The film and book Shawshank Redemption is a story of a wrongly persecuted banker, Andy Dufresne, where he befriends a fellow convict, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, both serving time at Shawshank Prison with life sentences. Once at Shawshank, Andy quickly realizes that the prison warden and staff are corrupt and hypocritical which allows him to use his skills as a banker to gain the trust of the prison staff and warden thus allowing him to escape. The novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” was written by Stephen King and published in 1982. The film Shawshank Redemption was produced by Niki Marvin and Castle Rock Entertainment directed by Frank Darabont released in1994; casting Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne), Morgan Freeman (Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding), Bob Gunton (Warden Norton), William Sadler (Heywood), Clancy Brown (Captain Byron T. Hadley), Gil Bellows (Tommy), Mark Rolston (Bogs Diamond), and James Whitmore (Brooks Hatlen). Though there are several dissimilarities between the film and book, the largest being found with the wardens, Tommy Williams, and Andy’s money; still allows the viewer to enjoy the film in absence of the missing details from the book.
SCENES CHARACTERS THEMES “Johnny Friendly’s bar” 5:48 Demonstration of Friendly’s power and his justification for killing Joey Johnny Friendly; keeps control over everybody using physical intimidation of his workers. - Terry allows himself to be intimidate by Johnny (when he picks him up before). He constantly reminds him about making him lose a match so he and Charlie can make money. Gave us his life story, he feels he has worked and struggled for wheat he has achieved Johnny friendly reacts with complete overbearing psychical domination and exiles him from the docks Attempted corruption of Terry Places the money into Terry’s jacket symbolises that he is in control of Terry’s body and soul. As if he drawing him back after the violent
Kyle Cannon Duality of Man In the novel, Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk, our unnamed narrator and his unruly, ill-behaved side kick make trouble while discovering who they really are. As the novel begins, we meet our narrator whom remains unnamed throughout the book. Very soon after the book’s opening we meet Tyler Durden – the polar opposite of our mysterious protagonist. These two lash out against society and themselves by starting an underground fight club that extends into the streets. Soon, however, we discover that Tyler Durden is more than just a misfit best friend.
Elia Kazan’s 1954 film ‘On the Waterfront’ explores the emotional and moral development of protagonist Terry Malloy’s involvement with the lies, corruption and crime that infest the New Jersey Waterfront. Kazan’s employment of mise-en-scene throughout the film enhances the “battles” that the conflicted characters, Terry, Edie and Father Barry, go through as each of them takes their different path towards morality. Terry’s journey begins with the murder of Joey Doyle. After luring Joey to the “knock off” Terry joins Charley, Truck and Tullio outside Johnny Friendly’s Bar. The blocking of this scene shows Charley at the head, indicating the hierarchy in the gang.
However, Daniel continues to involve himself in the protest and even riots which causes him to be brutally beaten and sent to jail. Again, Costa uses money to bribe the Chief of the Police Department to let Daniel out so that they can finish the film. The crew films the crucial scene and the police come to take him back into custody. The extra people playing the indigenous people help Daniel escape and run away. With the riots getting more violent and closer, the crew decides to move to safety.
Grandpa Bobby tells his story: some people offered him a job smuggling emeralds from South America, but later double-crossed him, tried to kill him, and stole his beloved fishing boat. Ever since then, he's been trying to track them down and get back his boat. It hurt to think that everyone thought he was dead, but it was necessary. First, he didn't want the guys he was looking for to know he was still alive; second, he also knew that if his son found out, he would, true to form, drop everything and rush down to South America without another thought. Grandpa Bobby was in a bar in a small fishing village in Colombia when he saw Paine's interview on the satellite TV.
Theme: Clockers The movie Clockers, by Spike Lee, took place in the projects of a Brooklyn, NY. Striker (Mekhi Phifer), the main character, runs the street doing petty drug deals for the local drug lord Rodney. During the movie, Rodney and Striker meets up and start another drug dealer, Darryl Adams, who Rodney thinks is stealing from him. So Rodney persuades Striker into killing Darryl. But Striker did not the heart to takeout Darryl his self, so he when to his brother, Victor, to do the job.
Much of Frank Lucas’s childhood life explains his motivation for living a life of crime. When he was 12 years old he witnessed the death of his cousin by the KKK for looking at a Caucasian woman in Greensboro, North Carolina (American Gangster True Story). Being young he was committing petty crimes until he engaged in a fight with his employer. He fled to New York where he drifted through petty crimes and pool hustling until gangster Bumpy Johnson took him under his wing. After Johnson’s death, Lucas broke the monopoly that the Italian mafia held in New York.
Morgan Richey Ms.Halberg Reading Film as Text March 6, 2011 1. The story begins in Casablanca in Ricks café where and untold amount of illegal activities take place such as the sales of illegal visas to depart from Casablanca. A man by the name of Ugarti goes directly to Rick for the safe keeping of his visas that he is planning on selling to a rather high profile couple that Rick does not know. Directly after, Ugarti is arrested and killed by the courted French police force and Nazi officials who knew about the illegal visas. From there it leaves you to guess as to why and who these people are and why it is so important that they not leave Casablanca.
Shakes agrees in helping him and with the help of Father Bobby and Little Caesar(Rizzo’s older brother) they successfully do what they set out to; let Tommy and John free, take down guards Henry Addison, Adam Styler and Ralph Ferguson and unveil the cruelty in Wilkinson’s. Henry was easily killed by Little Caesar men, in revenge of his brother Rizzo. Adam was arrested for drug abuse and illegal trafficking, and Ralph (a married man at the time) confesses in court about the beatings and violations him and his friends committed while working in Wilkinson Home for Boys. The jury finds Tommy and John not