... with Zero and M. Gustave being let off the hook declaring, "There are few faint glimmers of civilization in this slaughterhouse that we call humanity," M. Gustave is not so lucky on another occasion with ZZ soldiers. In one of the few black and white scenes of the movie, the audience can't help but feel desperation as the train slows down in the middle of a farm area. ZZ soldiers ... board the train with darker faces than the rest of the characters ... and Zero enjoy a Mendl's chocolat, a recurring prop in the film, after having shared the story of M. Gustave, the man who brought The G...

• Word Count: 1260
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... at the front of the club a valet attends to the car as they bypass the huge queue into the club by using a side entrance. The camera follows them as they wind through the hallways, into the busy kitchen area, pass other clients waiting inside and are immediately taken to a front-row table, which is ... breasted suit, silk shirt and tie, and black lizard shoes. When his mother opens the door she is aghast and exclaims, "My God! You look like a gangster-. Gangster films are developed around the menacing actions of criminals, or gangsters, who operate outside the law, stealing and murdering...

• Word Count: 2074
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate