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    Philosophical Issues in Film Freedom and Responsibility Crimes and Misdemeanors In Woody Allen’s filmCrimes and Misdemeanors‚” the main characters face problems with morals‚ choices‚ and personal responsibilities that cloud their lives. There are two storylines that at first don’t seem to mix‚ but in the end come to an interesting connection when both main characters meet. Both stories are tales of adultery‚ but one also involves murder‚ and embezzlement. In the first storyline‚ Woody

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    Allen’s filmCrimes and Misdemeanors‚ explores the different ways that philosophy play in the inner workings of the human mind. Throughout the film‚ the audience witnesses the roles that ethics play in the lives of five different men: Judah Rosenthal‚ a successful ophthalmologist; Clifford Stern‚ a struggling documentary filmographer; Lester‚ a famous producer; Ben‚ a rabbi whose sense of sight is beginning to fail; and Louis Levy‚ a philosophical theorist. By the end of the film‚ each

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    Crimes and Misdemeanors” Woody Allen’s‚ “Crimes and Misdemeanors”‚ film paints a realistic picture of the real world in which we all live. His film brilliantly portrays the lives of how a large amount of people across this globe live their own life and does not attempt to “sugarcoat” any event that occurs in the movie; he merely tells it how it is and provides information for what people should expect in today’s world. Allen takes on the issue of the human races’ true beliefs of morality

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    Cheryl Brown Professor Nassif Intro to Philosophy 17 Nov 2012 “Crimes and Misdemeanors” In the final scene when Louis Levy speaks of the capacity of love I feel he is saying that we as humans have this natural need for an emotional attachment in order to feel complete as a person. Everyone on this earth is looking for love and acceptance and this starts from birth. A baby requires love‚ attention‚ physical touch and maternal nurturing along with biological needs in order to survive. This is

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    his fascinating ability in utilizing both his stunning‚ humorous wit along with several philosophical concepts. Such a combination creates an engaged and thoroughly entertained audience‚ as well as a mentally-stimulated one. In his movie “Crimes and Misdemeanors‚” the philosophical concepts Allen touches upon deal with ethical and moral issues. What does ’do the right thing ’ really entail; why not do the opposite if it leads to one ’s personal success? In the absence of a God‚ who ’s to say whether

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    In the final scene of the movie Crimes and Misdemeanors‚ I believe the fictional philosopher Louse Levy’s message was very similar to philosophy Jean-Paul Sartre and his theory on existentialism. One of Sartre’s quotes‚ “Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself.” Levy is trying to convey that we are in control of our choices and we choose our own happiness. In the final scene of the film Levy states‚ “We’re all faced throughout our lives with making conscience moral decisions. Some

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    serious crimes in United States are called felonies. In a majority of the states a felony is any offense for which the penalty may be death (in states that allow it) or imprisonment in the penitentiary (a federal or state prison) (U.S Legal System‚ 2001).There is also infractions and misdemeanors known for offenses. According to Iowa Judicial Branch‚ misdemeanors are separated into three categories: simple‚ serious‚ and more serious and is classified form the most to the least serious crimes (2008)

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    God and Morality God and morality seem to be inevitably tied together in the minds of a majority of people in this world. In Woody Allen’s film Crimes and Misdemeanors‚ there is a suggestion the relationship between God and morality is fundamental. This film intertwines two stories‚ but one specifically caught my attention in relation to the correlation between God and morality. This first story involves Judah‚ a wealthy ophthalmologist and family man‚ who has had a several-year affair with

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    Crimes and Misdemeanors” 1. Judah Rosenthal would answer the second formation of the ontological question by stating that human beings are programmed to be moral or immoral by outside influences. In the scene in which Judah drives to the house that he grew up in‚ Judah walks through the house and goes through a sudden flashback of a Seder gathering with his entire family at the dinner table. At the table‚ his mother and father argue about the existence of a moral structure. Judah’s father says

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    Perhaps‚ you or a family member has been accused of a crime. Crime’s are either a misdemeanor or a felony. Still‚ a misdemeanor crime should not be taken lightly either. Even a person that is wrongfully accused of a misdemeanor crime could spend up to a year in jail. This is devastating for an innocent individual that did not have legal representation in court. Those that are accused of a misdemeanor crime or a felony have the right to their day in court‚ represented by a criminal lawyer Porter Count

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