Ordinary is the best and the worst word to describe August 4th, 1992 in Grand Haven, Michigan. Ordinary was the Coast Guard Day festival going smoothly just as it did every year. Ordinary was the townspeople celebrating at the festival or staying home and enjoying their day off. In the Borne house, ordinary was the children watching their cartoons in the living room. It was Carolyn finding some way to occupy her time by cleaning. It was Kevin being the normal workaholic at his desk with the smooth jazz records playing loudly to keep him company. It was Erin starting on her history assignment due the next day, despite having the past two weeks to work on it. What happened that day, though, was decidedly the most unordinary occurrence to …show more content…
Maybe adrenaline was a better description. He hadn’t seen any signs of life thus far, but he knew they were in there. Both cars were in the driveway and almost every light was on except the one on the second floor—an attic?—he couldn’t know for sure, but it didn’t matter. All that mattered now was that he needed a weapon.
A catalog of traditional gun and knife models ran through his head, but he had none of them, nor did he know if the Borne’s had them. As far as he knew, Kevin wasn’t the hunting type, so there was no reason for him to keep a gun in the house. He could use a knife from the kitchen, but something about the idea seemed too overrated and bland, unsatisfying. A quick scan around brought his attention to a pile of chopped oak wood a few feet around the corner, a hatchet sticking out of one large piece. Kevin must have gotten lazy and didn’t finish the job, he thought, or perhaps Carolyn called him in for dinner… maybe they were having meatloaf and mashed potatoes and the kids were waiting for him to join… Yeah, that’s it. This man wouldn’t pass up a dinner with Carolyn and his kids either, but she wasn’t his wife, and they weren’t his kids, so the chopping would be finished tonight.
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Just before 5 o’clock Carolyn Borne was in her bathroom, just having finished folding freshly-cleaned towels and humming a Celine
Roger Ebert described Wit as a movie that hurts too much (Ebert, 2008), and I have to agree. From the first scene, Dr. Vivian Bearing is a character that draws me in. The preciseness of her speech demands respect and her matter of fact observations vividly display the irony of her situation, adding humor to a subject that would seem impossible. The doctors, in their own form of precise speech, manage to strip all humanity from practicing medicine; making it clear that their intentions were on advancing the science rather than helping the patient. While Bearing told the audience the truth of how she was feeling and what her thoughts were, she gave the doctors the answers they wanted to hear, and in doing so, she gave up the ability to have a peaceful death. It makes one wonder, how often do we know the truth from the patient’s perspective?
The Graduate is a coming of age story focused on the confusion and fear that many young adults feel as they try to strike out and make a life for their own. The film focuses on Ben Braddock as he tries to figure out what do with his life, which is further complicated by an unfortunate love triangle involving Ben and two women who happen to be mother and daughter. The opening scenes of the film serve to introduce the audience to Ben and the hopelessness, emptiness, and angst that he feels as he struggles to find his path in life.
In the science fiction film Gattaca, Marie and Antonio Freeman, parents of Vincent (the main protagonist) walk into the doctor’s office to design their second child. This is because want Vincent to have a brother, someone to play with. Even though this opportunity is coming close to exist, understanding the “good” and “bad” of making a baby can help decide whether or not to do it yourself.
“Flipped” is a story of a young love between Bryce Loski and Julianna “Juli” Baker; in this movie we can find some parts of a heart-breaking and dramatic film, but also stunning performances by the main characters.
Hollywood and history don’t always match up, most times you see a movie about a historical event it’ll say “Based on a True Story”. Based on a true story, not this is a true story, not and this is how it happened, based on a true story. Hollywood changes, edits, adds and removes things they don’t deem worthy of mentioning because they think it’s boring or insignificant, so it’s not really known how much of the movie is true and what's been edited, added, or completely removed.
Straightlaced, critical movie in which young adults confront misconstrued societal expectations on how they should dress, act, and how their sexuality affects others around them. In this movie these young adults address how confining these presumptions are and why. In this movie many different teenagers discuss how they identify their sexuality, whether it be “straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, questioning and so on. In this critical essay these expectations and rules will be discussed at a deeper level.
