THE LAST CASTLE This movie presents the internal structure of an organization and also a parallel between two leading styles. The leadership style of two individuals will have consequences on the people they lead and on the final of the conflict. The whole action of the movie is compressed in the elements described by Gen. Irwin at the beginning of the movie: he says that a castle must have four key elements‚ which include: the location
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“The Last Castle” provides examples of good leadership and bad leadership. Colonel Winter‚ the warden of a military is the example of bad leadership‚ while General Irwin‚ a prisoner at Winter’s prison is an example of good leadership. The film illustrates that a leader does not have to have a technical leadership position to gain followers‚ and how two leaders who have differing viewpoints on leadership cannot exist in the same space without conflict. Henri Nouwen‚ in his book on leadership “In the
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The Last Castle - Write-up The story portrays a picture of the prisoner (army personnel General Irwin who held a very high rank in the US Army) in a jail in USA. The film basically talks about the leadership skills of the protagonist General Irwin‚ who was found guilty of violating the presidential order and sending the troop to Burundi‚ Africa. In the prison‚ the warden‚ Colonel Winter was trying to make General Irwin‚ understand the system‚ making himself perfectly clear what prisoners are supposed
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Leader Philosophies‚ Themes‚ and Strategies Employed through “The Last Castle” (Information from the film will be written in a basic Times New Roman‚ Font 12; however the information retrieved from Organizational Behavior resources will be italicized‚ as well as my added comments) The Last Castle was packed full of leaders; bad‚ good‚ and great according to the numerous leadership philosophies‚ themes‚ and strategies that I will identify. The movie begins with Lieutenant General (3-Star) Irwin
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In the film‚ The Last Castle‚ I found many aspects and theories that involve organizational communication throughout the movie. The film is about a US prison where the prisoners have formally served in the military and have committed crimes while serving their time. The movie shows how the prisoners come together when a former well-respected general is sent there to overpower the man that runs the facility. The first theory and probably the most noted theory is the Adaptive Structuration Theory
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Corporal Ramon Aguilar (Clifton Collins‚ Jr.)‚ who had made the mistake of saluting Irwin in the prison yard. Continuing to observe acts of cruelty‚ Irwin attempts to unify the prisoners by building a "castle wall" of stone and mortar at the facility‚ which in many ways resembles a medieval castle. Envying the respect Irwin is clearly receiving‚ Winter orders his guards to destroy the wall. Aguilar‚ directly involved in its construction‚ takes a stand before the bulldozer. Winter orders a sharpshooter
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“Last Look” and “At Castle Boterel” both have a similar theme present‚ strong memories. “Last Look”‚ written by Seamus Heaney appearing in his sixth collection of poems in 1984‚ is both an elegy and a eulogy as it has a mournful tone whilst also being in praise of someone and commemorating their death. In this poem‚ that person is Gallaher‚ who we can assume is an old friend that Heaney misses. The title of the poem is ambiguous‚ it could mean the last time he saw Gallaher or it could suggest that
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beliefs. There have been numbers of areas of challenges and two of them are food and multi-culturalism. These challenges are explicitly presented in the film directed by Rob Stitch‚ The Castle‚ and a number of related materials. One aspect of the global village which is effectively represented by Sitch in The Castle is the attitude towards the food from diverse cultures which exists in Australia. Kerrigan family is very contented with their rather bland and preservative diet which they share in their
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The Castle Movie Report Michael Caton as Darryl Kerrigan‚ the patriarch of the family Anne Tenney as Sal Kerrigan‚ his loving wife Stephen Curry as Dale Kerrigan‚ the youngest son‚ digger of holes‚ and narrator of the film Sophie Lee as Tracey Petropoulous (née Kerrigan)‚ the family’s only daughter‚ a newlywed hair dresser Eric Bana as Con Petropoulous‚ Tracey’s new husband‚ an accountant and amateur kickboxer Anthony Simcoe as Steve Kerrigan‚ the middle son‚ an
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stereotypes when trying to find some expression of our Australian identity. The feature film‚ The Castle‚ deals with issues about Australian identity in the 1990’s. The film uses techniques like camera shots‚ language and the use of narration to develop conflict between a decent‚ old fashioned suburban family‚ the Kerrigans and an unscrupulous corporation called Airlink. Feature films like The Castle are cultural products because they use attitudes‚ values and stereotypes about what it means to be
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