On the Waterfront by Elia Kazan: Analysis
“On the Waterfront”
Description Elia Kazan directed “On the waterfront” which is a drama/crime filled movie that begins with a man named Terry Malloy, played by Marlon Brando who works on the docks but is confronted with being unsuccessful in life. He used to be a popular boxing back in his “glory” years but now he has to settle with his low intelligence and non purpose in life. He spends most of his time on the docks running errands for the corrupt mob boss of the dockers union, Johnny friendly (Lee J. Cobb). Johnny is a big part of Terry's life since he took him under his wing as a young boy and his big brother, Charlie (Rod Steiger)is Johnny’s right hand man. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. The sister, (Edie) Eva Marie Saint introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.The stars include; Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, and Eva Marie. Saint.
Analysis From the beginning on the film, my first impression was that Terry's issue was with the mob and his brother was the one person on by his side but its the compete opposite. His brother sold him out, he told him to throw the championship fight. So it turns out his brother was the one holding him back the entire time and he finally realized hes not the brother he thought he was. The only way for him to break the obstacles that faced him was falling in love with Edie and standing up for himself at the Docks against Johnny Friendly. Comparing this film to other drama/crime films is difficult in a sense that it had the right amount of drama and suspenseful moments. Ill be comparing this film to another film called, “39 steps” a dramatic movie made is 1935. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starred Richard Hannay, played by Robert Donat and Pamela, played by Madeleine Carroll. “On the Waterfront” was more
Description Elia Kazan directed “On the waterfront” which is a drama/crime filled movie that begins with a man named Terry Malloy, played by Marlon Brando who works on the docks but is confronted with being unsuccessful in life. He used to be a popular boxing back in his “glory” years but now he has to settle with his low intelligence and non purpose in life. He spends most of his time on the docks running errands for the corrupt mob boss of the dockers union, Johnny friendly (Lee J. Cobb). Johnny is a big part of Terry's life since he took him under his wing as a young boy and his big brother, Charlie (Rod Steiger)is Johnny’s right hand man. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. The sister, (Edie) Eva Marie Saint introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.The stars include; Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, and Eva Marie. Saint.
Analysis From the beginning on the film, my first impression was that Terry's issue was with the mob and his brother was the one person on by his side but its the compete opposite. His brother sold him out, he told him to throw the championship fight. So it turns out his brother was the one holding him back the entire time and he finally realized hes not the brother he thought he was. The only way for him to break the obstacles that faced him was falling in love with Edie and standing up for himself at the Docks against Johnny Friendly. Comparing this film to other drama/crime films is difficult in a sense that it had the right amount of drama and suspenseful moments. Ill be comparing this film to another film called, “39 steps” a dramatic movie made is 1935. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starred Richard Hannay, played by Robert Donat and Pamela, played by Madeleine Carroll. “On the Waterfront” was more