A few mouths after arriving in Hollywood at the age of 21(JAZZ MASTERS) to study his passion, dance, on the Gi Bill Luigi was a passenger in a automobile that slammed into a telephone pole, throwing Luigi from m the car, hitting the curb head first. After the accident Luigi remained in a coma for two mouths, waking to discover that the right side of his body and the left side of his face paralyzed. (IS DEAD) His doctors told him he would not walk again but Luigi was only interested if he could dance. Stating, “I don’t care if I can walk, I want to dance.” By repeating the three simple words “ Never stop moving” (JAXX MASTERS)
The objective of the course is to understand both sides of an argument. Such as being racist or non-racist, or being a nymphomaniac or a religious nun prude and then create questions based on the two sides and analyzes The two courses out of three, that the class was taught about death and love and sex. It taught students that death is around every corner they turn around in their lives. The concept of the love and sex stories taught the students that how far people will risk in order to get affection from other people. The story concept is though you may see someone one day, the next day they can be gone forever. Lauren indicated that she wailed all night just even thinking that her husband could possibly be on that flight and even dead
The film The Words is a drama-based movie starring Bradley Cooper as the main character Rory Jansen. It takes place simultaneously during World War II and the present day as it shifts back and forth based on the plot. Rory lives in New York City with his wife, Dora, as he quits his old job and struggles to get his books published. The movie also featured Dennis Quaid as Clayton Hammond. This film did not cost much, with the budget turning out to be only $6 million, which is quite low for a film in the United States; however, it has had a lot of success and has been rated a 7 out of 10 by IMDb .
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The movie “Wit” was a very touching story about 48 year old English professor, Vivian, who was diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer. Her physician convinced her to agree to undergo an aggressive chemotherapy treatment which was also a research experiment. Vivian was told that the experimental therapy was the best way to cure her cancer. Consequently, Vivian endured eight months of rigorous and often extremely painful experimental treatment, particularly within the final weeks of her life. One of her former students, Jason, was a researcher on the medical team. Jason was very intelligent person but unfortunately insensitive to Vivian. He would always come into the room and ask the same question, “How are you feeling today?” This question lost its meaningfulness and effectiveness and soon became a mundane routine. On the other hand, Vivian also had a primary care nurse named Susie who showed genuine compassion and a regard for a code of ethics that brought her into conflicts with Vivian’s physician from time to time.
One example can be seen from the film Easy A which has the main character, Olive. Which accidentally starts a rumor when talking about a fake date and losing her virginity with her friend Rhiannon. This, in turn, leads Olive to pretend to have sex with people who were bullied for being gay or not as attractive and gets gift cards for her lying about having sex. Cosniqtily, this leads her to lie about having sex with another student who actually had sex with the school counselor. Moreover, leading Olive to be ridiculed harshly by a religious group on campus. She then pleads with people she lied which they refused because to them the cost of coming out saying that it was a lie was not worth sacrificing the reward. However, Olive makes a webcast
In the video Jennie Fenton share her experiences as a mother of a child who suffer from cerebral palsy- movement disorder that may rise when the brain is not fully develop. She explains how she struggle because she couldn’t properly deal what was going on at first, then she went to many stages of realization and she was able to embrace what was happening and see her daughter for who she is and make her feel love. Even though she has a son that does not have a disability, the hope and dreams she has for both her children did not differ. She has many visions for her daughter, because she believes just like any other child, her daughter can achieve success. Many people may look at her child and see a disable child but Jennie see possibility. Possibility that you, I, and society have denied other children like Jennie’s daughter, ignoring the fact that they are people just like us , if they are given the chance they are able to succeed in the same way that we are able to.
From Jane Austen to Rick Riordan, countless popular novels have been developed into movies. However, despite the anticipation of seeing the visual representation of a beloved novel, reading enthusiasts and authors often end up feeling disappointed in the movie adaptations. The movie version never seems to be as enthralling as the novel. Novels are more satisfying than their movie counterparts because they leave more room for imagination, allow for better understanding of characters, and have no limitations.
Different films are composed of different structure, sound, genre, cinematography and of course actors. I think it is safe to say everyone at least once in their lifetime has watched a movie before, it does not necessarily have to be for entertainment it can also be for educational purposes. But how many actually sit and really take in the art of the film itself? To me, movies can be considered a work of art. There are so many things that go into creating a film to ensure that the message is clearly delivered across to the targeted audience. Movies are actually a mirror of life, they focus on real life problems, and the only difference is that the problems are being unfolded on a screen. Movies are such great things because a film could be made in South Africa or even in London, and people all over the world could see it and relate to it. This essay will focus on the differences among three international films, international meaning that they were written and directed by individuals outside of the United States. The three movies assigned for us to watch are: Yesterday, The Stoning of Soraya M, and Red Lantern. Each film mentioned above, contain a different outlook on life and have different film structure in general.