Lucas Johnson

staircase. The tall towers that were scattered across Manhattan stood right in front of my window. I walked towards the kitchen and grabbed an apple from the fridge. “I’m very glad you picked this one out of all the apartments we looked at.” “Me too, Lucas,” my mother assured as I cleaned the alluring apple under the running faucet on the island, “me too.” I took a bite into the crisp golden apple. She asked, “Ready for school?” “Yeah, I guess,” I responded. “Adios.” I sluggishly hauled my five-ton

The movie “American Gangster” is a very good Hollywood portrayal of a man named Frank Lucas. Frank Lucas was played by Denzel Washington with Russell Crowe playing Richie Roberts, who was the cop investigating the heroin distribution. During the 1960’s into the 1970’s, distribution of heroin in New York was at one of the greatest peaks of all time. Frank Lucas had a great mentor, whose name was Bumpy Johnson. Bumpy was a career criminal who spent most of his life in prison until he became a mob boss

during the Vietnam War and the negative impact of Nixon's drug war on minorities. The Research Synopsis Part I: In the year of 1968, drugs rule the streets of Harlem, and a man named Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Clarence Williams III) rules drugs. Bumpy teaches his bodyguard named Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) everything he knows as he goes about his business, and Frank is well prepared to take over the streets when Bumpy peacefully passes away. However, Bumpy's funeral shows Frank that power

Foreshadowing the Dystopic Future of Today Before George Lucas created Star Wars and became a household name, he was once a film student. After he graduated from film school, he wrote and directed the film THX 1138 in 1971, Lucas’s first real film work. THX 1138 takes place in the dystopian future where the government closely controls every aspect of life, both at home and at work, through the use of city wide mandatory medication and through an overbearing police force. Everyone in the film performs

Movies have been another form of media to bring little dreams into big realities,through cameras,acting, and many different special effects. Special effects have played a special part of the filmmaking process and has evolved through the years using a combination of improved practical effects, and computer generated effects to provide a visually stimulating movie experience. Special effects can only do so much, however successful movies have been comprised with a proper balance of all the elements

Nigel Morris’ Empire of Light offers numerous criticisms of Spielberg’s Indiana Jones series. His conclusions draw on the subconscious biases of the film with topics ranging from American imperialism, anti-feminism, and the “white man’s burden”. Morris argues the hero - the white, American, and masculine Jones - is inseparable from these identities (pg. 77). While he makes interesting points about the role of Marion and other characters in relation to Jones to support this argument, as he acknowledges

George Lucas founder of Lucasfilm Ltd. (1971), director, writer, producer known for his creativity, due to the film Star wars and TV series Indiana Jones. “ A Filmmaker, visionary and entrepreneur, George Lucas has not only changed the way we experience film and filmmaking but also revolutionized film industry practices and standards.” “ George Lucas, on an economic, aesthetic and cultural level, has contributed more than any other individual to the shaping of the New Hollywood and is, by far, one

Lost Ark is an iconic adventure film of the 1980s. Written by, a man whom at the time was extremely popular for making the cult classic film, Star Wars. That man was George Lucas. The Lost Ark was an immediate success for the obvious reasons of, a great original story line and the ridiculously amazing amount of action, but most unknowledgable movie-goers missed some film and technical techniques that make the Lost Ark a cinematic beauty. The Lost Ark was uniformly praised for their special effects

examine three movies including: Lucas (1986), Rocky One (1976), and Karate Kid (1984). In each of these movies, acts of violence granted each character acceptance within their respected groups. In the first movie Lucas, main character Lucas is an unusually great teenager whose nerdy look makes him an easy target for bullies. Eventually his life begins to change after meeting an attractive new girl named Maggie, whose love interest a football player that protects Lucas from harassment, named Cappie

Throughout life, it has become evident that people are shaped by the experiences and actions of the people around them. It is merely impossible to survive in complete isolation; the actions of others create long lasting impacts on how people live. This is evident both in fictional and nonfictional scenarios. As literature progresses, it has become seen that almost all fictional stories, and sometimes even nonfiction, are based around the same recurring storylines. This theory, brought about by Joseph