Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade

“Harrison Bergeron, “a short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., takes place in a totalitarian society where everyone is equal through handicaps forced on them by the government. Harrison, the main character, attempts to save the broken society, but ultimately fails to change anything. Vonnegut uses Harrison as a Christ figure in his novel ironically, to make a statement about our own society today and how we are blind to many political things happening around us. These ideas can be explored through analyzing Thomas Foster’s novel How to Read Literature like a Professor.

This movie is a good representation on my learnings of the Jewish religion and culture. The biggest thing that stood out to me was the representation of prayer and the law. In class we learned those two things are some of major pillars in Orthodox Judaism, in the movie these were constantly displayed. Moshe and Mali did not have the means to celebrate Succoth, so they turned to prayer in which they were blessed by God. When the convicts have over-stayed there welcome and Moshe lies to them to get them to leave, Mali uses the story of Abraham and Sara welcoming guests as an example as what God intends for

     Through a deadly crime, Karl freed his young friend from a life of pain and despair, only to end up back where he began at the “nut house”. The choice of right or wrong seemed to make good and evil equal.

Overall, the film did exactly what any good dramatic film would do and that is make the audience feel something. The tragedy of the Holocaust has never been fictionally depicted from a German child’s view until this movie. The depiction of how a child who is protected from certain elements war might have thought in that era makes this film unique. The unbelievable conclusion is what makes this film unforgettable. The most important scene in the film is the ending, when Bruno

The playwright was trying to get quite a few messages when he created this play. First of all, I believe he was trying to show social change and the power and potential that an individual has inside of them, despite their circumstances. I think that this play/movie reveals the true messiness of life and how with the right mindset, you can make it through anything you

The moral issues of the movie question the concepts of what we believe in to be right and wrong, sin and benevolence. In Karl's position did he even know what was right and what was wrong?

In paragraph three, Quidlen refers to a 1956 movie called "The Bad Seed" in which a young girl plays a homicidal maniac. She chooses to manipulate this example for a specific purpose, to demonstrate how carelessly and even offensively mental health has been portrayed in popular social mediums such as film throughout the decades. She highlights that society has created this caricature of mental illness to be something that alienates and essentially makes one inhuman. This perverted perspective of mental health has been ingrained in the social fabric of America and many other nations, propagated by the burgeoning influence of mass media. Furthermore, in paragraph five of her composition, Quidlen equates the time it took for a physiatrist to evaluate Sam Manzie to be "… less time than it takes to eat a Happy Meal..." This statement is a vicious assault by Quidlen on the mental-health care system. Through this, she establishes in a mocking manner that the time provisioned to evaluate a mentally troubled individual does not even warrant the amount of time given to eat a Happy Meal from McDonald's. Collectively, Quidlen includes these references to reinforce her position that societal attitudes concerning mental health have been shaped by the media and that the attention given to such issues as been unequivocally

Vonnegut's writing style throughout the novel is very flip, light, and sarcastic. The narrator's observations and the events occurring during the novel reflect a dark view

Before performing his heroic acts, Karl must go through (or experience) a road to trials. This begins when the viewers see him leave the insane asylum. One may see this as Karl

Billy Bob Thornton plays a slightly retarded psychiatric patient by the name of Karl Childers, who has been in an asylum for the criminally insane for the last 25 years. As his name suggests, Karl Childers is a child-like man with instilled Southern Christian values and somewhat comical mannerisms

The movie’s main theme tends to contrast two groups of people in the society. One group consists of people who come from the rural areas while the other group is that of people from the urban setting. The social norm of the people in the rural areas is based on simplicity and illiteracy. The story revolves around the murder of one of The Ward Brothers. The death of William occurs and his brother Delbert is accused of killing him. Delbert denies the allegations but before he is set free he is taken into custody and made to sign some forms.

Karl couldn't help but think how Blair Huntington would react, if he'd been known that his Head of Security, a man he trusted; as much as the trusted anyone; to look after his best interests, and protect his family, was at that very moment standing over his half naked, kneeling daughter, with his cock shoved into her unwilling mouth, and digits buried in her cunt. Power and respect wasn't gained from status and wealth, but in how far you were willing to go to gain what it was you wanted, and the lasting impression you left. The acts he perpetrated would live with Lexi forever, as would the knowledge that Blair Huntington, as omnipotent as he may think he was, would remain clueless that Karl had dared to abuse, degrade, and fuck the man's flesh-and-blood

It shows the extreme kindness and depravity humans are capable of and in many ways reminded me of current issues in modern day America . My favorite part of the novel is the transformation of Oskar Schindler. It showed that even the most unlikely of heroes can rise to the occasion in times of great need. The only real question I was left with after finishing the novel was how accurate it was. The author of the book Keneally Thomas has stated that “all people and events in the book are real and true, although specific dialogue sometimes consists of reasonable constructs of detailed recollections of those present at the time” (Masterplots, Fourth Edition; November. p1-3.) This explains why though based on a true story it is still considered

The script is a very powerful character study exploring what it means to be insane and unraveling our very concepts of reality.

Surprisingly, the film has a very serious and dark tone despite the subject matter. While the film follows Kroc’s ascension from struggling salesmen to business mogul which seems very exciting, it’s also a grim examination of society’s values. During the film one has an unsettling feeling as you watch Kroc succeed despite betraying the McDonald brothers, abandoning his wife and forsaking all morals. Typically, films attempt to convey a moral message, so the audience can learn from the mistakes of the character. Yet, at no point does Kroc experience an internal conflict or enlightenment that demonstrates that integrity is more valuable than commercial success.