Forest Gump
In the movie 'Forest Gump' several big points in history are depicted. One of them being desegregation of University of Alabama. In the movie Forest comes across a big commotion on University of Alabama. This event is the desegregation of his school. The National Gaurd was needed for this to happen as University of Alabama was in the Deep South. The main opponent to desgregation was George Wallace. He was governor of Alabama during the time and his famous quote was "Segregation today. segregation tomorrow. segregation forever!" George Wallace then decided to run for Presidemt. He had a very loyal supporting group in the South. While running, he was almost killed. Someone attempted an assassination on his life, but only paralyzed him, he then pulled out of running for President. Another reference to history we see is Elvis Presely. Elvis stayed at forests house and while their, Forest danced to his music. During this time in his life Forest wore braces and danced by moving his hips. Elvis completely changed much of the modern culture. Swinging hips and dancing like that was completely unheard of and 'Forest Gump' documented this revolution.
One of the biggest themes in this movie is the contrast between different populations in the U.S. during the 70's. Forrest Gump represents the majority of Americans. He was a straight-laced soldier who fought in the Vietnam War. When he returned he found a job. Meanwhile, Jenny represents the counter culture during this time period. After going off to college, Jenny finds her way to California and becomes a hippy. Hippies was not very common during this time period. They were known for experimenting with psychedelic drugs. This idea lead into the disco age with even more drugs including cocaine. It was this group of people who were at a greater risk of contracting the new and scary AIDS virus, which Jenny ultimately died from.
Forest Gump was portrayed as the average American but his life was anything but average. Forest was involved in many pivotal parts of American and world history. Tom Hanks did a great job of playing the dumb kid from Alabama turned into a star football player, war hero, ping pong player, and philanthropist. This was one of Tom Hanks' first movies that was a huge hit, and he played a big part in it. While recovering from his famous injury when something "jumped up and bit" him, he picked up ping pong. Forest eventually made it on the American ping pong team and was involved in ping pong diplomacy in which relations between China and the rest of the world were opened, especially the U.S. Forest is portrayed as the person who, with the help of dumb luck, caught President Nixon's men breaking into national Democrat headquarters. This ultimately lead to the resignation of Nixon as President, the only person in American history to do so.
I loved this movie, and so did many others. It won 6 Oscars including the prestigious best picture award. Tom Hanks did an excellent job of playing dumber-than-a-rock Forest Gump. My favorite part about the movie was how much American History was tied in. References to many important people and events in American History were made such as the founder of the KKK and the integration of southern schools. Somehow Forest was involved in all of these events. This is one of my favorite movies, and I'd give it a 10 out of 10.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Platoon Film Review
Platoon Film Review
"Platoon" is a movie directed by Oliver Stone. The film depicts The Vietnam War, a war that Oliver Stone fought in. "Platoon" did an excellent job of depicting the conflict going on in Vietnam along with the conflict in the U.S. I enjoyed watching the movie. It was very good entertainment and even offered some valuable insight from someone who was involved in the conflict.
In the movie, we get a vivid picture of the fighting in Vietnam. The Vietnam War was a very hard one for the U.S. And this was evident. The U.S. Had trouble defending the guerrilla tactics of the Vietcong. The weather and foreign land was also brutal. Many of the enemies that the U.S. Was fighting were often the men of tiny villages. When these villages were discovered, they were often destroyed. When this was showed on TVs at home, the people did not like this. A divide was created at home. Many citizens were protesting the war. This divide was portrayed thought the characters of Sgt. Barnes and Sgt. Elias. Barnes was a brutal killer who only considered about mirdering the enemy. Elias meanwhile showed some compassion. During the movie, this conflict between the too characters became explosive and violent. Ultimately, Elias was killed by Barnes. Vietnam had a huge psychological impact on many who fought. The main character Chris Taylor battles to maintain sanity.
