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together to create a riveting story as viewers dive through different emotions alongside the characters. Through the use of precise lighting and camera angles, director Clint Eastwood and cinematographer Tom Stern reach beyond standard film techniques and bring the cinematography to life. Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, is a story of a woman’s quest to reshape her life through the art of boxing. The film follows the life of Maggie Fitzgerald through her efforts to persuade coach, Frankie

Films represent groups to differ from one another due to their physical characteristics. This is especially true in Clint Eastwood's f2008 film Gran Torino. The film follows the changing attitudes of Walt Kowalski, as he learns that cultural difference between himself and his Hmong neighbours are only surface deep. Walt's friendship with his neighbours evolves into a need to save them from the Hmong gangs who harass them, and in doing so, find his own salvation. The characterisation of Walt challenges

competence and social diversity(Karen K. Kirst-Ashman,1970). Which it means the social worker is responsible to be respectful and open minded about other cultures because social workers work with all kinds of people of all ages with different beliefs(Eastwood, Clint, 2018). As a social worker you have to learn how to put your values and beliefs to the side and respect the other person who you are working with even though you may not agree with them or it may be hard for the social worker to wrap their

‘Gran Torino’ is a film directed by Clint Eastwood who also plays the main character, Walt Kowalski. The film is set in Detroit, Michigan where a car manufacturing factory has just closed, therefore, former workers moving away and immigrants such as the Hmong people moving in. Walt is a veteran of the Korean war where he won the silver star medal in 1952. The penultimate scene is the climax of the film where Walt confronts the Hmong gang, this holds a lot of significance. The gang has been hassling

The scene I have chosen to analyse from gran Torino directed by Clint Eastwood is the end scene where Walt sacrifices his life for his neighbours. Visual and verbal features such as camera angles, dialogue, props/symbolism and sound/music were used in the scene to show the change and redemption in Walt Kowalski throughout the film. Camera angles in the scene helps give an understanding of the characters in the scene usually Walt always looks dominant in the camera angles, but in this scene it shows

Informative Speech Outline General Purpose: To inform the class Specific Purpose: To describe to the audience a brief history of Alcatraz. Thesis: Alcatraz has been a popular social topic because of the mystery that surrounds it and the stories exaggerated in movies and television shows. INTRODUCTION I. If you disobey the rules of society, they send you to prison; if you disobey the rules of the prison, they send you to Alcatraz. II. Alcatraz has been a popular social topic because of the

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