Sympathy for Derek Bentley in the Film Let Him Have It Peter Medak (Medak) chose to make this film because it had an interesting story line. Medak might have wanted to prove that the justice system makes. Sometimes such mistakes cannot be corrected as in the case of Derek Bentley (Bentley) and Christopher Craig (Craig) where someone was hanged for a misinterpretation of evidence. Film directors like Medak use bias as their strong point; it keeps the viewers' attention on the movie and begins to get the viewers to imagine what they would do in the situation. The film is set in the 1950’s Britain. Bentley and Craig, two teenagers, are on the roof of a factory in south London. Seen by local people, police are called. During the raid Bentley is caught and placed under custody while Craig attempts to fight the police. When Craig is approached by the police and asked to hand the gun over, Bentley purportedly yelled ‘let him have it’. The controversy lies in that Craig misunderstood Bentley and thought he meant that he should pull the trigger. Craig the one who fired the gun was given ten years, as he was only sixteen and underage. Bentley on the other hand was given the death sentence. Evidence was given to show Bentley was retarded and had the mental age of eleven. The story is very controversial, as the justice system had made a mistake. It is argued that the court did not take into account seriously Bentley’s mental age during the sentencing. I don’t think Bentley should have been hanged, as there was sufficient evidence to show that he had a mental age of eleven. Even when Bentley was in custody he did not attempt to escape which proved he had no intention of killing or harming anyone. Craig was more in the blame for killing the officer and should have got death penalty, as he pulled the trigger. Bentley’s life should have been spared as much of the evidence given was biased and did not see Bentley's point of view.
Salinger characterizes Holden as constantly making impulsive decisions when presented with challenges. One example of a situation where Holden makes the wrong decision in an attempt to take the easy way out is when he encounters Sunny, the prostitute. When Holden enters his hotel, and is approached by a pimp named Maurice who asks him if he would like to buy a prostitute for the night, he responds with the brief statement, “Okay” (119). Holden’s one word response explicitly demonstrates his attempt to escape the challenging situation quickly. His lack of words also demonstrates hesitation, because if he were to be fully committed into to purchasing the prostitute, he would ask for more information. After Holden tells Maurice he will buy
As the effects of Gene's spiteful feelings toward Finny are developed, the Assembly Hall in which Gene's trial takes place is symbolic. Brinker, a classmate, leads some of Gene's peers to bring him to the Assembly Hall. At this time, Gene further realizes that he shook the limb on purpose, which causes Finny to fall out of the tree. Gene's peers are beginning to doubt his innocence. Finny has a burst of anger at the end of Gene's trial in the Assembly Hall. During this outburst, Finny says; "I just don't care. Nevermind" (168). Finny's outburst causes his second injury, which is rooted in Gene's spitefulness towards him. Gene's feelings and their effects are linked together by the Assembly Hall. Finny's anger toward the events of the trial eventually leads to his own death as he storms out into the corridor.
The two films "Let The Right One In" and "Let Me In" are both based on the same novel and made only two years apart. However, the "original" Swedish-based film "Let The Right One In" is in my opinion, and many critics also agree, is better than the "Americanized" remake "Let Me In" for various reasons. Beth Accomando summarizes the views best when she wrote, "anything good in the remake comes directly from the original" and I would add onto that the remake is not only just following the original but loses some qualities as well making it worse off.
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Obviously, the defendant knew enough about guns to know how to load one and how to fire one. Taking this into account, it is right to assume that Malone knew that the natural consequences of firing a gun are injury or death. A gun is a lethal weapon, and anyone handling one should assume that the consequences of firing one at or in the direction of a person are often lethal. His handling and obvious knowledge of the weapon leads the reader to believe that Malone understood that the “natural consequences of the act are dangerous to human life” (Behrens “Jury” 189). The fact that the human life directly harmed by the act was supposedly Malone’s friend does nothing to negate the seriousness of the
Gandhi (1982): Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who used the doctrine of nonviolence to help India to gain independence against Britain. It’s one of the finest film biographies from 20th century. Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela were inspired by his non-violence act.