Tom Berenger plays the antagonist in this movie, and he does a great job at it. He shows no compassion for any of the actions going on. He even opposes the compassion that is shown. William Dafoe plays Sgt. Elias. Sgt. Barnes played by Tom Berenger and Sgt. Elias are exact opposites in this movie, and these actors do a great job of showing this.
Vietnam was excellent and entertainment and excellent insight. I'd give the movie a 8 out of 10 rating.
"Platoon" is a movie directed by Oliver Stone. The film depicts The Vietnam War, a war that Oliver Stone fought in. "Platoon" did an excellent job of depicting the conflict going on in Vietnam along with the conflict in the U.S. I enjoyed watching the movie. It was very good entertainment and even offered some valuable insight from someone who was involved in the conflict.
In the movie, we get a vivid picture of the fighting in Vietnam. The Vietnam War was a very hard one for the U.S. And this was evident. The U.S. Had trouble defending the guerrilla tactics of the Vietcong. The weather and foreign land was also brutal. Many of the enemies that the U.S. Was fighting were often the men of tiny villages. When these villages were discovered, they were often destroyed. When this was showed on TVs at home, the people did not like this. A divide was created at home. Many citizens were protesting the war. This divide was portrayed thought the characters of Sgt. Barnes and Sgt. Elias. Barnes was a brutal killer who only considered about mirdering the enemy. Elias meanwhile showed some compassion. During the movie, this conflict between the too characters became explosive and violent. Ultimately, Elias was killed by Barnes. Vietnam had a huge psychological impact on many who fought. The main character Chris Taylor battles to maintain sanity.
Tom Berenger plays the antagonist in this movie, and he does a great job at it. He shows no compassion for any of the actions going on. He even opposes the compassion that is shown. William Dafoe plays Sgt. Elias. Sgt. Barnes played by Tom Berenger and Sgt. Elias are exact opposites in this movie, and these actors do a great job of showing this.
Vietnam was excellent and entertainment and excellent insight. I'd give the movie a 8 out of 10 rating.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Zero Dark Thirty film review
Jack Chicalo
Zero Dark Thirty Film Review
"Zero Dark Thirty" is an action and history movie, but it covers a relatively recent part of history. "Zero Dark Thirty" covers the arduous journey taken in order to track and kill Osama Bin Laden. It was on of the finest hours of our country, killing the man responsible for the deaths of over 3000 innocent people.
"Zero Dark Thirty" was an excellent film. The intelligence and cleverness of the characters was what captivated me the most. The zombie starts with recordings that took place during the actual event of 9/11. It servered as a reminder of the misery our country felt on that day. Then the main character, Maya (Jessica Chastain) was at a mysterious Black Site torutring a detainee. He mentions the name Abu Ahmed, and she locks on to locating him. She belives he is the key to finding Osama Bin Laden. It turns out her inclination was right. Despite many doubting her, she stayed true to locating him and all of her hard work payed off. The CIA states that a team was responsinle for locating Osama Bin Laden, but "Zero Dark Thirty" pins it all on her. All of maya's work culminated in a single raid on Osama Bin Laden's Compound. At the time of the raid, Maya was the only one who was positive that Osama Bin Laden was hiding out in a city. Many of her peers had their doubts. The raid was succsessful and Osama Bin Laden was killed.
Jessica Chastain did an excellent job of playing the character Maya. In real life, Maya had to be obsessed with the idea of capturing and killing Osama Bin Laden. Jessica Chastain does an exquisite job of demonstrating this quality. Her performance was truly worthy of an Oscar nomination. Throughout the movie, Maya is seen as emotionless, almost like a machine. Up until the very end of the movie, Maya finally displays some emotion as she cries in the back of a cargo plane. Jessica Chastain shows how Maya was overcome with emotion.
This was not the only bloodshed throughout the journey. Maya was actually almost the victim of a terrorist attack on a Marriott in Pakistan. She survived with hardly a scratch. Another close call was when she was pulling out of her house. A group of me began unloading their clips at her car. Maya was only saved by her bullet proof class. Maya's coworkers were not so lucky. One of her colleagues thought she had a lead from a doctor of Osama Bin Laden's. It turned out to be a suicide bombed which became the deadliest day in CIA history.
