documentaries give me a new stream of thoughts and allows me to discover another way to look at the world. The movie Man on Wire gave me this type of experience‚ helping me to re-discover the adventurous part of me that I hide deep inside of my soul. Man on Wire is a documentary directed by James March about a Philippe Petit and his journey to walk across in the middle of the World Trade Center on a wire back in 1974. What made me interested in the film in a point of view of student who is freshly leaning
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Composition 1 12 October 2012 “Life is like walking on a tight rope” In the movie “Man on Wire” starring Philippe Petit‚ Jean Francois‚ Jean Louis‚ Blondeau‚ and Heckel‚ a British man named Philippe Petit masterminds this extravagant plan to walk a tight rope across the World Trade Center’s twin towers. This event took place in Manhattan‚ New York City on August 7‚ 1974. The film is a British documentary film directed by James Marsh. The title of the film was actually taken from the police
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Dreams of a Mad Man After a person’s dreams have been crushed many times or even just once‚ they give up on that dream as well as forming new dreams. This is precisely why we admire Philippe; he has so much passion‚ and he refuses to give up-- no matter the circumstances. We envy him for his persistence‚ his abilities‚ and for his beauty. After all this‚ the viewers are still able to love him. We wish him luck‚ in hopes that he can accomplish something that we may never be able to-- accomplishing
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Petit: Sane Wire Walker What do you think when you imagine a man walking on a wire higher than 10 stories high? A French wire walker named Philippe Petit walked over many structures from Notre Dame to Sydney‚ Australia‚ to New York. Through the things he has done‚ people may think he is crazy. However‚ Petit and I think that there is nothing crazy about what he has done. I believe the people/society thinks he is crazy. They see this man up hundreds of feet walking across a wire over famous
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Man on Wire is a documentary about a goal oriented‚ thrill seeker that made history and created a masterpiece on a metal wire 110 stories above the streets of New York City. Philippe Petit had a dream to walk on a wire that was strung between the World Trade Centers. To make this happen it would take many years of planning‚ practice‚ and persistence. As we follow Petit through his journey‚ it becomes evident that he may not be able to achieve his goal. Director James Marsh allows tension to rise
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in their lives and throw you away when they don’t need you anymore. Philippe Petit‚ the main character of the documentary film “Man on Wire”‚ directed by James Marsh‚ is a great example of such a sucker. Barry Greenhouse‚ Petit’s accomplice‚ says it during the film‚ “He sort of draws you into his world.” Philippe was a brave‚ enthusiastic and persistent high-wire artist. His raw passion to walk hundreds of feet above the ground on a tightrope helped him to make his dream come true‚ and he
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Barack Obama: Man on a Wire By Steven Malik Shelton With the success of president Barack Obama’s reelection campaign which paved the way for him to exhaust a second term‚ he faces dilemmas as dangerous and precarious as he did during his first term. It is quite a balancing act that president Obama must perform if he is to maintain equilibrium between the demands of the wealthy elite and the
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Most people in today’s society do not stray far from what is perceived as normal‚ but some people dare to do extraordinary things. People such as Philippe Petit featured in the documentary Man on Wire and Timothy Treadwell featured in the documentary Grizzly Man. These two individuals share many similarities in regard to what they are willing to do to achieve their goals. They also share differences in regard to how they think and how they respond to fame. I intend to delve deeper into their characters
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up early to work with a positive attitude every day just like everybody else that actually cares about what they do‚ but I won’t be there to further any dishonest agendas; that’s not the guy I am. I’m the guy who suggests Man On Wire when my friends say they want to see a movie with crime in it. I’m the guy who won’t think twice about ripping up my shirt so I can offer it as a bandage to someone bleeding out in the street. I’m the guy that wants you to do something because it interests you‚ not because
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Who would have ever thought walking across a wire a certain distance from one point to the next would be considered illegal? Or psychotic? Most people tend to think it is a daring activity that is suspenseful and entertaining to watch‚ but the police think different. Police consider it trespassing and disorderly conduct and possibly an act of someone who is insane‚ at least that was the case for Philippe Petit in the 1974. Philippe Petit‚ a French man who is known to be quirky‚ adventurous‚ and charismatic
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