Glory Road is a 2006 sports film directed by James Gartner starring Josh Lucas and Derek Luke. The film portrays the story of how Don Haskins had the first all black starting lineup in the NCAA and led Texas Western to a national championship. Along the way, the players and Coach Haskins face great adversity throughout the season because of their all black starting lineup. As the season progresses, the threats continuously grow worse and eventually are directed towards the family of Coach Haskins. This problem continues to grow due to the fact that Texas Western’s team gains national recognition not only for being the first with an all black starting lineup, but for making i through the regular season with only a single loss As the movie progress the audience sees one of the players get beaten because of his race. Another scene shows a hotel room that has been completely trashed because it was where the black athletes were staying. I will prove that that this scene where the hotel room is trashed is racist towards the black athletes.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger tells the painful story of a seemingly unloved and lonely teenage boy named Holden Caulfield, struggling to find his way in a world of “phonies” and bullies. After being expelled out of the prestigious Pencey Prep School due to poor academic performance and a lack of effort, Holden leaves Pencey early as an act of rebellion, three days before he is expected home. Living and traveling alone in New York City, he encounters prostitutes, pimps, and hypocrites all while experiencing first hand the cruelty of the grown up world, and breaking down in the process. Through his journey, Holden is reminded of his own impending fall out of innocence, and into a dog-eat-dog world. Similar to most, Holden
My three pictures represents the actor Kerry Washington. Kerry Washington has played in many movies. The movies I decided to pick are Save the Last Dance, Little Man and Lake View Terrace. Kerry Washington allows viewers to see how she can play in different genres of movies such as Drama, Comedy and Terror. Kerry Washington's determination and hard work has gotten her far in her career. She has won various awards for her acting skills and she is a name that all of hollywood knows.
Maybe you have read the book and at the same time, follow the movie adaptation. Did Jamie Dornan’s hot bod follow the critical and descriptive lines of the E.L. James novel? Is Dakota Johnson innocent and brunette enough for your liking? Well, it does not matter because both actors are already done with filming Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed.
Holden believes that facing adulthood and its responsibilities will ultimately lead to his loss of innocence. This leads readers to question whether in fact, Holden's actions are the result of depression or simply a boy gone mad. As can be seen, Holden has fallen into a deep depression after the loss of his brother (Allie). He becomes so injured and is unable to even attend Allie's funeral, this deepens the depression. He is often seen talking to his deceased brother, looking for guidance, as if his brother were still alive and by his side. This action alone, may change a reader's perception of Holden as simply a boy with depression, to a boy, who is in fact losing his mind.
Many individuals mislead themselves to think their expressing empathy for someone, not realizing there really feeling sympathy. Empathy is defined in the text as, “the ability to re-create another person’s perspective, to experience the world from the others point of view()”. Sympathy differs from empathy by viewing the other person’s situation from your point of view, instead of the other persons point of view. Empathy involves three dimensions in order for a person to express it from another point of view. One dimension involves perspective taking which is an attempt to take on the viewpoint of the other person. Second, an emotional dimension that helps us get closer to experiencing others’ feelings. Finally, a third dimension is a genuine
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This movie is about a boy, Trevor McKinney, and the idea he came up with to change the world. This idea started when Trevor’s teacher, Mr. Eugene Simonet, required his 7th grade Social Studies class to come up with an idea that could change the world as a requirement for the whole school year. Trevor came up with the concept of “Pay it forward” where he would do a good deed for three people and ask nothing in return from them but to just pay it forward and do good deeds to three other people. He helped a homeless man by giving him money and providing him with food and shelter for a while. Then, he helped Mr. Simonet in easing his loneliness by introducing him to his mother. Lastly,
World War One entailed numerous changes in soldiers and commoners’ lives. As we follow Lt. Henry's life throughout the war, his persona and priorities change. Whether it was his relationship with Catherine, his feelings towards the war, or the friendships he maintained, they all change over the course of the war. By the end of the novel the Lt. Henry we meet is not the same as the Lt. Henry we met at the beginning of the novel.