For a near-championship boxer to fall from the limelight after a defeat is fairly common, but to lose due to his own brother betting against him is unheard of. Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront portrays the role of this former fighter living his life as a bum under a local mob boss. This movie stands out from how movies are portrayed today. It didn’t have a lot of fast chase scenes, immense battles, or over-the-top special effects. This movie focused on its characters, by portraying their reactions…

The 1951 Waterfront Dispute was the biggest and most prevalent industrial dispute New Zealand had ever seen. Waterfront workers were unhappy with their working conditions and wages due to the current financial hardships, so up to twenty thousand of them went on strike to oppose these circumstances. It lasted a total of 151 days, from 13th February to 15th July 1951 (Ministry for Culture, 2014), and many different people took action in hopes of driving change. They all faced various challenges throughout…

Addam Farmer MUS 468I Written Project Professor Perry La Marca 3/19/2012 “On the Waterfront” and the Music of Leonard Bernstein (1954) “On the Waterfront” is a masterpiece film about a union man (Terry Malloy) whom makes an attempt to stand up to the corrupt mob bosses leading the Longshoremen’s Union. Just as important as the plot of the film is the music; the original score by Leonard Bernstein greatly influenced how other composers would approach film scoring. Bernstein combined the “American”…

“On the Waterfront” was photographed in such a captivating way. Boris Kaufman had a vision ahead of his time. Many scenes in the movie are understood, not just through the script, but from the cinematography as well. Three scenes in particular catch my eye. It is the artistic style and flare of conveying the same idea in multiple mediums. The first scene is when Terry and Edie are on the rooftop at Joey’s pigeon coup. This scene portrays the moment in which I believe was the catalyst for Terry that…

‘Making amends for past sins is challenging yet ultimately rewarding’ Discuss with reference to the Crucible and On the Waterfront. The two texts, On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan, and The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, both exhibit a protagonist that is plagued by their sins and desperately seeks redemption. Through Terry Malloy’s life on the Hoboken waterfront of 1950’s America, and John Proctor’s in the Puritan society of 1962 Salem, it is clear that the act of expiating our wrongs…

As Balderstone et al (2014) notes, regeneration of waterfronts has become a growing trend since the 1980’s. Additionally, Langstraat (2006) cites that waterfront regeneration and sustainable development is an activity that must be measured as part of economic, social and environmental planning. It is also important to consider these different factors. They are essential when understanding waterfront planning and redevelopment. This is particularly because of the several conflicts regarding the regeneration…

multiple values, one 's own certainty about the interpretation or application of a particular principle may lessen, opening up the possibility of accepting an alternative position. Robert Bolt’s play, ‘A Man For All Seasons’, and Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront’, we see that integrity is impossible without a conscience guided by long reflection upon the inner character of justice. Bolt’s ethical protagonist Thomas More epitomizes moral rectitude. His highly praised reputation throughout England is one…

WATERFRONT DISPUTE 1998 _"The most bitterly fought domestic issue of my whole time as prime minister was waterfront reform in 1998." - John Howard._ SUMMARY On the night of April 7, 1998, the Patrick Stevedoring initiated its 'anti-union ' strategy whereby it sacked all 1400 permanent workers and 330 part-time workers, liquidated its stocks and locked out many of its docks. The bitter tension between the wharfies and security guards at the lockout were echoed through the disputes between Patrick…

Reaction: On the Waterfront (1956) Even before I saw Eli Kazan's On the Waterfront, I was familiar with the line of Marlon Brando's: "I could have been a contender." I knew, even before watching the film, that Brando played an ex-boxer with broken dreams. I also knew that the film had been made during the McCarthy era, around the time of the 'red scare.' In the film, Brando's character Terry Malloy witnesses a murder, and is encouraged to turn in the perpetrators, even though his union bosses…

Trang Truong 10/23/16 Philosophy 1030 Professor Teall Ethics in action In the movie, “On The WaterFront”, I would apply the theory of virtue ethics to the problem that Terry faced in corrupt union. According to virtue ethics, “we know what is morally correct because it is what the virtuous person or one who has good characters would do” (module 7). Virtue ethics is different than the theory of utilitarianism and deontologism. The action isn’t judged by its outcome or rule but by a person who acts…