In A Heartbeat

While at a movie theater, Dally is antagonizing and annoying several Soc girls. Johnny stands up to Dally, his hero, and states, “‘Leave her alone, Dally.’ ‘Huh?’ Dally was taken off guard. He stared at Johnny in disbelief. Johnny couldn't say ‘Boo’ to a goose. Johnny gulped and got a little pale, but he said, ‘You heard me. Leave her alone’” (24). It took all of Johnny’s bravery to stand up to his absolute idol. He was willing to stand up to a dangerous boy that could easily defeat him in a fight, to save others. Not only this, but when a church is burning down with children inside, Ponyboy states, ”Johnny wasn't behaving at all like his old self. ... he grinned at me. He wasn't scared either. That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes” (92). Johnny gives his own life for kids who have futures. He charges into the church at full speed when necessary. Johnny becomes brave in the middle of the

This movie hits viewers in the heart with real children. He uses five children ranging from first to eighth grade that have hit hard times, and are simply trying to secure a better future for themselves.

Johnny comes across as weak and powerless in the beginning of the story, but as his character develops in the story, he shows his heroism by speaking up for people who are helpless and in need. “He started to put his arm around her, but Johnny reached over and stopped him.

To begin, the suspense laden film, Eye Contact, deserves 5 out of 5 stars. The short story begins with a woman taking a job on a trail up to a lighthouse. She appears to be running in a remote part of a forest. However, a second mysterious character comes into view when the woman spots him staying up at her. Once making it to the lighthouse, where she had been moments before. The film incorporates elements of story like a suspenseful plot, eerie setting, as well as a man versus man theme. These elements helps the film maker create a panicked and worried feel for those watching.

I was recently asked by my instructor "After reading The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, choose a character from one of the gangs, and think about how he reacted to his role in the gang. How did the gang influence the decisions he made? Did stereotyping, peer pressure, the role of parents, lack of parents, and societal expectations affect this character's actions? Discus one or more of the characters from the novel, their role in the gang, and how the gang influenced their decisions. " Can you ever imagine coming home to no one at all?

The story told from Ponyboy’s perspective, tells how Johnny evolved from a poor abused kid to a murderer to a refugee, ending with a local hero. “His father clobbered him around a lot, and although it made us madder

Johnny reminds me of a puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers. Johnny’s dad hits him alot, and his mom doesn't really care about him. Johnny is dynamic. Again, he is Ponyboy’s best

“Hear’s Johnny” is based upon bullying, and especially targets teenagers.The Movie is set in a small High School, and represents most typical suburban areas. The title itself is foreshadowing a future event within the movie. In essence there are two main characters, Johnny and Max. Johnny is your typical Jock, he likes dodgeball and most aggressive sports. Max is the complete opposite, he enjoys his studies and truly enjoys math. Johnny is known to bully Max such as stuffing him in lockers, throwing paper at him, and even calling him names. Johnny gets sent home from school for bullying max, as he feels no regrets he finds himself going to sleep that night with no issues. When he wakes up he is mute, and the movie turns silent.

The main reason I chose this movie was because of my own high school experiences. The peer pressure of life and family and friends took a toll on my studies. I the equivalent to Claire, but the boy version. By the time I realized I was heading down the wrong path it was too late, and I graduated with a low GPA. While I was celebrated for graduating I couldn’t help but feel ashamed and got depressed.

Love is an unpredictable emotion—to the brink that it drives someone to take a bullet for someone else. It suffocates the intelligent neurons in a person's mind, shutting them down and letting their heart’s beatings control their actions. In Junot Diaz's book The Brief Wondorous Life of Oscar Wao, love blinds the characters, impacting life-threatening decisions which leads them towards a long road of suffering.

Johnny once was a teen who wasn't cowardly, and stood up for his gang. He was a good man in a rumble and kept his mouth shut around the police, but things changed when he was jumped by the Socs. The assault left him more anxious than ever, and ended up carrying a six-inch switchblade in his back pocket, despite that he was the most law-abiding of the gang. In addition, Johnny didn't do well in school, he had failed a year in school and never made good grades (Hinton 65). But even so, Johnny is more than a quiet, anxious kid who does poorly in school. Notably, when Ponyboy and Johnny were hiding in the church, the pair occasionally reads a book called Gone with the Wind in order to pass the time. While they were reading, Ponyboy remarked, "It amazed me how Johnny could get more meaning out of some of the stuff in there than I could--- I was supposed to be the deep one... and I guess his teachers thought he was just plain dumb. But he wasn't. He was just a little slow to get things, and he liked to explore things once he did get them" (Hinton 65). This shows that he is able to comprehend the message and/or significance of a story or concept, albeit it takes him a long period of time. Although he was high-strung, quiet, and seemingly believed to be dumb by his teachers, Johnny is, in truth, quite reflective and

They’ve been hurt and been torn, their hearts are abused,

This highlight area of his eye is the part of the frame which has the greatest contrast, so naturally the audience is drawn directly into this man’s stare,

The cinematography of this film features numerous close-ups of its adolescent protagonists as well as point-of-view shots acquired predominantly from their perspective, thus making the viewers position themselves firmly on the boys’ side of

The placement of any film can really add a layer to a story. In “In a Heartbeat,” the audience is introduced to the environment in the opening scene: the campus entrance of Newgate Junior HIgh school. Most assume that animated films are consumed mostly by young children, but they forget that teenagers and young adults do so too. Therefore, the generic visual of a brown brick school building, symmetrical courtyard and bushes resonate with a large part of the film’s viewers. And the spiraling plot filled with the panic and feeling of crushing on someone at school, the struggles of feeling defeated, lonely, and ostracized at school, and the social norms and obstacles of junior