Their is a lot of emotion involved in watching "Zero Dark Thirty". Maya has a true sense of determination, not letting anything stop her in her goal of find Osama Bin Laden. Her colleagues say that life is a lot better when you agree with Maya, which is a very telling fact. Even when her life was at stake she wanted to continue gathering intelligence in Pakistan where it is not safe. Patriotism is also a very big theme in this movie. Defeating one of our biggest opponents makes a very good movie.
This movie was worth the watch. I'd give "Zero Dark Thirty" 9 stars out of 10.
Zero Dark Thirty Film Review
"Zero Dark Thirty" is an action and history movie, but it covers a relatively recent part of history. "Zero Dark Thirty" covers the arduous journey taken in order to track and kill Osama Bin Laden. It was on of the finest hours of our country, killing the man responsible for the deaths of over 3000 innocent people.
"Zero Dark Thirty" was an excellent film. The intelligence and cleverness of the characters was what captivated me the most. The zombie starts with recordings that took place during the actual event of 9/11. It servered as a reminder of the misery our country felt on that day. Then the main character, Maya (Jessica Chastain) was at a mysterious Black Site torutring a detainee. He mentions the name Abu Ahmed, and she locks on to locating him. She belives he is the key to finding Osama Bin Laden. It turns out her inclination was right. Despite many doubting her, she stayed true to locating him and all of her hard work payed off. The CIA states that a team was responsinle for locating Osama Bin Laden, but "Zero Dark Thirty" pins it all on her. All of maya's work culminated in a single raid on Osama Bin Laden's Compound. At the time of the raid, Maya was the only one who was positive that Osama Bin Laden was hiding out in a city. Many of her peers had their doubts. The raid was succsessful and Osama Bin Laden was killed.
Jessica Chastain did an excellent job of playing the character Maya. In real life, Maya had to be obsessed with the idea of capturing and killing Osama Bin Laden. Jessica Chastain does an exquisite job of demonstrating this quality. Her performance was truly worthy of an Oscar nomination. Throughout the movie, Maya is seen as emotionless, almost like a machine. Up until the very end of the movie, Maya finally displays some emotion as she cries in the back of a cargo plane. Jessica Chastain shows how Maya was overcome with emotion.
This was not the only bloodshed throughout the journey. Maya was actually almost the victim of a terrorist attack on a Marriott in Pakistan. She survived with hardly a scratch. Another close call was when she was pulling out of her house. A group of me began unloading their clips at her car. Maya was only saved by her bullet proof class. Maya's coworkers were not so lucky. One of her colleagues thought she had a lead from a doctor of Osama Bin Laden's. It turned out to be a suicide bombed which became the deadliest day in CIA history.
Their is a lot of emotion involved in watching "Zero Dark Thirty". Maya has a true sense of determination, not letting anything stop her in her goal of find Osama Bin Laden. Her colleagues say that life is a lot better when you agree with Maya, which is a very telling fact. Even when her life was at stake she wanted to continue gathering intelligence in Pakistan where it is not safe. Patriotism is also a very big theme in this movie. Defeating one of our biggest opponents makes a very good movie.
This movie was worth the watch. I'd give "Zero Dark Thirty" 9 stars out of 10.
Monday, May 4, 2015
glory film review
Jack Chicalo
"Glory" Film Review
Glory
I recently viewed the American Civil War movie "Glory", and I would like to write a review on the film. The movie focuses on Col. Robert Shaw (Mathew Broderick). After getting injured in battle, he is promoted to this position and leads the first black regiment in U.S. History. Shaw deals with many obstacles but still creates a special bond with his men.
