A Review of Wait Until Dark Frederick Knott wrote the classic thriller, Wait Until Dark, in 1964. The cast consists of several colorful and delightful characters, Harry Roat, Mike Talman, SGT Carlino, Jr., Susy Hendrix, Sam Hendrix, and the upstairs neighbor, Gloria. The play is set in a dimly lit, small basement apartment in Greenwich Village. The leader of the three con men, Harry Roat, encompasses madness and ruthlessness that provokes squirming, white-knuckled fright. Harry veers from calculating one moment to inept and indifferent the next. However, the variety only adds to the character and makes him more believable. Susy, who appears to not be threatened by Rout; instead, seems to be invigorated by him from the beginning and determined to face any challenges that he may present her. The second con man, Talman, is a complex character, who appears gangster tough, but must impersonate an old friend of Susy's husband. However, he is never called upon to be as unflinchingly tough as he could be, and Susy hardly feels the need for his strength in fending off Harry. Ne...
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During the road trip the two brothers pick up “long-haired Susy in Alaska” (974). In Erdrich’s story, Susy character has a great importance. Erdrich includes Susy to show the readers the type of man Henry was. Lyman describes their interaction inside the tent after they
Hitcock states, "Every maker of mystery movies aims at getting the audience on the edge of their seats. The ingredient to keep them there is called "suspense." Producers cry for it, writers cry in agony to get it, and actors cry for joy when they do get it. I've often been asked
finds the dirt on someone, the secret bit of dark knowledge, and then has them
The "Third Man" and "Brighton Rock" are texts that share similar characteristics in the sense that there are three central characters in both storylines. The characters can also be matched between the texts. Pinkie Brown is similar to Harry Lime, Holly Martins is similar to Ida Arnold and Rose is similar to Anna. The relationships between the characters are also similar. The characters of Pinkie/Harry are the villains' in their separate stories. The characters of Ida/Holly play the detective' roles and Rose/Anna complete the triangle as the love interests for the villains. Each individual is represented as both powerful and powerless during his or her story.
In Dancing in the Dark, Morris Dickstein shares his perceptive study about the 1930s. He presents his ideas by using famous works and focusing on the culture. He looks at how those who faced the Depression and those who ran away from it, have a lot in common. This paper will review the era as well as Dickstein’s main arguments, and will evaluate his quality of writing and observe any areas of weakness within his research.
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Richard Castle is a rich mystery writer who works at the New York State police department’s twelfth precinct to inspire his work. Alongside the very talented detective Katherine Beckett, he helps to solve murder cases of all kinds. Unfortunately, since Castle is merely an amateur sleuth, the trouble he gets in is inevitable and ranges from getting trapped in a giant freezer to almost dying from an incurable disease. Regardless, Kate is always there to save him and Castle has returned the favor countless times.
Alfred Hitchcock’s film Shadow of a Doubt is a true masterpiece. Hitchcock brings the perfect mix of horror, suspense, and drama to a small American town. One of the scenes that exemplifies his masterful style takes place in a bar between the two main characters, Charlie Newton and her uncle Charlie. Hitchcock was quoted as saying that Shadow of a Doubt, “brought murder and violence back in the home, where it rightly belongs.” This quote, although humorous, reaffirms the main theme of the film: we find evil in the places we least expect it. Through careful analysis of the bar scene, we see how Hitchcock underlies and reinforces this theme through the setting, camera angles, and lighting.
In spite of her initial encounter with Richard Hannay through an unwanted kiss, she is a much embroiled in the plot as he is and thus rely upon one another. As a result, a relationship develops between them to the point that the audience is invested in both characters. As such, the same cannot be said about Richard Hannay in the book. He has no immediate family nor friends to rely upon and connect with on an emotional level to the degree that Donat’s Hannay is towards Pamela. Richard Hannay within Buchan’s version is a Mary Sue with the personality of a cypher who can outmaneuver any situation without breaking a sweat. However, Hitchcock’s Hannay is an ordinary man with enough charm to uncover a spy ring and get the girl as
He is a sneaky and two-faced character as when he proposes his exit, he explains his plan; to show signs of loyalty and affection, even it it’s just an act.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale begins with Mr. Verlocs being summoned to a certain foreign embassy. Strolling down the street he did not look like the agent provocateur he was meant to be. He owned an ambiguous little shop where his family lived close by. He often entertained anarchists from London that he had to keep and eye on and hid his actual occupation.
If I was to reduce my description of "Dancer in the dark" to one word, it would be daring. Its immediate effect on me was stronger than that of maybe any other film I've ever seen. It shook me, stirred my emotions, made me think and reflect, it disturbed me in the most positive sense of the word and it still does. Its radical make, boldness and consistency exceeds all expectations and probably everything that's come before. This is the perfect example of a director's vision uncompromisingly realized.
which shows him to be a rogue or a fraudster; someone who can not be
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