Movie Review: The Intouchables Based on a true story, the French making film industry introduces the heartwarming movie, The Intouchables. This film captures the unique friendship between a quadriplegic millionaire, Philippe and his caretaker, Driss. In comparison to Philippe, Driss lives on the other end of the social ladder as an adopted child from Senegal and a former convict. Though impatient, rude and painfully straightforward, Philippe takes an instant liking to Driss and unexpectedly hires him to be his caretaker. In addition, there is a theme of stigmas in this film. A stigma is otherwise known as a stain, blemish or defect. Thus Philippe and Driss are stigmatized characters because of their stereotypes of race and social status, their emotional reactions and feelings, and the actions from Society, toward Philippe and Driss. Stereotypes of Philippe and Driss …show more content…
As a result of a severe paragliding accident, Phillippe is paralyzed from the head down and is often stereotyped as “weak” or “incapable”. We see this in the very first scene, where Driss shows up at Philippe’s mansion for the position as Phillippe’s personal care attendant. Though he has no qualifications, Driss interrupts an ongoing interview, offends everyone in the room by his crass humor and even goes on to make fun of Philippe’s current state in a wheelchair. (Adassovskky, Zeitoun) Yet ironically ,Driss is exactly who Philippe wants as his helper- a man who would give him no pity but would challenge him to experience life in a new way. This scene shows us how Philippe is tired of being treated like a “child” and instead wants to live his life to the
The novel and movie The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, is about a boy, Ponyboy Curtis, and his struggles. Hinton writes about two gangs: the Socs and greasers. Ponyboy is labeled a greaser because of his lack of wealth and popularity. When his friend, Johnny, murders a Soc to save Ponyboy’s life, they flee from town and hide in an abandoned church. This event brings many stereotypes that greasers are cruel people and hoods. There are many themes in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, although one is stronger than the rest: injustice is caused by money, status, and circumstance.
“Never judge someone by the way he looks, or a book by the way it’s covered; For inside those tattered pages, There’s a lot to be discovered” (Stephan Cosgrove). In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the Greasers and the Socs‒two socio-economic groups clash in their ongoing “war” for territory, dominance and reputation. The Curtis boys, including the main character Ponyboy, live normal civilian lives. But it all changes when Johnny accidently kills a Soc, Bob, in an effort to stop Bob’s gang from drowning Ponyboy. However, throughout the novel, it is shown that people should not be judged based on their peers because what you see may not be the truth.
The “Double-Burden” Five Little Indians by Michelle Good is a novel about the lasting effects of residential schools. This important work is widely praised for raising awareness about the mistreatment of Indigenous people. Typically, narratives that focus on Indigenous characters and themes are viewed with a postcolonial lens; however, the story also emphasises the plight of Indigenous women and can be viewed through the lens of feminism. From the feminist perspective, the novel emphasises the struggles and triumphs of Indigenous women and the hardships they face navigating patriarchal institutions and norms. This is exemplified with the characters of Kenny, Lucy, and Clara as they struggle with the effects of internalised patriarchy, the hardships
Have you ever wondered what would happen if all of a sudden people treated you differently? In S.E. In Hinton's novel The Outsiders, the working-class teenage gang known as the Greasers face numerous obstacles in their daily lives. These challenges include unusual stereotyping, unsustainable homelife, and poor economic status. In this essay, we will explore how these obstacles affect the greasers and their ability to succeed.
What does it mean to be an "outsider?" S.E. Hinton wrote the book "The Outsiders." This is a story about two groups of teens: the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are popular and have lots of money. The Greasers are not popular and do not have a lot of money. "The Outsiders" teach us about stereotypes, friendships, and acceptance. "The Outsiders" is a timeless novel that people can continue to relate to today.
attention for towards Patrice leaving him to be exactly in the same position as Isabelle-Marie.
To start, stereotypes are deceptive because people place others into cliques based on their appearances. People assume everyone in a clique are the same, even though their true personality may differ from that clique. The first example from The Outsiders in which somebody doesn’t fit in with the stereotype they are given is Ponyboy. Ponyboy doesn’t quite fit in with his clique, the greasers. After Ponyboy is jumped, Darry has a fight with Pony. Darry yells at Ponyboy to think on the streets and to stay alert. Darry is concerned about Ponyboy’s safety: ‘“You must think at school with all those good grades you bring home, and you’ve always got your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for common sense?”’ (13). Meaning, Ponyboy isn’t like the greaser stereotype. Compared to all the other greasers, Pony is book smart and not street smart. The greasers are smart where it really matters like on the streets. They carry blades to defend themselves, travel as gangs, and know how to get themselves out of a dangerous situation, if they get stuck in one. Ponyboy, however, is book smart. He succeeds at an outstanding level at school and in his academics. Once he is on the street his intelligence doesn’t follow him. He doesn’t use his common sense and he can’t find his way out of dangerous situations. As a result of this Pony gets jumped by the Socs which
Stereotypes have been around for a long time. In S.E. Hinton’s book of The Outsiders, the setting takes place in the 1960’s on the West and East sides of town. That’s where people are stereotyped as either a Greaser or a Soc based on where they live. The setting affects the characters by developing their personality based on their status, behavior, and where they live.
