Analysis Of The Movie ' House Of Cards '

Before Holden returns to his dorm room, he decides to have a word with his former history teacher Mr. Spencer. Holden intends to clarify why and how he was expelled to Mr. Spencer, because he will not have the chance to talk to him until christmas break.

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The 1972 film The Candidate is a satirical piece focused on the campaign process in the U.S. The campaign which is analyzed is the race for California’s senator. The protagonist of the story is Bill McKay, a man who has a disdain for politics due to his father’s involvement as a state senator years before. However, when a campaign manager Marvin Lucas shows up on his door step asking him to run against the fifteen-year incumbent,Crocker Jarmon, Bill’s preconceived notions of becoming a politician are shaken. Lucas convinces McKay that if he campaigns, his platform will be centered on bringing awareness to issues that he cares about (should I insert specifics?) not necessarily winning. Mckay’s campaign would then function similarly to that of a third party; calling attention to difficult issues current politicians tended to avoid. Lucas was so confident in the idea that McKay will not win that he writes “You lose.” in a matchbox and gives it to McKay.

One must inevitably confront the daunting face of adulthood. In J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger depicts the disheartening journey from adolescence to adulthood that Holden Caulfield endures. Although holden seeks the freedoms that mark adulthood, he has yet to take up the role of a truly mature citizen as the society conforming nature of those adults disgust him, leading him to his gradual mental decline. J. D. Salinger uses the immature character of Holden Caulfield as a means of revealing the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood and its psychological effects.

In J.D. Salinger’s novel Catcher In The Rye, it starts off with young man named Holden Caulfield at his school football game at Pencey Prep talking about his life. Following that the sudden and unexpected death of his little brother Allie occurs due to cancer. Holden becomes depressed and rebellious. He is aggressive towards anything and anyone who stands in his way and will knock down anything that tries to stop him from doing whatever he wants. Holden shows that the effect of Allie’s passing dawns on him throughout his life and he greatly shows it from time to time. Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden represents the voice of real people by getting expelled, being depressed, and smoking/drinking.

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The movie takes place in the early 1990’s, when Jordan Belfort partners with Donny Azoff to start his brokerage firm, Stratford-Oakmont. After the introduction given by Jordan, we follow his life from the time that he is 22 years old when he had just started on wall street, all the way to the time of his arrest. Throughout the movie, you can see Jordan’s narcissistic personality aid him in his rise to the top and eventually lead to his fall.

Young Catcher Songs can connect to lives of characters in books. There are similarities in between the song Young Forever by Jay Z feat Mr. Hudson and the main character Holden Caulfield in the novel Catcher in the Rye. Although there are similarities there are differences too. Many desire to stay young forever so they can avoid responsibilities and just enjoy life . This is one similarity between the song Young Forever and the character Holden Caulfield is that both talk about wanting to stay young.

Frank Underwood opens up the television series, “House of Cards”, by saying, “There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things”. To get a feel of Frank’s character, the writers of the show immediately sets the tone with an unexpected scene of Frank killing a dog, who had been previously hit by a car, to put it out of its misery. The creator of “House of Cards”, Beau Willimon, makes Frank’s character one with plenty of ambition and power, willing to do anything to get what he desires, even if it means hurting others. This show exemplifies the lives of powerful leaders in Washington and how everyone

In chapter 17 of Catcher in the Rye, Holden’s sporadic and desperate diction and syntax directly unveil his mental state in which he hopelessly searches for a meaningful connection with the world around him. For example, when speaking with Sally about his distaste for cars, Holden mentions, “‘I’d rather have a goddamn horse. A horse is at least human,’”(Salinger 131). Holden is sick of the materialistic world that surrounds him which causes him to instead of a car, wants a horse which he describes as “human”. This portrays that Holden is searching for something authentic in his lonely and depressing life, a connection with another living being which requires life, emotion, and energy.

Seventh, power stemming from being close to power shows that the closer a person is to power, the greater the power he or she exerts. Likewise, the higher a unit reports in a firm’s hierarchy, the more power it possesses.

Throughout the Netflix series House of Cards the main topic is Power. Although many characters have a thirst and drive for power throughout the series, the main character, Francis J. (Frank) Underwood is the character most intertwined with power and the innate corruption of it. Frank Underwood was born a poor southern farm boy yet, that humble beginning only assisted his thirst for power and recognition. Early on in the series, Frank Underwood holds the office of house majority whip and begins to feel entitled to his power. When Remy Danton, a former aid turned lobbyist, does something he disagrees with he says, “Money is the Mc-mansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after 10 years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries.

The American Netflix series House of Cards is a political drama that follows Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) rising through the ranks from Democratic Majority Whip in the House of Representatives to Vice President and later President of the United States by achieving his political power through manipulation and ruthless pragmatism with the aid of his wife Claire Underwood (Robin Wright).

The Movie that I choose to analyze was the movie The Wolf of Wall Street this movie is about a guy who is starting off his career wanting to earn money fast so he goes to Wall Street and works as a broker for a small firm, where he ends up picking up bad advice along with some bad habits that get him rich fast, but not in a very ethical way. Some of the main characters that I will be talking about in this essay are Jordan Belfort also referred to as Jordy, he is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Donnie Azoff Played by Jonah Hill. There are many other characters in this movie, but these are the main characters that are faced with difficult dilemmas. A lot of the choices that are made in this movie are Unethical. Even though it seems that he does everything for greed you end up understanding the reasons he did those things, but even though they are done for the right reasons does not mean it is right.

House of Cards is a Netflix produced television show starring Kevin Spacey, as the ruthless protagonist Frank Underwood. It primarily focuses on Underwood 's relentless pursuit of power and following his journey climbing the Washington Political ladder. He goes from House Congressional Whip, to finally president at the end of season 2. The show itself represents a critical and cynical look at US politics. This is further proven by the fact that Frank Underwood thrives in this system. The main critiques of the system come from the importance of the media and how public perception is a driving force in influencing politics, with many scandals making or breaking various politicians throughout the show. Another criticism is how modern politics has turned into its own version of Theater. Also, the show criticizes the lack of genuine democracy that is shown in current politics. Another critique comes from the relentless pursuit of power demonstrated by Frank Underwood and politicians like him. Moreover, it displays how Frank Underwood is the embodiment of current Washington politicians. These politicians do not care about helping people, every move they make is about progressing their political agenda no matter what the cost. The government in House of Cards is not “for the people,” instead it is just a tool for those in power to abuse as the climb the ladder of D.C politics.