Essays on Movies

Being the new kid in school or even being the new kid on a sports or club team. It’s an odd feeling because most people will say they feel like they have “no one” in a brand new situation. Although finding yourself in a brand…

Before John Glenn orbited around the Earth, or Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, a group of hard-working women known as ‘human computers’ wrote the base equations for launching rockets and the well-known astronauts into space. They were some of the most potential minds…

Hidden figures are likely the best movie that talked about the nature of the dim woman of concealing who went past the dreams about women to exhibit that they can achieve past what men can do. In 1960 there was a fight between the Americans…

Abstract This paper will discuss a movie review from a movie that uses elements of group counseling. I will use director Denzel Washington’s film, “The Great Debaters”, which was released in 2007 by The Weinstein Company. From this resource, I will give a brief synopsis…

The Great Debaters, a movie about three students and their professor Tolson achieving great success throughout their debating tournaments. This movie shows the journey which they took when America was starting to change during the civil rights movement era. It shows the ugly facts of…

In my opinion, this movie is great to watch. It teaches one how to debating with big opponents and teaching us that color has nothing to do with who you are. This movie, ​The Great Debaters, set in the 1930s, happens at a time when…

The Breakfast Club is a classic movie consisting of an interesting mix of teens. We follow five kids from different walks of life who meet for detention on the weekend. Tears were shed, personalities were dissected, and there were angry moments. These five students challenged,…

The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes, is not only a classic but has so many deeper meanings within the film. Five high school students, John Bender, Andrew Clark, Claire Standish, Allison Reynolds, and Brian Johnson, spend a Saturday detention together amongst the care of…

Allison Reynold’s development significantly changed, physically and emotionally, from the start to the end of Saturday detention, compared to the other students. At the start Allison is seen as the outcast who is shy, with her head down, making the least amount of noise as…

Stereotypes. I am a teenager, so I must be a rebel. I play on the football team; therefore, I am a jock. I excel in school and have straight A’s, so I must be a nerd. I am socially awkward, so I must be the…