Martin Scorsese's The Aviator

The richest man in the world, in his time, was Andrew Carnegie. His story of success was truly one of rags to riches. After coming to the U.S. from Scotland as part of a working-class family, he moved from job to job, eventually becoming more influential and gaining a large sum of money. Soon he was using his wealth to contribute to many public services, such as libraries and schools. Andrew Carnegie's life and actions have left a long-standing legacy and have contributed greatly to the American way of life, particularly toward education.

With his new found fame, Lindbergh spent much of his time in promoting the aviation field while going around the United States with his iconic plane the Spirit of St. Louis. While visiting various cities in the US, he would participate in countless parades as well as give speeches. His fame grew to such height that he was soon regarded as an international celebrity who was nicknamed “Lucky Lindy” and “The Lone Eagle”. By 1927 he released a book entitled “We”, about his historic flight which quickly became a bestseller. Throughout all his rising fame and influence, Lindbergh had always stuck to helping the aviation industry as well as other causes which he felt important.

The 1920s was a decade of drastic change in the United States, with many new conflicts, leisure activities, and heroes to worship (Nash 374). Charles Lindbergh was one of these heroes. Born in 1902, he was trained in aviation and worked as an airmail pilot (Bishop). Later, he made history by becoming the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone (Nash 388). On May twenty-first, 1927, Lindbergh traveled from New York to Le Bourget field in Paris in his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis (James). He designed this plane himself, working to make it as small and lightweight as possible (Kessner “Charles Lindbergh, A New Hero”). Known as the “lone eagle”, Lindbergh became one of the biggest celebrities of the era (Chamberlain). His flight caused more excitement than any other event of its time (Nash 388). Approximately 25,000 people were at Le Bourget field to watch Lindbergh land (James). Upon returning to the United States, there were numerous parades and dinners to honor his achievement (“Lindbergh Visit Ends”). Charles Lindbergh was the most influential hero to emerge from the 1920s, making an impact by transforming aviation, as well as acting as a role model for the American public and encouraging a return to the old way of American life.

The desire to feel loved and wanted by your parents can drive a person to go to extreme limits to get that love. One boy that goes to these extreme limits is Amir. All Amir wants is to have a good, strong relationship with his father. He feels the death of his mother was his fault, and he needed to make it up to his father. In doing so, Amir let’s horrible things happen to his friend Hassan. Many many years later, after fleeing to America, Amir returns to Afghanistan in search of redemption of his actions all those years ago. The theme of The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini is redemption. Through Amir’s life, that’s what he’s been doing to himself, trying to redeem himself from his acts that have brought pain

In Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, I believe the movie's design has a unified feel. By understanding Anderson's approach to cinematography, we can tell that the costume and visual designs ensemble a true Wes Anderson's film. In fact, he is indulged with patterns and lively colors. His plot mainly reflects an old- fashioned, nostalgic feel and he is a bit playful with camerawork. On the other hand, the Grand Budapest really feel like a lively, happy hotel. The use of colors and contrasting hues made the setting almost looks like a painting. For example, the frame narrative where the Grand Budapest Hotel became the setting, the mise-en-scène and the lighting of the film become almost too symmetrical and mannered, especially during the

He flew some short flights in the southern California area, but mostly his job was as a mechanic building planes. While working at the aircraft factory, he soon met a young pilot named Charles Lindbergh, who was looking to buy an airplane that could fly from New York to Paris. Corrigan was lucky enough to be a mechanic who was able to work on the construction of Lindbergh’s famous aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis. “Lindbergh’s celebrated transatlantic flight in May 1927 inspired many young men, and some young women as well, to be pioneers in aviation, but none more than Douglas Corrigan, who later wrote in his autobiography that he considered Lindbergh the greatest man who ever lived (“even greater than Lincoln”). (Ann T. Keene, 2000) The inspiration of him working with his hero led him to accomplish his

"Hassan!” I called. “Come back with it!” He was already turning the street corner, his rubber boots kicking up snow. He stopped, turned. He cupped his hands around his mouth. “For you, a thousand times over!” he said.

After the US was bombed he then returned to the US and tried to join the Air force but they wouldn’t allow him. So henry ford called him and fond away for him to be able to fly planes and fight as a civilian with out people knowing. After the war he mainly just taught people how to fly and tried to advance aviation.

