attacked the audience as well as the perpetrators. As it is‚ it’s too predictable: A media circus springs up when the museum guard‚ a likable everyman played by John Travolta‚ creates a hostage crisis and finds himself bonding with a TV newsman (Dustin Hoffman). The movie is obviously inspired by “Ace in the Hole‚” the knife-edged 1951 satire from Billy Wilder‚ about a man trapped in a cave and the broken-down newsman (Kirk Douglas) who spins out the crisis to rescue his own career. But while Wilder’s movie
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disturbing and depressing‚ almost as if wanting the make the viewer question the value of his or her own life. The film portrays the story of The Loman Family‚ a common American family based in New York city. The father‚ Willy Loman‚ played by Dustin Hoffman‚ is a tired and obsolete salesman‚ who can no longer provide weekly for his family. Willy is obsessed with reaching
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I would say Rain Man’s reputation lies somewhere in the middle of the spectrum when it comes to best picture winners. It’s not held in as high esteem as a Schindler’s List or Ben-Hur‚ but neither is it as reviled as a Crash or Oliver!. Instead‚ it lies somewhere in the realm of the Slumdog Millionaire’s of the world‚ nether beloved nor despised. After viewing Rain Man‚ I would have to put it into this middle category‚ but more towards the lower end of the continuum. Rain Man tells the story of Charlie
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someone a hero. An example of this is the movie Accidental Hero. In the movie‚ Dustin Hoffman helped those people for the sake of helping them. Although he may show himself as someone who is crooked‚ he really is a nice person. He did not show himself to everyone saying “Hey! I helped those people!” Dustin Hoffman didn’t want the fame; all he wanted was money not even for himself but for his son. Like Rizal‚ Dustin Hoffman did not wish for fame but for the safety of the people inside the plane. Rizal only
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his wife‚ Eva‚ who made many improvements to Argentina. Eva Peron was a hero in her philanthropy which garnered the adoration of the Argentinian
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Sharice Toliver Mr.Fraga Honors English 1‚ per.6 27 February 2013 Topic B In Jane Eyre there are characters that being rich changes them. They believe that since they have money they are better than the people that don’t. Mrs. Reed and her family after Mr. Reed died thought they were more than her. Then Blanche Ingram disrespected Jane when she was at the party. She treated Jane like she wasn’t even human. Finally when St. John got the 5‚000£ from Jane he treated her differently than before
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“Cruz. Eva Cruz is the name‚” It was May 22‚ 2030 a sunny day outside in West Point‚ NE. The day lives would change forever and really begin. “Sorry for thy tardiness.” Eva had spent three hours getting ready for her High School reunion‚ Class of 2020. She was wearing an open back dress. The dress was black with gold lining on the sides in a delicate way. Her heels were a bright iridescent gold. Eva did not look like her eighteen year old self no more. She was healthy and grown up. Ten years‚ Eva thought
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stage their unwritten play. The characters completely depend on an author to determine their fate. To me‚ this strongly resembles the movie Stranger than Fiction‚ directed by Marc Forster‚ written by Zach Helm‚ and starring Will Ferrell‚ Dustin Hoffman‚ Queen Latifah‚ Emma Thompson‚ and Maggie Gyllenhaal. In the movie‚ Will Ferrell’s character‚ Harold Crick‚ begins hearing a voice in his head‚ who is narrating his life. He pushes this aside for a little bit until it keeps happening. His shrink tells
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that social security will be given to everyone who retires. However‚ it was his wife‚ Eva Perón‚ nee Duarte‚ who truly stood out. She was known to be one of the very few women of her time who decided their role after her husband first assumed the presidency in 1946. Not only was Perón in charge of health and labor ministries‚ but she led movements to counteract women’s oppression and eliminate the cycle of poverty. Eva Perón improved women’s suffrage and the lives of the poor through activism. Juan
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Forrest‚ Forrest Gump is just a common simple man with a very low IQ but has very outstanding intentions. Forrest is practically running all too fast through his childhood with his only and best friend Jenny. His mother taught him the way of life and leaves Forrest with the decision to choose his own destiny. Gump joins the army to fight in the service of the Vietnam battle. While enlisted he find new friends called Dan and Bubba‚ he wins lots of medals‚ helps create the smiley face‚ conducts a famous
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