Few Good Men : Movie Review : A Few Good Men

‘Twelve angry men’ shows that personal experience is the strongest factor influencing human decision-making processes.’ Discuss

As a group, we selected The Other Guys, a comedy movie taking place in the New York City police department. The story involves two mismatched detectives that attempt to seize an opportunity in the department. In the movie, The Other Guys, the department is run by Captain Gene Mauch. The atmosphere in the department runs in a way that focuses on two main detectives doing most of the action outside the office. These two-star detectives are Danson and Highsmith, who are played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson. However, a shootout with robbers results in the deaths of Danson and Highsmith, leaving a hole in the department. After mourning the death of the detectives, everyone in the office desires the opportunity to be the lead detectives of the department. The movie follows two of the detectives in the department as they attempt to fill the role of lead detectives. These characters are Allen Gamble, played by Will Ferrell, and Terry Hoitz, played by Mark Wahlberg. Both Allen and Terry have pasts that have been plagued by bad luck. Allen was once a pimp turned detective after being rushed to the hospital from poison ivy in his butt. Terry shot Derek Jeter during the Major League Baseball Playoffs. Even though Allen and Terry have been plagued by bad luck, they hope that making the arrest of all time would turn their life around.

First impressions are not always right. This is what this essay is about, and my opinion is that you should not judge even though it's hard not to. I've stereotyped and judged a person by their looks, but I was wrong and it made me feel bad. He was a good guy and he became one of my best friends. This is a 12 Angry Men essay about all the stereotyping and judging someone by their looks that is on trial in the

A few good men starring Jack Nicholson Tom Cruise and Demi Moore is about ethic in the marines. Many characters in the movie are faced with moral dillemas Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholsons characters are faced with moral dillemas. The movie is about two marines who are accused of murdering there fellow officer, during the incestigation it is discovered that there is a practice called “code red” this is a unethical and unofficial disciplinary measure by the marine squad when a member goes against the unit. The offender is gagged, beaten, and then they are killed by their fellow officers. The accused put the blame on someone they said was higher up from them. They carried out the “code red” order because the officer was not living up to the

Billy. If Captain Vere had let a martial court try the case then they would

“You don't need a patch on your arm to have honor.” Lt. Daniel Kaffee, portrayed by Tom Cruise, says at the end of the movie to Lance Cpl. Dawson after the final ruling is read, stating PFC. Downy and Lance Cpl. Dawson are innocent but are dishonorably discharged from the military. A Few Good Men portrays the negative impact on military personally from strict obedience. Lt. Daniel Kaffee, along with Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway and Lt. Sam Weinberg; played by Demi Moore and Kevin Pollack, must defend PFC. Downy and Lance Cpl. Dawson from being charge of committing a Code Red. However, Lt. Kaffee believes that PFC. Downy and Lance Cpl. Dawson committed the ‘Code Red’, but because it was a direct order

Starting off with the facts of the movie, case that is being presented is a criminal one. Two Marines, PFC. Louden Downey and Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson, are charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and conduct unbecoming a Marine. The reason I

Lt. Daniel Kaffee uses his Harvard law education to represent two Marines who are being charged for murder in the movie A Few Good Men. Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway

The film A Few Good Men illustrates the struggle every marine face-- to follow orders, good or bad. The film mainly revolved around the two accused marines for killing a fellow marine, Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson and Pfc.

They utilized specialized legal terms that only individuals in the legal profession would understand. Espoused values as illustrated by Schein (2009) are: “strategies, goals, philosophies” (p.21). For the Marines at Guantanamo Bay, their purpose was to provide security for the Unites States of America under the guidance of the commanding officer (Col. Nathan R. Jessep). During the trial, Capt. Jack Ross provided two manuals that Marines are to follow: The Marine Guide and General Information Handbook for New Recruits and The Marine Corps Guide for Sentry Duty at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba which provided the basic outline for Marine actions, responsibilities and duties. As for the lawyers involved, they shared a pre-requisite fundamental knowledge of the law. They all had law degrees as well as being members of the Armed Services. These two cultures, attorney and military produces a unique culture, having its own terminologies and decorum practices. They had specific responsibilities and guidelines that had to be followed, as both council and officers. As for underlying assumptions or shared tacit assumptions, Schein (2009) provides the following description about them: “unconscious, taken for granted belief, perceptions, thought and fillings (ultimate source of values and action)” (p. 21). The Marines as described by Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson followed a code: “Unit, Corps, God, County” (Brown & Reiner, 1992).

In Rear Window, Hitchcock uses visuals in order to capture the perfect cinematic film and experience. We as the viewers identify with Jeff because much like how he is watching his neighbors, we are also speculating his life as a film. Our hero, L.B. Jeffries or “Jeff”, out of boredom creates an outdoor theater for himself by spying on his the people outside his window. Hitchcock uses “murder-as-entertainment” and the idea of watching a cinematic film as ways to captivate the viewers and make us subconsciously take part in intruding on someone else’s life. Hitchcock then punishes Jeff and the viewers for being “peeping toms” and casting our unwanted voyeurism on other people’s private lives. Through fear and embarrassment, Hitchcock puts our actions into perspective as we become self-conscious of our indecent objectification toward human lives.

Robert Bowdrie (Bowe) Bergdahl is a United States Army sergeant who left his post in Afghanistan 2009 purposefully and intentionally. The Bowe Bergdahl case is an odd case that sometimes does not make much sense. He will be facing court-martial sometime this year for is desertion and misbehavior. The Uniform Code of Military Justice is very similar to regular law but has some adjustments that pertain to certain military rules and regulations. Bergdahl violated one of the most important rules and the first General Order, these orders are a soldier’s guideline on how to conduct

When Susannah and her family boarded the ship to investigate it, all of Jeremy’s crew including him were asleep below deck. When the family boarded the ship the crew members awoke to investigate what they were hearing. Susannahs family was steadily looking around the ship when her cousin, Martin came across a room full of money, gold, and weed. As soon as the whole family got in the room, Elwood was right behind them. He went and alerted the crew that they have been discovered. The crew took the family hostage and asked them a simple question, Jeremy asked “ Would you rather fight to keep my belongings, or would you rather let us go ahead and kill you here?” Of course the Martin, which is a outgoing person you could say jumps up and says “ We want to fight for the money and our lives.” Without anyone else saying anything Jeremy said “ Alright we are going to play a little game, one of you gets a assault rifle, one gets a pistol, the other ones get knifes, you get to pick what you want them to use. Go to the other side of the ship, and fire a round into the air when you are ready to fight.” Martin got very nervous then. The family got the guns and went one way while Jeremy’s crew went the other. Martin got the assault rifle, Axel got the pistol, the rest got knifes. Martin fired off a round, so the deathmatch has begun. When it was all over Susannah, and Axel were the only ones remaining. It was a

I have watched a considerable number of movies this semester so it was hard to choose which one to analyze. It came down to “Remember the Titans” or “Good Will Hunting”. However, the movie that I will be analyzing is “Good Will Hunting”. The reason I chose this movie is that it can be analyzed in many different ways. I will be analyzing different scenes of the movie and analyze them from different angles. I will be analyzing about the symbolism that is happening in the movie. I will be analyzing many different things about the movie. The first thing I will analyze in this movie is the symbolism of things, objects, colors, and

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American courtroom drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. Written and co-produced by Rose himself and directed by Sidney Lumet, this trial film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt, forcing the jurors to question their morals and values. In the United States, a verdict in most criminal trials by jury must be unanimous. The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of one set: out of 96 minutes of run time, only three minutes take place outside of the jury room.