Train robbery

often ascertain (identify) the level of the “thrill factor” involved with a crime. Offenders are frequently inspired by the stimulation of danger and welcome the exhilarating challenges they find in outwitting others. Michael Crichton’s The Great Train Robbery illustrates Edward Pierce’s ability to employ his intellect, manipulative nature, and personal wealth to satiate(indulge in, fill) his unquenchable thirst to mastermind the greatest theft of the Victorian era. The confidence Pierce has in his intellectual

are incredibly important, but they all have an origin. Although these techniques started out without overwhelming effect, they are now unbelievably crucial to how films are constructed. The five points I wish to discuss go as follows: The Great Train Robbery and Edwin Porter himself, D.W. Griffith and his overwhelming influence on editing, The Jazz Singer, the Kuleshov Effect and finally, 2001: A Space Odyssey. As well as discussing these key factors, this essay will take into consideration secondary

interpretation. Committing the “crime of the century” takes a manipulative plan along with a clear motive. In Michael Crichton’s novel The Great Train Robbery, respectable gentleman Edward Pierce, was the mastermind behind the robbery in Victorian England so he could take pride for his successful schemes. With wealth that predated the renown robbery, Pierce gathered a compelling team for his dirty work. He only accepted the elite criminals, as he commanded,“Tell him the next topping and he’s over

What makes a person tick? Why does he do the things that he does? These questions, commonly asked about criminals, are relevant when evaluating Edward Pierce’s motives behind “Great Train Robbery.” Throughout The Great Train Robbery, Pierce refused to give up his plan for an “impossible” robbery, due to his incessant need to do something that it was deemed impossible. Pierce concocted this elaborate scheme to make himself notorious,which as the reader finds out, he becomes so notorious that even

First reaction paper to the films: Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, The Great Train Robbery, and Broken Blossoms The story of “Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat” is very simple. Honestly, I don’t think there is a story in this film; it seems to me like someone just stopped at the train station and filmed the train arriving. This film is one very short scene that last for not more than 5 minutes, and I believe the idea of the filmmaker was to create an audience’s reaction, and to let the audience make

When asked his motivation for committing the Great Train Robbery, Edward Pierce replied with, “‘I wanted the money’” (Crichton 264). On a literal level, Pierce’s hunger for money may seem like the only motive, but on a deeper level, it is discovered that the crime is caused by Pierce’s inflated self-image and narcissistic personality. In The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton, Pierce’s greed and pride motivate him to steal the gold because he thinks he is special. Since Pierce is narcissistic

During The Great Train Robbery, justice in London is made a public affair and the punishment can be swayed by public opinion. Public executions in London are made a spectacle and people travel far just to see the hanging. The night before the execution of Emma Barnes, an axe murderess, people begin to gather in the streets in order to get a good view. Owners of rooming houses rent their rooms for a high price to “the better class of ladies and gents eager to get a room with a good view over the site

control the poor and the intelligent control the ignorant. Edward Pierce’s heist was in response to the rampant manipulation of society by those in power. Throughout The Great Train Robbery, Pierce realizes that the power of perception is vast. Used to test how far this power could take him into a manipulator’s mind, the robbery was Pierce’s challenge to the societal ladder. Careful observation and thorough planning allowed Edward Pierce to predict and understand human behavior. During the trail,

When thinking about the book, The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton, readers often wonder what the purpose of Edward Peirce robbing the train was. He did get a lot of money, but he was already rich since before he robbed the train, so what was his motive? The author, Michael Crichton, does not answer this question in his book, so it is left up to the readers to interpret the motive behind Edward Peirce’s robbery. In The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton, Edward Peirce’s motive for committing

It was believed that he always spared the lives of their robbery victims. In 1889, Butch had his first taste of major robbery in a bank at San Miguel Valley in Colorado. There, the group took off more than $20,000. In 1890, Butch already had a ranch of his own, in Wyoming. There, he continued his work as a cattle and horse raider. Around 1894