Means testing shouldn’t replace age as the major criteria for social security and Medicare. Means testing would force the older population to continue working which means training may be needed from all of the technology advance. Also, means testing for Medicare wouldn’t be sufficient because the older population consumes more than 35% of total health expenditures. Most of the elderly contrive to their social security working all of their lives. The older population have earned the right to retire, enjoy leisure activities and spend time with loved ones.
Does soceitical expectations and living conditions affect how people view someone? Ponyboy Curtis, Cherry, and Johnny are all people who are affected by soceitical expectations because people expect them to conform to what they think of similar people, since they do have similar living conditions. Ponyboy and Johnny are part of a social group called the Greasers, and since many others think of poor people as people who steal and are thugs who are parts of gangs, as Dally does, Ponyboy and Johnny are not. The Socs are the rich kids of the town, and most people expect them to be snobs who do not care about anything, but Cherry isn’t. Ponyboy, Johnny, and Cherry are Outsiders of their groups because they
Although it seems like a heartless and ridiculous response to the subject matter, Meursault's existentialistic honesty makes him heroic. In a way, Meursault loves Marie, but his problem with communication is one of the root cause for his alienation because his response never satisfies the society.
Stereotype; a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. In the realistic fiction novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, and in the short story, “Geeks Bearing Gifts”, written by Ron Koertge, stereotypes are defied by ordinary people. In The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Darry Curtis face many struggles throughout their lives. Their town in separated into two: the rich and dangerous Socs, and the quiet, tough Greasers. For them, living dangerously is a reality. As a result of their lifestyle, Johnny has become fearful and Darry is considered the toughest man in the gang. In “Geeks Bearing Gifts” aspiring journalist, Renee, interviews her fellow classmates who are classified as “outcasts.” After meeting several students, she realizes her assumptions were incorrect about them. After reading both of these stories, the reader learns that our thoughts about others often revolve around stereotypes and assumptions, but most of these ideas that we have about other people are proven wrong.
Numbers 20:1-13 begins with the Israelites arriving in the wilderness of Zin after leaving Kadesh, where Miriam died. There, the Israelites complain to Moses and Aaron, wanting water and wishing they had died. Moses and Aaron then consult with God and He asks them to assemble the Israelites and “order the rock to yield its water” (Numbers 20:8). When Moses approached the Israelites, he says “Listen you rebels, shall we get water for you out of this rock?” (20:11) and hits the rock with his rod causing water to flow out. This causes the Lord to say to Aaron and Moses that they did not trust Him enough to affirm his holiness in front of the Israelites, which prevents Moses from entering the Promise Land and leads to Aaron’s death. This chapter is important because it tells us why Moses is not allowed into the Promised Land. It also is a great example of the co-parenting relationship between Moses and God. This is because it exemplifies that even though Moses is closer to God than any other character in the Bible, God is strict with Moses. Moses was being judged by a harsher standard because of his leadership position with the nation, and because he had a uniquely close relationship with God.
The movie “The Intouchables” (first released on November 2, 2011 in Belgium and directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano) is the factual story of an unconventional relationship between a millionaire quadriplegic from the ritziest neighborhood in Paris and his Senegalese caregiver from the ghetto—a bond that begins as a working one but builds, through trust and care and shared experiences, into a lasting friendship that changes two unhappy lives forever.
Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache use their film The Intouchables (2011) to manipulate their audience in relation to a contrast between a stereotypical black and white social class. The directors cast Omar Sy as Driss, who is of Senegalese descent, since he is in stark contrast to his employer Phillipe who is a white French aristocrat. This film is based on a true story and the individual who was originally Philippe’s caretaker was Abdel Sellou and was of Arabic ethnicity. Omar Sy is of Senegalese descent and therefore has darker skin than Abdel, making the racial differences between him and Phillipe more prominent and observable. This contrasting theme is present throughout the film, and is particularly evident in three scenes that crystallise the directors’ key idea of the contrast between two different social classes. The scenes include ‘the paragliding’, ‘Driss’s interview’, and the introduction of Phillipe and ‘Driss’s house scenes’. Toledano and Nakache uses film techniques such as mise-en-scène, lighting, sound track, dialogue, musical score, camera techniques and angles throughout these scenes to manipulate the audience in relation to the black and white contrasting social class