Rock’s portrayal is the way most people would react to the controlled chaos surrounding him. Adding to the chaos, the supporting casts are just as dissimilar. Both wives, brothers, cousins, mothers and remaining family had immense humor and worked together in a seamless re-enacted of what a family funeral would be. But in the end it is about connecting with the movie and the American version is what is most familiar. One thing that stands out is the role of the deceased father’s lover; this role was played by the same actor in both movies and he was just as funny in one as he was in the other.
The performers portrayed their characters to perfection. I can’t imagine the difficulty of having to act, sing and dance, especially when the chorography was so fast & complicated. I really liked Officer Krupke and Doc: like two opposite kinds of adults: Krupke who distrusts & dislikes the kids (but is pretty funny), and Doc who is sympathetic. Of the gang kids I liked Riff the best: the actor was really good & I like that character. He reminds me a bit of my brother (which isn’t necessarily a good thing) Anita was great: she brought a touch of humour to the otherwise tragic story.
Trevor Edwards Funny People Funny People, directed by Judd Apatow, was, to me, not as funny as I expected based on the title of the movie. There were definitely some funny parts, but overall, I thought the movie was more on the serious/drama side of genres rather than comedy. I think maybe Judd Apatow named the movie Funny People, and then made it more as a serious movie, on purpose. I believe this could be showing the difference of the film genre and genre film. When I saw previews of Funny People on TV, the advertising made me believe that it was going to be a comedy.
Characters without power attempt to promote themselves through dramatic and often violent ways. Sasha is central to the theme of power within the story. He is a young and popular leader of a criminal fraternity – making his way through violent and illegal acts; “Sasha was ringleader and mastermind.” Anyone who crosses Sasha will come to regret it as he mercilessly seeks revenge. A road rage incident ends up with Sasha hurling a sour pint of milk through his enemy’s window, whilst his sister’s violent boyfriend ends up literally nailed to the wall. The novel opens with Sasha meeting the main narrator, Louie, and she soon learns the extent of his power; “impressing him was everything.’ Sasha’s power comes from his personal sense of self confidence and strength, as the reader sees him ‘glare like a wolf’ at anyone who might threaten a blind man on the train.
He's a crack addict, a heroine fiend, an alcoholic and a sex freak. He steals batches of cocaine from crime scenes and sells it to the local drug pushers. He's a gambler. He owes tons of money to a bookie who's described to have killed families and babies, yet he still manages to bet against his cop buddies on the 1991 MLB playoffs. Throughout the entire film, Ferrara gives us deeper glimpses into The Lieutenant's life of drugs, lust, and depravity.
Shawshank Redemption won an Academy award for best picture and best actor which was given to Morgan Freeman. Andy Dufrense seemingly the cold killer of his cheating wife and her lover, sits in court getting question by the court prosecutor answering them emotionless and nonchalant. The judge sentence Andy to two life terms in Shawshank Prison. When Andy reaches Shawshank he immediately catches the attention of the prison veteran “Red”. One day while in the prison yard Andy approaches Red for a small rock hammer, Red is the “Sears” of the prison, not only did Red gain a customer that day but he also gained a friend for life.
Movie Analysis In the movie “Analyze That” Paul Vitti is a mob boss that suffers a crisis of confidence, threatening his ability to lead his criminal empire, he turns to professional help in the way of Dr. Ben Sobel, a psychiatrist, who accidentally became acquainted with two of Vitti's henchmen. Into Sobel's practice comes a guy with legitimate problems, Mafia kingpin Paul Vitti ,a godfather who is being reduced to tears and panic attacks by stress and his guilt over his beloved father's assassination. Intimidated but also fascinated by Vitti, Dr. Sobel becomes frustrated when his mob boss patient becomes a full-time occupation, as Vitti summons the psychiatrist for his professional help at all hours and in all places, even including the doctor's Florida wedding to TV reporter Laura McNamara. In the meantime, soon have their world turned upside down by Vitti's increasing demands for Dr. Sobel’s services. Dr. Sobel has no choice but to help Paul.
The movie shows us 4-5 stories about several persons slowly getting woven together creating incredible, funny and bizarre incidents which you never would have expected. The 2 hitmen (Jackson and Travolta) are out to retrieve a stolen suitcase from their boss, Marsellus Wallace, when a series of unexpected events happen. In the meantime the aging boxer Butch Coolidge (Willis) gets paid by Wallace to lose his next fight, but unfortunately kills his opponent in the ring by knockout. On another side in town 2 thieves decide to hold up a restaurant. And Wallace wants Vincent Vega (Travolta) to accompany his girlfriend Mia to the local restaurant when something goes terribly wrong.
But when Alex soon finds himself in bad trouble, it seems as if his first mission could end badly. Herod Sayles, a multi-millionaire, is giving away thousands of his newest computers, Stormbreaker, to all schools in the country. Ian Rider was investigating the man and those machines when he was killed. If Alex doesn't agree to undertake the mission, Alex will lose everything he will be sent off to an orphan's home and his housekeeper, Jack Star bright, will be deported back to America. Alex destroys Sayle's plans to kill
Avery and his sister got caught by Charlie and Lono. Charlie ended up killing the both of them and left with their money. Charlie is the ex-mobster who is the boss or what I would call a gangster. Charlie is the tough guy who isn’t afraid of anything or anyone. He has a good connection with other people to figure out everything’s he needs to know.