Jessie Owens Character Analysis
How do Stephen Hopkins use different elements throughout the film to help the viewer see the way Jessie Owens continued to overcome while constantly being faced with adversity?
Throughout the film Jessie Owens is faced with many obstacles. Even from the very beginning of the film Jessie was faced with the decision whether, or whether not to leave home. The writer created a sense of tension in the first scene to show the immediate pressure that Owen’s was being faced with. Owens had a two year old daughter at the time, and asking a man to leave his home in that time period was very difficult. Owens had a very strict father, and you can see the created tension between the two when he decides to leave home. After the intense conversation with …show more content…
After being unsuccessful in his attempt to convince Owens not to quit Hopkins gave us insight into his personal life. The first analogy was created in this scene. Hopkins took us on a ride in Snyder life, and we were able to see the conflict he was enduring. The viewer is able to see the backlash he was getting for coaching an African American athlete. Snyder lost his wife, and resulted to drinking to solve his problems. The parallel was drawn between the two men, and u can see for the first time the movie was not just about race. You could see that we all are faced with obstacles, and because of this Owens changed his mind on his decision not to go. Owens was able to see the vulnerability of his coach, and understood it was for a greater purpose then just African Americans.
Towards the end of the movie is when the author created perhaps the biggest visual scene of the movie. It was when the Americans arrived in Germany, and Owens walked in the stadium for the first time. The stadium was filled with hundreds of thousands of people, and you can feel that the pressure was at an all time high. The camera angle was a t a bird’s eye view, which weakens the character. Their Owens stood alone with the crowd roaring at him as he looked of into the distance. This was the climax of the movie, because we were eager to see Owens response to the hostile
Throughout the film Jessie Owens is faced with many obstacles. Even from the very beginning of the film Jessie was faced with the decision whether, or whether not to leave home. The writer created a sense of tension in the first scene to show the immediate pressure that Owen’s was being faced with. Owens had a two year old daughter at the time, and asking a man to leave his home in that time period was very difficult. Owens had a very strict father, and you can see the created tension between the two when he decides to leave home. After the intense conversation with …show more content…
After being unsuccessful in his attempt to convince Owens not to quit Hopkins gave us insight into his personal life. The first analogy was created in this scene. Hopkins took us on a ride in Snyder life, and we were able to see the conflict he was enduring. The viewer is able to see the backlash he was getting for coaching an African American athlete. Snyder lost his wife, and resulted to drinking to solve his problems. The parallel was drawn between the two men, and u can see for the first time the movie was not just about race. You could see that we all are faced with obstacles, and because of this Owens changed his mind on his decision not to go. Owens was able to see the vulnerability of his coach, and understood it was for a greater purpose then just African Americans.
Towards the end of the movie is when the author created perhaps the biggest visual scene of the movie. It was when the Americans arrived in Germany, and Owens walked in the stadium for the first time. The stadium was filled with hundreds of thousands of people, and you can feel that the pressure was at an all time high. The camera angle was a t a bird’s eye view, which weakens the character. Their Owens stood alone with the crowd roaring at him as he looked of into the distance. This was the climax of the movie, because we were eager to see Owens response to the hostile