... makes The Contender, period. I can not confidently give full credit to either the director, Rod Lurie, or cinematographer Denis Maloney for the film's visual achievement because you never can tell who had a larger hand in a movie's photography, so I will give them equal applause. The lighting of this film is very soft and unobtrusive that has an inviting quality to it. It illuminates the characters and ... since The Contender is a political thriller, because it is as if the camera is acting non-partisan. The camera seems to always do something throughout the film. A wealth of tracking, st...

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... . The final example of pride in this novel is the smaller cop's pride in Alfred's ability to run. This is where the smaller cop says, "Hang in there, Al, you"re lookin" good"(p.66). What the smaller cop means by this is Alfred is in good shape and he should continue to press on. That is the final example of pride in The Contender. Those are two of many examples of characters who ... show pride, Alfred and the ... smaller cop, in The Contender, Lipsyte is a incredible writer because ... ...

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... reached this perfection yet, a few have come close. And "The Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald is a strong contender. This novel written and placed in the nineteen-twenties paints an interesting picture of the life of the wealthy and careless. I will now take a look at how the novel meets with its two main themes, the corrupting power of money, and the journey to self-discovery. At once when one start reading ... "the Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald you are introduced to the decadence and carelessness of ... it is to no avail. Myrtle is from a lower class than him, and thus he doesn't think much...

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... is no spectacle; no one is there to see it but himself. In the Miami jail, it becomes clear Jake was the protagonist of Raging Bull, but also the antagonist. The usual villains of the boxing film (the femme fatale, the mobster, the crooked manager) are absent here. Even the mobsters Salvy and Tommy are portrayed as sympathetic characters that never act violently or even raise their voices, and so serve ... brother Charlie (Rod Steiger) for having made him throw an important fight for the benefit of the mob bosses: "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, i...

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... with "kindness" that inspires Terry's devotion to Edie. Despite his instance that he "ain't a bum," Terry lacks the will to bring about change until he confronts his brother Charley with the realization that "he coulda been a contender coulda been somebody" if it weren't for Charley. That this has haunted Kazan's hero and demoralized him so much has ... an enormous impact on Charley whose sacrificial death finally galvanized Terry into taking action against Friendly. Terry's decision here is not based on the plight of the workingman, but rather a deep ... posturing is similar to that o...

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... , Cora, though the protagonists and the Delawares vow to follow and regain her freedom. Coming out of hiding in a beaver pond, Chingachgook and Munro join the ensuing battle in which the Hurons are defeated. Nonetheless Magua and two warriors escape with Cora through nearby caves and up mountainside. Finally contender by Hawkeye, Heyward, Gamut, and Uncas, the Hurons give defiance and in the fighting Cora, Uncas ... and Magua are killed. The next day is one of mourning for ... the Delawares. Cora and Uncas are buried side by side, and all the white characters except Hawkeye leave. When ...

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... shot against Apollo Creed. Rocky's main motivation in the film is his own will. He is trying to go the full fifteen rounds with Apollo Creed for himself and no one else. He doesn't even mention winning the fight because his primary focus is to make a man of himself and fight as a real contender. I think that the beginning of the film could help explain this. When Rocky ... gets home from his first fight and arrives back at his home he gives a disgusted look at a childhood picture of himself. To me, this shows that Rocky wanted to make himself something that his parents would appreciate,...

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... a maid and a cook. Set in a jovial area of Berlin, the mood from the children in the novel is cheerful and light-hearted. A snow-filled winter has just passed, but it is still cold enough to go tobogganing. The adults' mood, however, contrasts strongly. The elections draw near and it appears that Adolf Hitler will be a very strong contender. This is bad news for the Jews. They, including Anna's family ... , are anxious and concerned, so they decide to move to Switzerland. They stay at an inn in the mountains. Anna loves it here, she feels comfortable ... pulled through. Hitler and his r...

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