The film, Knightriders, is a quirky Indie movie made in 1981 by George Romero. It is a modern retelling of the tale of King Arthur. Billy, “King William”, leads his group of motorcycle knights to various towns to perform their jousting routine. His vision is to lead the group under the traditional Camelot Arthurian rule. Along the way, a rival faction emerges from within the group to compete for the throne, with Morgan leading the mutinous faction. After multiple issues arise within the group such as a coercive police officer wrongfully arresting Billy and Whiteface, a promoter contacting the group, and a fight breaking out between members of the group, some members abandon the group while others go with the promoter. Eventually the group …show more content…
The police officer that arrested Billy and Whiteface used his coercive power to falsely arrest them. One of the main ideas through the plot of the movie was centered around the rivalry for the throne. They jousted for power of the throne and it ended up carrying over into the relationships of the group. At one point the group was divided over who should be the king, with some preferring Morgan and others loyal to Billy. The rivalry was centered around their traits and personality types. The characters showed that no one can really change who they are; they did change some parts about themselves, but overall was it proved that important character traits are difficult to change. Morgan and Billy changed the most, but it took almost the entire movie for them to do so. They had to go through various issues, see that they were wrong, and change their ways of thinking. That’s when the group achieved the greatest cohesion. Both of them had things that they needed to change about themselves, and they prove that too much of one of the Big Five traits can be negative. Billy was shown to be too closed off to openness when he would not change anything about the group or even consider the promoter’s help, while Morgan was too open to the changes going on around them. Both of them had extremely low neuroticism; they did not remain calm when being tested by an issue or another member and both took
But did you ever have people l-l-laughing at you? No, because you're so b-big and so tough! Well, I'm not big and tough." (Kesey 168) Billy was not actually crazy, he convinced himself of it for those two reasons. However, Billy was depressed, but did not want to admit he was because instead he convinced himself of insanity. In the end not only Billy convince himself of insanity due to that but he also convinced the people around him, until he discovered it was only in his head. The final character in the novel who demonstrates this is Harding. He bottles up his insanity and claims that all his problems come from his wife until one day he lets his feelings go. "I'm not just talking about my wife, I'm talking about my life! I can't seem to get that through to you. I'm not just talking about one person, I'm talking about everybody! I'm talking about form! I'm talking about content! I'm talking about interrelationships! I'm talking about God, the Devil, Hell, Heaven! Do you understand? FINALLY?" (Kesey 54) This proves to the reader that he is not infect insane because he deals with problems and emotions like any other sane human being. Hardings problem is smily that he keeps too bottled up and gives off the idea that he is insane. Through McMurphy proving sanity in the ward, Billy using insanity to cover up depression and Harding using insanity to cover up his true emotions, this proves to the reader that the patients are not insane,
In 1996, I was born into a chaotic world that my infant self had no indication as to what he was going to experience.As I now look back, it amazes me what has happened in just 19 years and is still hard to believe how I ended up where I am today. This is the crude and bizarre ride through I, Wyatt Bishop’s, 19 years in this extraordinary bubble we call Earth.
To the casual eye, Billy looks like the typical bad boy. A boy that ran away from home, showing his rebellious tendencies. A boy that would most certainly be a bad influence over anyone. However, as we take a closer look into Billy's true personality,
many accusations. It shows back then police officers did not care about protecting people. They
The facts were not at all clear to the Police Officers or the attorneys who will soon face this case. The players involved where many, but to name just a few: William M. Kunstler, a very popular and well-liked lawyer, he represented James Richardson. The Author of the book was the prosecutor in this case; he was young and unprepared to becoming an assistant district attorney for this case. But I do have to add that the work he did performed was excellent, but again William Kunstler he was a well-seasoned attorney.
In fact, every timethat i’ve seen it, I’m always surprised by how good it actually is. For those who don’t know, A Knight’s Tale is based on one of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and tells the story of William, a peasant who decides to pose as a Knight in order to achieve fame and fortune on the Jousting circuit. What writer/director Brian Helgeland does so well here, is seamlessly mix the modern with the medieval to come up with a movie which feels entirely up to date while at the same time being about what may seem at least until you watch the movie, a rather quaint dark age pastime.
As the English Actor, Tom Hiddleston, stated, “Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming.” Young peasant, William, decides to pretend to be a knight with both his friends Roland and Wat and later on the found naked Chaucer to win money since their life style isn’t convenient. As a final point, despite some minor inaccurate information, the movie A Knight’s Tale is historically accurate based on factual evidence that was displayed.
Knights are one of the most mistaken figures of the medieval era due to fairytales and over exaggerated fiction novels. When medieval knights roamed the earth, it was known that they were only human and, like humans, had faults. These knights did not always live up to the standards designated by society. However, in The Canterbury Tales, the knight is revealed as a character that would now be considered a knight in shining armor, a perfect role model in how he acts and what he does. Modern day people see them as chivalrous figures instead of their actual role as mounted cavalry soldiers. As time passes, the idea of what a knight is changes from a simple cavalry soldier to a specific type of behavior.
