Clint Mansell

A Comparison of the Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars and William Munney's Unforgiven Compare and contrast the representation of "the man with no name" in "A Fistful of Dollars" and William Munney in "Unforgiven". Do we have sympathy with these re- worked heroes? Your answer should include reference to film language, especially the use of generic conventions and iconography. The Western genre is an extremely important film type as some of the world's most revolutionary

Individuals often show kindness to shape their destiny, depending on how kindness is directed can change course of ones’ destiny. In the film Million Dollar Baby, director Clint Eastwood uses protectiveness and thoughtfulness to demonstrate ways in which a person uses kindness to determine their destiny. In the film Frankie appears to be a stubborn man, who is very self centered although this is not the case. Throughout the film his attitude begins to become clearer to the viewer and he becomes

For Milestone Two project, I have chosen the film Gran Torino starring Clint Eastwood to analyze, this film is filled with a profusion of cultural diversity, which is met with contention, stereotypical actions, and prejudice by the main character, Walt Kowalski. This film begins in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan where the grumpy widower Walt Kowalski is a Retired auto worker and Korean War veteran full of prejudice despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. Walt’s whole

The Pursuit of Happiness Some say that part of the human condition is the pursuit of happiness, but what is happiness? Is it having the best house and cars on the block? Is it he who has the most friends? To some, happiness is the highest level of success. In four pieces of work that we will be comparing, the protagonists are at odds with life. They are looking for something more that will help them find happiness. Happiness is not determined by what is happening around you, but rather what is happening

Dollar Baby Million Dollar Baby is a movie produced by Clint Eastwood and stars Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman in lead roles. In this movie we see, Maggie Fitzgerald portrayed by Hilary Swank is a boxer in the lightweight category who breaks her neck during an unfair fight. She ends up being in the hospital with a severed spinal cord leading to quadriplegic state and kept alive on mechanical ventilation. Her coach Frankie, played by Clint Eastwood goes through the different phases of grief

supremacy and racial segregation of his beloved country. Mandela’s long journey and dedication for South Africa was duplicated by Director Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-nominated film, Invictus. In novel Invictus by John Carlin he makes Nelson's Mandela's accomplishment of ending the apartheid more strategic and political unlike the film but kept to Mandela's character. Clint Eastwood showed Mandela as powerful, yet approachable and humble leader who strategically used the popular universal language of sports

like ourselves others take the contrary view. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly are a movie that shows a complicated friendship in the storyline. Directed by Sergio Leone, this movie was pioneer of spaghetti’s western movie during 1960’s. Starring Clint Eastwood (Blondie), Eli Wallach (Tuco) and Lee Van clef (Sentenza/Angel Eyes), this movie is one of the best and listed on the top ten ranks in IMDB. Tuco and Blondie in the

Gran Torino Analysis- A Reflection on Cultural Conflict and Redemption The 2008 movie “Gran Torino” starring Clint Eastwood is filled with an abundance of cultural diversity, which is met with much resistance, stereotype, and prejudice by the movies’ main character, Walt Kowalski. Walt’s world is changing; his wife dies, his Detroit neighborhood is decaying, his relationship with his sons is distant, and his Korean War memories continue to destroy his ability to fully enjoy life. Through

for war they are still human on the inside so if they start to feel a range of different emotions it is not odd, I have chosen to explore ‘the portrayal of soldiers’ the movies I will focus on are: ‘Pearl Habour by Michael Bay, American Sniper by Clint Eastwood, Black Hawk Down by Ridley Scott and the song Hero Of War performed by Rise Against to see if there are any similarities in the emotions of soldiers whether it be a sense of pride or a feeling of depression. At the start of the movie Pearl

understandings of self and others. Stephen Aldry’s Billy Elliot film epitomizes this idea as Billy tries to pursue his passion for dancing in 1980’s England. The obstacles he faces throughout his transition shape his journey throughout the text. Similarly, Clint Eastwood’s novel ‘American sniper’ explores how transitions can shape an individual and their relationships with others around them, Where Kyle returns from his first deployment and reunites with Taya Kyle. Taya immediately notices that her husband