Million Dollar Baby

Before he lost it and had a “conversation” with a chair, Clint Eastwood was one of my favorite actors. Clint was the man and he had memorable lines in his movies. I don’t need to list them because we know them. I was reading about Philando Castile who like Alton Sterling had his life stolen by a trigger-happy pig cop and as I felt anger, sadness, disgust, torment…every miserable emotion known to man I thought of Absolute Power which Clint Eastwood starred as a thief who witnessed a murder and the

Violent 1900’s Clint Eastwood, one of the most famous actor and directors of all time born on May 31, 1930. He has been known for a long time in Hollywood and around the world. He has been especially known for “For a few Dollars More” and “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” which are all played by him. Bounty Hunting was one of the roles that was most played by him in all the movies that were either directed by him or was the protagonist himself. All the Clint Eastwood movies show revenge

From beginning to end, there is narration by "Scrap"- Morgan Freeman's recognizable voice. Hillary Swank's character, Maggie, is a white-trash 31-year-old waitress in a diner. Clint Eastwood is Frankie Dunn, a boxing gym owner who has trained many promising fighters but has never been able to take them all the way to a title/money bout. Maggie decides to pursue her dream of becoming a boxer once she realizes she's in a real dead-end situation. Frankie is skeptical about women fighters, tells Maggie

Star Clint Eastwood's character isn't a lot of a good example, either - unrepentantly cantankerous, smoking and drinking all through the film and a man overflowing with vitality, the vast majority of which he uses to hold himself in. Every word, every frown, appears to have loosened up from a profound spot. he does defend this entire family that he has a racial contempt for, and instructs the kid new things, lands him a position, and recoveries the family from a scaring and life-undermining group

When I turn on the television to watch a movie, I notice that I have a tendency to focus on the words of the characters, sometimes on the music in the background and how it relates to the overall scene, but as I watch what is in front of me I rarely tend to focus my attention to the colors, lines, textures or balance of the surroundings. Everything seems to be part of the big picture of the scene rather than visuals that stand out. Every day we are surrounded by visual elements, which are just as

George and Maggie have something in common. Both characters have a dream they want to achieve. “Of Mice and Men” is a book by John Steinbeck that takes place in Soledad, California. It's about two men who have a dream on buying a ranch. “Million Dollar Baby” is a film by Paul Haggis that takes place in Los Angeles, California. It's about a woman that wants to become a professional boxer. George and Maggie want to achieve their dreams and they both struggle throughout the novel and the film to achieve

more valuable than talent is grit. The ability to endure whatever life may throw at you and still keep your head held high is worth far more than something simply given to you. This mindset of endurance, of heart is reflected in the movie, The Million Dollar Baby, as a girl not only learns to stand, but how to get back up once knocked down. Even more, a quote from the movie by character Maggie Fitzgerald, “It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you” clarifies what boxing

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

Statement of Intent I’ve decided to write a film review because I am passionate about this film and how they make it seem so real and the lessons you can lessons you can learn from them. My purpose of this film review is to persuade people that this is an amazing film and a lot of life lessons that come with it. Title: The Guilty Prison Displacement The Shawshank redemption is drama film directed by Frank Darabont set in the Shawshank State Prison through the 1930’s to the 1940’s time period

In Bryan Stevenson’s book “Just Mercy” and Stephen King’s movie “Shawshank Redemption”, injustice is brought up frequently. Injust is shown through racism, money, and mental illnesses. Bryan and Stephen use great examples and details to explain how injustice is obviously in today’s court systems. Throughout “Just Mercy”, Bryan stevenson talks about a woman named Trina Garnett. She was a 14 year old with mental disabilities who was abused, homeless, and lonely. As a child, she was abused and raped