The Battle of Antienem is one of the bloodiest in American history. This where the movie begins, and Robert Shaw somehow survives the carnage. He recuperates at a hospital with minor injuries compared to everyone else. Once healthy again, the governor promotes him and he is toclead the Massaschusetts 54th volunteer regiment, made up of all black troops. There are many problems that they encounter along the way to their ultimate goal of fighting in battle. The troops need to be trained on how to march, shoot, stab, reload, and much more. They need to learn the very basics of war. After this ordeal, the men are only used for manual labor and not in actual bsttle. They are used to gat her resources for the fighting men which is very disheartening. Among the men are Pvt. Trip (Denzel Washington) and John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman). Trip is a runaway slave who is a troublemaker among the rest of the men. By the end off he movie he shoes the utmost resoect to his peers. The men are able to fight when the lead the charge on Ft. Wagner in South Carolina.
Mathew Brodderick did an excellent job playing Shaw. He shows respect for every single one of his men like a proper leader should. He even embraces himself with his men when they take part in a protest against their pay. This even put actually happened. Black soldiers were promised normal pay when they joined but they received a reduced pay, 3 dollars less. Much of the Massachsetts were depicted as regular free men and some were even runaway slaves such as Trip. This iflase. The men of the Massascusetts 54th were hand picked and well educated men. Denzel Washinton still did an excellent job. The transformation he goes through during the film is astonishing.
The ending of the movie is extremely sad. It shows the rebels burying many of the fallen men of the Massachusetts 54th during the battle of aft. Wagner. The men are burred in pits and not in individual graves. One of the last scenes we see is Shaw and Trip being thrown in the pit. In actuality, Shaw was thrown at the bottom of the pit. His body was disrespected when he died at aft. Wagner. I also enjoyed the pep talk that Rawlins gave Pvt. Trip. It was a huge proponent in helping Trip go through his transformation.
I enjoyed this movie when watching jt. I would give 6 stars out of 10, the movie taught the lesson lf loyalty. Shaw was extremely loyal to his men just as they were loyal to him. Despite the differences in skin color, these men were a family. In order to succeed they had to be.
The Battle of Antienem is one of the bloodiest in American history. This where the movie begins, and Robert Shaw somehow survives the carnage. He recuperates at a hospital with minor injuries compared to everyone else. Once healthy again, the governor promotes him and he is toclead the Massaschusetts 54th volunteer regiment, made up of all black troops. There are many problems that they encounter along the way to their ultimate goal of fighting in battle. The troops need to be trained on how to march, shoot, stab, reload, and much more. They need to learn the very basics of war. After this ordeal, the men are only used for manual labor and not in actual bsttle. They are used to gat her resources for the fighting men which is very disheartening. Among the men are Pvt. Trip (Denzel Washington) and John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman). Trip is a runaway slave who is a troublemaker among the rest of the men. By the end off he movie he shoes the utmost resoect to his peers. The men are able to fight when the lead the charge on Ft. Wagner in South Carolina.
Mathew Brodderick did an excellent job playing Shaw. He shows respect for every single one of his men like a proper leader should. He even embraces himself with his men when they take part in a protest against their pay. This even put actually happened. Black soldiers were promised normal pay when they joined but they received a reduced pay, 3 dollars less. Much of the Massachsetts were depicted as regular free men and some were even runaway slaves such as Trip. This iflase. The men of the Massascusetts 54th were hand picked and well educated men. Denzel Washinton still did an excellent job. The transformation he goes through during the film is astonishing.
The ending of the movie is extremely sad. It shows the rebels burying many of the fallen men of the Massachusetts 54th during the battle of aft. Wagner. The men are burred in pits and not in individual graves. One of the last scenes we see is Shaw and Trip being thrown in the pit. In actuality, Shaw was thrown at the bottom of the pit. His body was disrespected when he died at aft. Wagner. I also enjoyed the pep talk that Rawlins gave Pvt. Trip. It was a huge proponent in helping Trip go through his transformation.
I enjoyed this movie when watching jt. I would give 6 stars out of 10, the movie taught the lesson lf loyalty. Shaw was extremely loyal to his men just as they were loyal to him. Despite the differences in skin color, these men were a family. In order to succeed they had to be.
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