Les Miserables Movie Analysis

Nathanial Ayers portrayed the “textbook” diagnosis of schizophrenia appropriately throughout the movie. During The Soloist, Nathanial experienced hallucinations and delusions. Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia can experience symptoms. Nathanial would hear voices inside of his mind, telling him he was not talented enough to perform at Julliard. Nathanial also had delusional thoughts about his family trying to poison and kill him. There are positive and negative symptoms related to schizophrenia (Reed, 2014). Nathanial displayed signs of more positive symptoms of schizophrenia rather than negative symptoms. Nathanial would get overly excited about Beethoven and classical music. When Nathanial talked about

Children wore ragged clothes and suffered tremendously (document 1). There was a lack of bread due to the fact that it was more than the people can afford (document 1). Finally, there was a tax on the land and it’s produce in France (document 1). This financial instability played a major part in the fabrication of the French Revolution. Social status was also a main factor for the occurrence of the Revolution.

When the time hit France during the French Revolution there were many rough times for people during the 25 years they were fighting. During the French Revolution the people were living in harsh conditions. People were going poor they couldn’t afford things, the middle class was getting robbed of paying taxes, and the working class couldn’t start the French Revolution.

In many point of views the French Revolution is one of the greatest events in world history. In a matter of speaking, it is a turning point especially for French society, but the contested question is what was it like to actually live in the French Revolution? Peter McPhee, the author of the book which the article of this review derives Living the French Revolution 1789-1799, which was published in 2006, discusses what life was like in the French Revolution from 1789 to 1799. McPhee describes an expansive history that explores the experience of the people of France's villages and country towns, revealing how the revolution had a dramatic effect upon their lives.

Roxanne is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Steve Martin. It is a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand`s 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac. Deception is examined in Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxanne, that drives the action forward. From fake identities and hidden emotions to vicious and clever plans. The play, Cyrano de Bergerac and the movie, Roxanne have many similarities and differences. This involves the plot, characterization, setting, conflict, and irony. In both, Cyrano attempts to help Roxane and Christian fall in love with each other, because he feels this is the only way to tell Roxanne how he feels. Cyrano then writes letters

In his sophomore film, Julien Donkey-Boy (1999), director Harmony Korine tunes in to the psychotic perspective of Julien (Ewan Bremner) – a suburban schizophrenic with raisin-black eyes and detachable dentistry – and his almost equally grotesque family, in a disorderly smear of violence, incest, and finally, tragedy. The film 's fragmented narrative structure, with its grainy and hand-held visual style, shudders on to the screen in a fusillade of discursive vignettes, that reflect, not only the digital dexterity of its director, but the haunting psychosis of its titular protagonist. It is the inarticulate jumble of Julien 's psychology which is the organizing principle of the film. And, it is precisely how we as viewers identify with this character and become complicit in his pathological perspective which this essay will continue to explore.

The Breakfast Club was written, directed, and produced by John Hughes. The film was released February 15, 1985 which happened to be three days before his 35th birthday. The film stared the likes of Emilio Esteves (Andrew Clark), Anthony Michael Hall (Brian Johnson), Judd Nelson (John Bender), Molly Ringwald (Claire Standish), Ally Sheedy (Allison Reynolds), and Paul Gleason (Richard Vernon). The Breakfast Club is about five stereotypical high school students serving detention together, we have Andrew Clark, the athlete, Brian Johnson, the brain, John Bender, the criminal, Claire Standish, the princess, Allison Reynolds, the basket case, and Richard Vernon, the power abusing principal.

Rich ones acted like evil people, while the poor were not very much, like people at all; for the poor were depressed. Charles shows the bad stuff happening to peasants, to show how much of a necessity the French revolution was.

The documentary film Slaves of the Saint talks about the relationship between people and the spiritual practice of Candomble and the relationship between Pomba Giras and Exus. Before this film I only had an understanding of what a pomba gira is thanks to this class.

All you need is love; love is all you need. These famous lyrics sung by The Beatles, is the central theme of the narrative and resonates throughout the film, “Moulin Rouge!” A romantic tragedy with a hint of Shakespearean forbidden love, Moulin Rouge is encapsulated from its tragic but touching romance by melodic and ambient singing. Baz Luhrmann, known for having vibrant cinematography and theatrical mise-en-scene, showcases his directing as shown by the choreography and art direction. The narrative structure of the film is a cinematic fairy tale romance as if the audience was reading a classic tale.

The era surrounding the French Revolution was a horrifically bloody and violent period of history – the best of times and the worst of times. The violence enacted by the citizens of French on their fellow countrymen set a gruesome scene in the cities and country sides of France. Charles Dickens uses a palate of storm, wine, and blood imagery in A Tale of Two Cities to paint exactly how tremendously brutal this period of time was.

The movie, The Breakfast Club, is a movie about five students who get Saturday school and become friends as a result of it. The characters were: Allison, the quiet girl who would sit in the back and refuse to talk; John, the troublemaker who always talked back to the teachers; Claire, the popular girl who always got what she wanted; Brian, the nerdy student who only cared about having good grades; Andrew, the wrestler who was only focused impressing his father. While watching the movie, I mainly related to Brian. He is pressured to have good grades by his parents and is labeled as the nerd because of it. I am also pressured to have good grades; however, I am labeled as the smart kid in many different classes, but I’m not classified as a nerd.

In the movie “Les Choristes” a music teacher arrives at the school; “Fond de l'Étang”, a boarding school for troubled children. When M. Matthieu arrives the school he finds out that the students are beaten for misbehaving by the director. The director is a very strict man who believes in punishment by force. When M. Matthieu walks in on the students singing rude songs about him, he decides to form a chorus to teach the students to behave. However, one student refuses to sing, his name is Morhange. Later he finds him singing in his room and is amazed by his voice and gives him a solo. After this, a disobedient boy named Mondain arrives at the school and causes trouble. He steals a watch and gets locked up for 2 weeks. With the chorus the whole

A character’s ability to make critical decisions, and act upon them, in times of oppression and suffering was crucial to the plot of Les Misérables. The French Revolution was a time of change and creative exploration in France, a multitude of individuals all chose to stand up and unite against the

    “Tonight I gotta cut loose, footloose, kick off my sunday shoes. Jack, get back, come on before we crack.” (Footloose, Kenny Loggins) For this essay, I chose to watch Footloose made in 1984 and directed by Herbert Ross and Footloose made in 2011 directed by Craig Brewer. Both movies centered around the town of Bomont, a secluded town with out of the ordinary beliefs. In this town, dancing and partying of any sort was strictly against the law and teenagers were seemingly miserable. There was little to no self expression and even listening to provocative music or any music too loud, could get you a ticket with a hefty fine. The reason behind the strict rules is that several years back, five teens from Bomont High School died in a car wreck after they were drinking and dancing too much. Each of these movies have some things in common, but have more differences than anything. Some of the main differences are the opening credits of each movie, how and who Ren arrives to Bomont at the beginning of the movie, the “chicken” races between Ren and Jeff, and the book burning in town square.