It is conscience that turns Terry Malloy against the mob. Do you agree? “Conscience, that stuff can drive ya nuts!” exclaims Terry Malloy when being probed about listening to his conscience. Elia Kazan’s ‘On The Waterfront’ tells the story of Terry Malloy’s redemption. His battle between reason and will shown throughout the film highlights Terry’s transformation from being a ‘bum’, lost in morality who blindly follows the orders of the unscrupulous mob, to a leader for himself and his fellow longshoremen.
“I’m with me – Terry”. To what extent is Terry responsible for his own fate. Elia Kazan’s 1954 award winning drama, On the Waterfront, depicts Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman, who is caught up in ties with the corrupt waterfront union, as undergoing a moral and personal transformation. On the Waterfront is a combination of cinema verite, film noir and Italian neo-realism. The elements of film noir, like the use of black and white, ads to the authentic nature of the film, almost touching on the style of a documentary.
Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront’, is a story of Terry Malloy’s ultimate journey of fulfilling his dreams on becoming a contender and becoming a man from a ‘bum’. Two of the most influential people, Father Barry and Edie Doyle constantly remind Terry to listen to his conscience. ‘On the Waterfront’ takes the audience on a journey through terry’s life, which gives them an insight into his life and dilemmas which he faces along the way. Terry’s redemption took time and was aided by the support of others. When Johnny Friendly’s gang murders his brother Charlie, Terry realizes the union corruption makes the decision to go against the union and make them pay, now that he’s felt the pain personally.
In Kazan’s film ‘On the waterfront’ Kazan portrays Terry Malloy, who played by Marlon Brando, as a flawed and troubled man who is heavily influenced by those close to him, such as his older brother Charlie, lover Edie and bold priest Father Barry. Kazan portrays Terry in this way because Kazan wants to show that with the help of god, through Father Barry and Edie, every man no matter how many sins he has committed can make up for them and be redeemed. At the beginning of the film Terry is so heavily influenced by Johnny and the mob he is blind to the fact that what he is doing is morally wrong, Kazan represents Terry’s blindness when Terry sends Joey to the roof top and Terry is oblivious to the real reason as to why Johnny wanted Joey up on the roof top. Joey’s death shakes
Does the film support Terry’s judgment of himself? The critically acclaimed film On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan is a film set in the early 1950’s around the docks of the corrupt and adverse society of New Jersey, following the main character Terry Malloy the story leads through his journey to guide his conscience to the right path with the help of Edie and Father Barry. In the film Terry sees himself as a bum, but through his own actions he can rid his label of being a “Bum”. Such as terry feeling guilt and remorse for Joeys death, the end of the film where Terry testifies against the Dock union run by Johnny Friendly and falling in love with Edie and trying to help himself be a better man. When terry was wrongly put into the situation where he was the key to Joey Doyles death, he was in shock and confused about what had just happened and what position he had
In the masterpiece ‘On the Waterfront’ directed by Elia Kazan, shows a wonderful story of a man standing up to a tyrannical rule. For the story of this film is all about the conscience and that is shown throughout the whole movie. And the story about the conscience is based on the past experience of Kazan himself when he had agreed to testify the former associates who were involved with the Communist Party and became a pariah in left-wing circles. Terry Malloy, played by Brando can be considered as the avatar of Kazan in his past. Kazan’s life was a difficult one, full of many difficult decisions.
Finish with a rhetorical question or other? TEEL Introduction The film ‘On the Waterfront’ by Elia Kazan demonstrates in a very realistic way how an unrelenting evil controls and corrupts a seemingly powerless community. The longshoremen’s life depends on the job that the ‘boss’, Johnny Friendly provides them with. There is a shape-up to select the work force which condemns them to a life of constant uncertainty and economic hardships. However, those who are brave enough to stand up to this corruption, often result in their death by the mob.
Gloria Naylor's creates a vivid portrayal of the women, their relationships, and their battles making them all represent the same intense struggle all human beings face in their quest for long, happy lives. The wall separating Brewster Place from the main streets of the city serves a variety of important purposes. After being built, the wall comes to symbolize the indifference with which Brewster Place is treated by the men responsible for its creation. Because of the wall, Brewster Place is economically and culturally isolated from the rest of the city. The wall has forced Brewster Place to fend for itself.
The characters in On the Waterfront are more concerned with self preservation than with caring for others. Do you agree? On the Waterfront 1954 directed by Elia Kazan, is a black and white film portraying the struggling and corrupt power on the waterfront which is in New Jersey. It recount, the protagonist Terry Malloy, goes to a transformation from a bum to a ‘leader of men’, standing for the longshoremen against Johnny Friendly and bring backs the rights in the waterfront. In this film, some characters including Terry Malloy, Charlie Malloy and Johnny Friendly, are more concerned with self preservation than with caring for others, as Terry has a philosophy of ‘Do it do him, before he does it to you’.
This action could be perceived differently in several point of views. The second work of literature includes, An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen portrayed the struggle of Dr. Stockmann’s attempt at publicizing the Mayor’s corrupt wish to keep a matter of infestation in the water supply away from the town’s people. Deceived and putting blind trust in the Mayor due to the perfidious press and media, Dr. Stockmann’s attempt to promulgate his discovery, as a fellow scientist, went