My Firsthand Opinion of Secondhand Lions My boyfriend and my parents have been raving about Secondhand Lions for months, so one day I decided to sit down and see what all of the fuss was about. Much to my surprise, it was one of the funniest, yet heartwarming films that I have ever watched. Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, and Michael Caine are amazing actors and they prove it in this movie. This movie is about young Walter spending the summer with his two uncles while his mother is “taking college classes”. The film has humor, action, and wisdom intertwined throughout it. One of the many reasons you should watch Secondhand Lions is because of the humor. Uncle Hub and Uncle Garth are humorous characters, especially when it comes to dealing with traveling salesmen. These two uncles are a catch and they’re very entertaining to watch. They keep you on your toes! Another reason why you should watch Secondhand Lions is because it is action-packed! Hub and Garth tell Walter all kinds of stories about their past. They tell stories about Hub fighting for his princess and leading men into battle. They also get into a couple of action-packed scuffs during the …show more content…
You didn’t really think that they would name the movie Secondhand Lions and not put a lion it, did you? Oh yes, Hub and Garth order a used circus lion that ends up being Walter’s pet. The lion serves as more than just a pet, though, she teaches Walter some very important lessons throughout the movie. This film is the complete package. Even though it is crazy, has several different stories, and never stays at the same pace it is one of the best movies that you will ever see. All of the aspects of the movie tie together and make perfect sense by the end. If you haven’t already seen this fantastically unique movie, then you need to get your hands on it as soon as possible. I promise you won’t regret
During the Talladega 500, Cal Naughton Jr., Ricky Bobby's former best friend, pulled ahead of Ricky, allowing him to slingshot around his car and pass Jean Girard. Though Cal and Girard were teammates at Dennit Racing, Cal disregarded this and jeopardized his team's success to aid Ricky in the movie Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. This moment was crucial to Ricky, he having fallen from grace, going from NASCAR's top driver to being let go by Dennit Racing. The love Cal exhibited was a selfless form of love that was centered entirely around Ricky's happiness, not his own. Because of this selflessness, Cal compromised his own agenda, winning for Dennit, and disregarded personal consequence in hopes that Ricky would win the race. If you truly love someone as Cal loved Ricky, you must sometimes compromise your own interests for their benefit.
The Lion King film is not just an animated Walt Disney film but an inspirational movie. I think this is a good movie for anyone to watch because it has a lot of meaning for example, life lessons. Throughout the movie, there were different examples of life lessons such as hope, justice, and perserverance. I would definitely watch it again and children and adults to watch this movie.
Lee Daniel’s Precious is a movie centered around Precious Jones, a 16-year-old overweight black girl living in Harlem, New York. The movie begins when she is in public school pregnant with her second child by her father. Because Precious is pregnant, the principle recommends an alternative school for her. At home, Precious is a servant to her mother, Mary, who is physically, emotionally, verbally, and sexually abusing her. Mary constantly tells Precious that she is not good enough and that no one will ever want her. At times of distress, Precious tends to dissociate and fantasize about another life where she is a blonde white girl. She wants to be famous and loved by all. Precious arrives at the alternative school hardly knowing how to read or write. She gets placed in a class of girls with a dedicated teacher, Ms. Rain. Ms. Rain asks each student to write in a journal every day, and she will write back to their letters. This is the first time in the movie when Precious feels very
The 1989 film Do the Right Thing displays a story about racial tension in a predominantly African-American neighborhood. Spike Lee not only directed and produced this film but he was also the main character, Mookie. In spite of maintaining these three jobs, Lee incorporated cinematic techniques that allowed his film to unlock controversial ideals for both Caucasian and African-American viewers. Through the use of camera elements Lee was able to display emotions and tone of the scene without using stating it directly. Lee exhibited film methods such as low-angle shots, close ups, slow motion and panning.
The movie was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which uses a lion as its mascot. In fact, MGM even considered using their mascot for the role of the Cowardly Lion.
