The Film Honor Thy Father By John Lloyd Cruz

This movie explores issues of greed, human relationships, betrayal and redemption, personal innocence and responsibility as well as the effects on the human mind

This movie Directed by Paul Haggis who also directed Academy Award Winning "Million Dollar Baby" and had also won an Academy Award for this movie as well puts a twisted story in this film. This movie is trying to symbolize what goes on in the world today in regards to racism and stereotypes. He tries to make a point on how societies view themselves and others in the world based on there ethnicities. This movie intertwines several different people's lives, all different races, with different types of beliefs. Such ethnicities include Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Middle Eastern. This movie includes conflicts on both sides of the picture from cops and criminals as well

This film highlights the flaws of humanity in a western world. The films ability to touch on topics of classism, prostitution, and alcoholism makes the content mature and unlike typical western films. This revolutionary and innovative western created a foundation for many future films. The sophistication of the content, and lack of adherence to the production code makes this film an “adult”

This film portrays both the Native and White men as human beings, instead of saints or villains - all have their own personal and cultural flaws, but yet they all act morally correct according to each set of culture beliefs. The Jesuit priest (Father Laforgue) attempts to bring Catholic faith

     This film presents an individual that chooses not to conform to modern society, and the consequences of that choice. The main character

Humans are inherently selfish, the moment a human is born they exist solely to meet their own needs. As a human grows they challenge this selfish instinct and, hopefully, begin to value selflessness. But what happens when this selfishness motivates our actions? What happens when those actions turn violent? To what extent is selflessness a justification for violence? These questions help to shape an age old utilitarian argument. This debate can be seen within Shakespear's play Macbeth. Through utilitarian ideas Macbeth distinguishes the line between legitimate and illegitimate use of force and effectively characterizes Macbeth as a monster.

As in the Fences play, that is the conflict of the contrasting characters between children and their parents based on their clothes, their movements and the music on the stage. Their parents spend priorities for families such as the caring for their children. They want their children to be safety, be blended and discreet in this feudal society. The strong passion of youth could not stop and prevent them from the protection of justice and toward the youth for the bright future. The same as Rose, Dolores, Henry´s mother impress her feeling after seeing her children go out every night in a zoot suit.

The cruel nature and intentions of people can either hurt or harm individuals or it can bring about resilience and determination. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee revealed that humans often have other motives in life; some are born to be evil in nature, some are naturally innocent and then there are some that are born to protect the innocent. Lee utilized a variety of symbols and themes that correlated with each other and thus had the ability to create questions in the minds of the readers. Are humans calculatedly cruel or is there some moral good in each of us? The impiety of a few can create a movement, imprison the innocent or reveal the sincerity of others.

‘Evil’ is a phrase that has been interpreted in many different ways over many centuries by many scholars. In modern terms, evil has been used to ‘emphasize the gravity of a crime, trading on the term’s aura of spiritual finality’ (Romig, 2012). Although those behind acts of evil can be redeemed, there is no role for society to play in any evildoer’s road to redemption. But, even though evil has been construed by many, acts that come under such a title are more ambiguous in nature as more extreme actions are occurring seemingly daily now. Furthermore, how an individual can redeem themselves is a topic society is still debating today, as more frequent and radical crimes are taking place.

The abstract concept of evil has vastly transformed throughout human history, ranging for the supernatural and mystical to the very humans amongst whom we live. In modern times, evil has become an entirely ambiguous term. Who is evil? What is evil? Men like Adolph Hitler and Saddam Hussein have been garnered with the term ‘evil’ for their atrocities against fellow humans. Now it seems evil has a solely human significance; when a person violates the individual rights of others on a massive scale, he/she is evil. In Shakespeare’s time – the Elizabethan era – evil had a similar, but somewhat altered connotation in the human mind. Evil was an entity that violated the English Christian

The church being depicted can be associated with morality which is a constant theme being shown through the characters in the film. Morality in this film is very present

Goodness and Evil exist in our world and we cannot ignore one of them. All people in different cultures, religions and sectors do their best to remove Evil from their lives in order to achieve happiness, repose and smooth life. Unfortunately, they can not because there is a dangerous hour of temptation by Evil; this hour came when Man feels weak, despair and disappointed in a particular thing of one’s life. Therefore, s/he surrenders to Evil and does wrong to other people or himself/herself

There is a constant debate in society regarding whether a person is naturally good or naturally bad. The answer is yet to be determined, but the conclusion that everyone has both good and evil lurking within has been made. Evil nature exists in everyone, and it can be revealed by something as simple as fear. It is unnerving to what effects fear can have on the brain, which cause us to act irrational, violent, and uncontrollable. The only form of evil on Earth exists within humans, which can have devastating effects on an entire civilization when hidden savagery is exposed and surpasses society’s control.

This concept has also fuelled many wars and conflicts in history, and even in the present day. It makes groups believe that they are fighting a just cause against an ‘evil’ enemy and that once the ‘evil’ people have been killed, peace and goodness will reign supreme. Human nature is infinitely more complex than this. In human beings, ‘Good’ and ‘evil’ are fluid. People can be a combination of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ qualities. Some people who behave cruelly and brutally can be rehabilitated and eventually display ‘good’ qualities such as empathy and kindness. And rather than being intrinsic, most cruel or brutal behaviour is due to environmental factors, such as an abusive childhood, or ‘social learning’ from a family or peers. The extremes of Gandhi and Hitler on the spectrum of human behaviour. Sometimes we may behave badly, when egocentric impulses cause us to put our needs before the welfare of others. Sometimes we behave in a saintly fashion, when empathy and compassion impel us to put the needs of others before our own, resulting in altruism and kindness. This battle of 'Good' and 'Evil', it destroys so

The review of this movie is based on sociological matters that are outshined in the film and touch on the lives of the individuals, their way of living, morals, behavior and cultural aspects. The film is set in a real society and concentrating much on social issues of the society more than the economic, technological and political status of this society based in New York.