Introduction: “Nothing can be a really cool hand,” once spoken by Luke, is one of the countless quotes outlying Luke’s persistent nature (Carroll and Rosenberg 1967). The movie, Cool Hand Luke, directed by Stuart Rosenberg in 1967, is a movie about ultimate sacrifice. Luke, the protagonist of the story, after being sentenced to two years for destruction of municipal property, constantly defied the prison’s regulations. He became a leader for the inmates, and ultimately was killed. Luke was a persistent
There are many movies that make the contrast of the lives of prisoners and their guards. So often do we see a colorful group of people who struggle under the control of a tyrannical leader, struggling to keep both their spirits and sanity up. Cool Hand Luke is not an exception to these films. However, it does contain a main character with a nonchalant type attitude that irks his superiors and earns respect from his fellow prisoners, which is not often seen. This leads to him becoming a very popular
The movie Cool Hand Luke, has ethical and moral dilemmas that encourage the audience to delve deeper into the roles that ethics and morals play in society today. There are ethical and moral dilemmas that the characters face and for that historical and social time period there were viable solutions. There are moral values that guide the characters and historical experiences that shaped them. After a brief summary I will show two moral dilemmas, their outcome and alternatives. Also relating the dilemmas
“We Real Cool” In the short story, “We Real Cool” written by a prominent poet Gwendolyn Brooks is about seven “Pool Players,” who think they are “Real Cool.” Although, the poem, being deceptively simple, depicts the realities that many African Americans faced during the Civil Rights Movement. Brooks was able to paint a vivid picture on how a group of young boys were forced to grow up too early and we realized that they who not really “cool,”; they have dropped out of school and they spend the
The movie Cool Runnings demonstrated group cohesion, positive reinforcement and team bonding. The movie Cool Runnings is about four athletes who formed the first Olympic bobsled team from Jamaica. In the beginning of the movie, track sensation, Derice Bannock, is preparing for his race in the Olympic trials. The race started off well but near the end of the race, Junior, another competitor stumbled and tripped many runners, especially Derice who hopped up on his toes as the first place winner is
Bonding is the art of survival when it pertains to Cool Hand Luke. In prison you can either do your time and not have it be miserable or you mess around and make it a living hell. When the inmates bond, it shows that they are making an effort to come together and make their respective sentences less miserable. There are a couple very distinct scenes in the film in which Lucas Jackson (Cool hand Luke) bonds with the other inmates. The Bonding between Luke and the other inmates starts Between
We real cool When I first read “We Real Cool” I pictured a group of “cool kids,” a band of misfits playing hooky and skipping class. In line three when Brooks says “Lurk late,” I imagined the kids loitering out around the town late at night, stirring up trouble, singing songs with profanity or vulgar imagery drinking gin watered down with tonic or juice. “Jazz June” sounds like a promotion for a jazz club that the kids would go to on a late June night when school is on break. Then, after all the
Cool Hand Luke Film Analysis The film, Cool Hand Luke, directed by Stuart Rosenberg and produced by Gordon Carroll, was released in November 1967. It is an American prison drama film about a former soldier who is sent to jail for taking the heads off of parking meters. Luke, the protagonist, is sentenced to two years in a chain gang prison ran by severe guardians. If the prisoners violate the rules it results in spending the night in the “box”, which is a small room with limited air and limited
the movie Cool Hand Luke’s mom died, his partners gave him respect by leaving the room and the one of boss workers locked Luke in the box to grieve. People just don’t know how to react But we shouldn’t let fear stop us. Like going back to Antigone when Ismene burried her family relative she really didnt know what to do and she just did what was suppose to be done, what her mind told her to. How does fear and moral and emotions stop you from accomplishing your goals? Looking back at Cool Hand Luke
*There are many movies that make the contrast of the lives of prisoners and their guards. So often do we see a colorful group of people who struggle under the control of a tyrannical leader, struggling to keep both their spirits and sanity up. Cool Hand Luke is not an exception to these films. However, it does contain a main character with a nonchalant type attitude that irks his superiors and earns respect from his fellow prisoners, which is not often seen. This leads to him becoming a very popular