hand, DeWitt’s The Sisters Brothers, is a story that takes place in the Old West during the late 1800’s. The Sisters Brothers, is written from Eli Sisters point of view. Eli Sisters and Charlie Sisters are hitmen that work for Commodore, a underworld lord. Commodore assigns the Sisters brothers to assassinate Hermann Kermit Warm. On…