It followed one common man who had worked for knights since he was a young boy. When his fellow knight died at the very beginning of the movie he decides to lie and take his place to compete for the winning money. He successfully wins the jousting match and receives the money. Afterwards he convinces his friends that it would be a good idea to put the money towards training instead of food. They do not easily come to the same conclusion but ultimately they agree to use the money for training. Along to way to one of the tournaments the group comes across a naked man and he travels with him to help William lie about being from a royal family. William and his group continue to make their way to different tournaments to make money. William wins at almost every event everywhere he competed. Along the way he meets a woman and falls in love with her but she is very high up in society. The antagonist of the movie wants to marry Williams woman and also beat him at jousting. Williams secret gets out that he is not a decedent of royal family so he is arrested and embarrassed in front of the town. He then gets knighted by a Prince who also wasn't allowed to joust because of his social standing. William winds up winning the match, the girl, and the money while he defeats the
Because of the color of her skin, Sandra Bland was unlawfully detained, which was not uncommon in this city. Trooper Encinia, the officer who made the initial traffic stop and arrest, committed an unlawful arrest and failed to correctly do his job, and is now being indicted on a perjury charge because of it. In the video of the traffic stop, Bland repeatedly asks the officer why he was trying to detain and arrest her, but the only response the trooper gave her was “I am giving you a lawful order,” (Hassan and Yan). Though the event was unlawful, it was argued that the incident was not driven by racism. However, Trooper Encinia has worked with some that have committed unlawful acts that were driven by racism: Sheriff R. Glenn Smith.
Fictional writers often write about the human condition as a way to connect with readers who contain narrow knowledge. In fictional books, characters are given emotion and senses like any other actual person, which can make the reader relate quicker in detail unlike factual novels. In other words, readers gain a new perspective on a period of time by examining a fiction novel. Ironically, some argue fiction can educate us about part of our life by enabling us to relate and empathize. I am certain that many people can learn factual items in fictional stories. In Kindred, by Octavia Butler, the near death experiences of Rufus Weylin transported an African American woman named Dana from 1976, to the antebellum south to gain an unbelievable experience of what it is like to have been a slave. Through her daily life on the Weylin plantation, the reader begins to understand just how complicated slavery is and how it affects both the slaves and the plantation owners. This novel gave a new definition of reality and a new meaning of the 19th century exploitation practice.
Some people believe that racial profiling is not the only tactic used by law enforcement to control crime. Zachary Hammond, a white teenager was shot twice by a police officer. The first in the shoulder and the second to the chest which was fatal. This developed when an officer who was part of a string operation believed he was part of a “possible drug deal” while the teenager was going through the drive-through at Hardee’s. The officer blocked Hammond using his patrol car. Zachary Hammond then drove his car towards the officer causing the officer to feel threatened and shoot him (Hauser). Racial Profiling was not used in this case and the end result was the death of a white, unarmed teenager.
Stephen King’s fore note to Danse Macabre, he suggested that zombies act as fast-moving terrorists. “By 2004, only three years downriver from 9/11, rampant consumerism was the last thing on our minds. What haunted our nightmares was the idea of suicide bombers driven by an unforgiving (and unthinking, most of us believed) ideology and religious fervor. You could beat ’em , burn ’em , but they’d just keep coming, the news reports assured us.” (King 40) Here Stephen King says that terrorists are relentless killers. What Stephen King is not mentioning, is that terrorists are not necessarily fast moving and neither are all zombies. Stephen King is generalizing zombies and terrorists which, makes his argument weaker than it appears. There are many myths about zombies in literature and movies that do not fit the characteristics in which King is discusses. Some other examples of zombies, such as the Resident Evil films, portray zombies in a different way. In Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart he describes a man with a disfigurement that gives us insight to the true nature of the fear created by zombies.
Knight Rider is a 1980s American television series created by Glen A. Larsen. The show is focused on self-made billionaire Wilton Knight and field agent Michael Knight.
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British-French-American horror comedy film directed by Edgar Wright. Throughout the movie many characters are introduced which are, Shaun of Shaun, Ed, Liz, Pete, David and Diana, Parents Barbara and Phillip and Zombies. Shaun is an electronics store manager whose life is going nowhere. Shaun is not very unique but gets placed in unique situations throughout the movie. He has a mission he must accomplish. Ed is Shaun best friend, and his partner, he acts as a helper making sure Shaun achieves his goal. Liz is Shaun ex who Shaun is still in love with. Pete is Shaun co-worker .David and Diana are Liz friends who tag along and helped throughout the journey.