This movie gained comedic notoriety for several reasons one of which, was the fact that it poked fun at the movie, Zero Hour in almost every way possible(WOMC). This movie is considered by many to be the movie that changed the industry and popularized satires within Hollywood. If one looks closely you can see it was very influential in Hollywood, one example of this can be seen in the show Saturday Night Live a television show, that developed a name for itself and is known for its satirical nature. In addition, this movie used slapstick comedy to de escalate scenes, whenever they became to tense. This, is known as comic relief and its methodically constant use keeps the viewer laughing through every minute of the film. Other than the aforementioned characteristics, the movies use of visual gags and puns, where the final detail in nailing the perfect comedy. This was without a doubt influential on comedy in Hollywood and it redefined the role of movies in society. The movie Airplane!, showed the world that a movies true focus could be not only the content of the plot, but the comedic value of the film as well. Keep in mind, that while it redefined what it meant to be a comedy in Hollywood, it also diversified the possibilities of what a disaster film could convey and

Readers who have never picked up on the Dashiell Hammett detective novel The Maltese Falcon 1930 or seen the classic 1941 film adaptation, which follows the novel almost verbatim, can feel a strong sense of familiarity, faced for the first time in history. In this book, Hammett invented the hard-boiled private eye genre, introducing many of the elements that readers have come to expect from detective stories: mysterious, attractive woman whose love can be a trap , search for exotic icon that people are willing to kill the detective, who plays both sides of the law, to find the truth , but it is ultimately driven by a strong moral code , and shootings and beatings enough for readers to share the feeling of danger Detective . For decades , countless writers have copied the themes and motifs Hammett may rarely come anywhere near him almost perfect blend of cynicism and excitement.

Charles Lindbergh led an amazing long life that was full of danger, bravery and mechanical genius. He dodged death all through life, starting with a fire at three to flying zero’s of the Second World War. Charles knew he wanted to fly from the age of ten and followed his dreams after realizing his heart wasn 't in graduating from college and he started work at an airplane factory,where he learned to fly after that he started the practice of barnstorming, or wing-walking and parachuting. Everyone of that day and age viewed him as suicidal for doing that but he had done the acts in exchange of piloting lessons. He once said “If I could fly for ten years before I was killed in a crash it would be a worthwhile trade for an ordinary

The producers of the film, Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz created the 1975 film and deleted some scenes from the novel. Failing to put scenes in the film that are important to the novel's portrayal can be a bad decisions for most producers. Readers and viewers may be disappointed because they were looking forward to the scene or it changed the plot entirely. In most cases scenes have to be deleted in order to keep the film a certain length. This is evident for movies like The Hobbit and The Hunger Games. If the producers were to keep every scene from the novel the film would be at least six hours. In regards to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, producers decided to delete a few minor scenes and clips but the most evident deletion in McMurphy’s

He learned how to fly his first plane when he was in the army and was a United States Mail Pilot when the New York hotel manager, Raymond, announced a twenty-five thousand dollar prize for the first pilot to fly nonstop from New York to Paris or Paris to New York across the Atlantic Ocean. He got support from a group of St. Louis businessmen to build a single-engine plane to make the journey.

Black and White Synopsis of The Kite Runner The film The Kite Runner, directed by Marc Forster and produced by Paramount Pictures in 2007, was a film based on the novel with the exact same name written by Khaled Hosseini. The title represents the merry days of Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion, as kite running was a major hobby of the children of Kabul. This is because the main character has such a childhood at the beginning of the film and that the plot deeply revolves around this. Kite running continues to be a major part of the entire movie, from its beginning, where it shows kite running in Kabul, to the final scene, where it shows kite running in the Bay Area.

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ (Wes Anderson, 2014) combines a perfect mix of nostalgia and history. The film explores the themes of war as it recreates history through mise-en-scene. Anderson also incorporates other themes such as racism and elitism during pre-war Europe. The film widely explores Europe from many viewpoints, one of which is of Mr Moustafa. His nostalgia is seen through flashbacks of when he was a lobby boy that went by the name of Zero. As an audience the depth of his nostalgia is seen through mise-en-scene. With the help of cinematography and props we see can see the time and place that Moustafa acknowledges. Anderson shows how history is reimagined through ones nostalgia. Mr Moustafa recalls events, which he was not present in yet he explains them as if he were there. This also shows how one reimagines history from another due to emotions and personal attachment. Despite the outcome being the same there are many viewpoints it can be seen from.