The Hurt Locker is a film about three soldiers who are a part of a bomb squad in Iran during a harsh war. The film is centers on Sergeant First Class William James, played by Jeremy Renner, who is seen throughout the film taking high risks with bombs. The film was filled with action and had me on the edge of my seat, wondering what was going to happen next. My feelings towards the film were mainly given to me by the way the film was edited. Editing in The Hurt Locker, allows for a viewer to feel the thrill and excitement in the world of the film by using the elements of editing, shot relationship, and continuity editing.
In the film, ‘Secondhand Lions’, the director uses multiple film techniques to show how much Walter has come to trust others throughout the movie. The movie is about a young boy named Walter, going to live with his two uncles and learning to trust as the movie progresses. There are many film techniques to show how Walter came to trust his uncles. Dialogue, character placement and music are included in the movie. Character placement is clearly visible in the first paragraph.
The Disney 2D animation allows viewers to simulate many life lessons. The structure of the movie is well rounded for a variety of all age audience. The movie starts off with a Native American tribe in the Pacific Northwest introduces three brothers: Sitka (voice by D.B. Sweeney) the eldest brother/ peacemaker , Denahi (Jason Raize) the controlling middle brother, and Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix) the free spirited mischievous youngest brother. Part of the Native American tradition is the coming – of – age ceremony. This is when a boy becomes a man and is presented with a totem of the animal he embodies. Sitka’s totem is an eagle that stands for leadership; Denahi’s totem is a wolf which represents wisdom, and Kenai is a bear that represents
Opening the movie Alan (Zach Galifianakis) is riding down the interstate with a giraffe he has purchased for a pet. Naturally, the giraffe dies when he hits an over pass. After this horrific event, Alan’s father, Sid, dies of a heart attack brought on by his rage at Alan. The gang or wolf pack as Alan calls them, decides it is time to get Alan ...
Annalee R. Ward takes notice on racism, sexism, and homophobia in Disney’s The Lion King. The author brings light to parts of the film are not immediately noticed. She explains the main villain, Scar, has darker colors than his protagonist Mufasa and Simba. The author identifies Mufasa as a gay stereotype and expresses its negative perception on the LGBT community. She also takes note of patriarchy with the lions. The male lions are destined to be leaders, although the females are meant to be housewifes. With all the criticisms she gathered up, she has taken light to the film as well. Ward has complimented the film’s successes and explains that there are moral values that family audience can
The Lion King and the Lion King 1 ½ both operate under the ideology that hierarchy and social order structure the society of the animal kingdom, in turn perpetuating the idea that the animals' positions are, in fact, fixed. The first movie disguises that ideology under a veil of unity and community while the Lion King 1 ½ openly confronts the inequality of the society within the animal kingdom. Both movies show how social status can change the way one views a hierarchy society. Those at the bottom of the food chain perceive the the system negatively because it puts them at a disadvantage while this at the top of the food chain have a positive perspective of the system because they benefit form it the most. To demonstrate this
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I chose to view the movie Lion, a movie based on the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley. This movie is about a five-year-old boy, Saroo, living in a poor, rural area in India. Saroo convinces his older brother Guddu, to let him tag along and find work in a nearby city. Saroo ends up trapped and alone in a decommissioned passenger train that takes him to Calcutta, over 1,000 miles away from his home.
The Lion King. Dir. Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. By Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda
Nosedive is an episode of Black Mirror directed by British filmmaker, Joe Wright. It features protagonist Lacie, who lives in a world where you can rank and be ranked by random strangers on a phone app with augmented-reality retinal implants, based on every interaction you have with them. The episode starts off with Lacie being aggressively cheerful and nice to everybody she meets because she wants a higher rating on the app, because people who have high ratings are on the top of the social food chain. It then progresses with Lacie slowly losing her wits as her rating constantly decreases with every little mishap that happens to her. It ends with Lacie robbed of her phone and in prison, arrested for having a bad rating, but being happily mock angry and with the first genuine smile on her face for the first time in the whole episode.