On The Waterfront: Film Analysis
The medium of film is enriching as it is able to transmit powerful themes and/or social issues to an audience, leaving them with a new understanding.
Explain how this statement is true of the set film you have studied.
"On the Waterfront", a well-known film by Elia Kazan, tells the story of the old former professional boxer Terry, energetic, at New York Harbor when union leader Johnny Friendly sent Terry's brother Charlie to kill Terry's friend Joey. Eventually in front of the bloody reality, all the workers have known the truth and crushed the evil plot of Johnny Friendly. The film reflects the real life of dock workers , their awakening awareness and struggle against the union’s inner corruption, which you can get a glimpse of iceberg …show more content…
The beginning of the drama unfolds around Joey's death, one who dares to defy the trade unions. His death is indirectly related to Terry, but Terry is not moved much by that accident. Later Terry met Joey's sister, thus leading to an important emotional clues, a factor in making the change of Terry’s attitude. After Dugan's death , in fact, Terry has the awareness of saving Dugan, but he is not strongly motivated until Charlie's death, so he has had a real change of heart, and finally decides to testify against Johnny Friendly. Later, pigeons have been killed by the children, which shows that Terry decided to testify after a pessimistic isolated …show more content…
On the one hand, as a representative of his positive character, supports the development of the whole story. On the other hand, some of his parts are slightly exaggerated including Dugan's death and his long speech. “Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. Well, they better wise up” typically demonstrates the good will of Father Barry who spares no efforts to influence the community. Even after Charlie's death, when Terry went to the bar to find Johnny Friendly, Barry tried to comfort and enlighten Terry as a priest, etc. All of these facts subconsciously convey the idea that “American violence” will ultimately be affected by legal
Explain how this statement is true of the set film you have studied.
"On the Waterfront", a well-known film by Elia Kazan, tells the story of the old former professional boxer Terry, energetic, at New York Harbor when union leader Johnny Friendly sent Terry's brother Charlie to kill Terry's friend Joey. Eventually in front of the bloody reality, all the workers have known the truth and crushed the evil plot of Johnny Friendly. The film reflects the real life of dock workers , their awakening awareness and struggle against the union’s inner corruption, which you can get a glimpse of iceberg …show more content…
The beginning of the drama unfolds around Joey's death, one who dares to defy the trade unions. His death is indirectly related to Terry, but Terry is not moved much by that accident. Later Terry met Joey's sister, thus leading to an important emotional clues, a factor in making the change of Terry’s attitude. After Dugan's death , in fact, Terry has the awareness of saving Dugan, but he is not strongly motivated until Charlie's death, so he has had a real change of heart, and finally decides to testify against Johnny Friendly. Later, pigeons have been killed by the children, which shows that Terry decided to testify after a pessimistic isolated …show more content…
On the one hand, as a representative of his positive character, supports the development of the whole story. On the other hand, some of his parts are slightly exaggerated including Dugan's death and his long speech. “Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. Well, they better wise up” typically demonstrates the good will of Father Barry who spares no efforts to influence the community. Even after Charlie's death, when Terry went to the bar to find Johnny Friendly, Barry tried to comfort and enlighten Terry as a priest, etc. All of these facts subconsciously convey the idea that “American violence” will ultimately be affected by legal