... control of her life and realizing what is important to her. Ninny's tales are so honest and touching that they inspire Evelyn. Stories of friendship, love, and life prove to be life-altering therapy for her. She develops a fondness and devotion towards Ninny, as Ruth and Idgie had ... independent and spontaneous. They are both able to remain themselves though, with Idgie staying protective and stubborn, and Ruth being benevolent and tender. This friendship is what makes the movie what it is. This is what every woman wants! A great, devoted friend who is there through tragedies and ... t...

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... The Big Win is a good movie. It is a family drama movie that tell a story about football, racism, determination and friendship between two football teams (The Titans). The movie is based on a true story that happened during the American civil rights movement in Alexandria, Virginia (1971). The Big Win is stirring and uplifting. You and ... together a town torn by prejudice and intolerance; their love of the game initiated a championship win and a lifelong friendship. According to Betty Jo Tucker (Reel Talk movie review) "The Big Win preaches the value of friendship without regards to co...

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The Last of the Mohicans # 1 Duncan Heyward was a British Officer. He had one very true love in his life and her name was Cora. They had an incredible friendship that should have lead to marriage. Soon she disappeared from him. She began to love someone else whom Duncan became jealous of. Duncan has a deep love for Cora. He feels ... from danger. The last thing he wants is something to happen to her. He talks to Cora and thinks they should get married. He thinks it is just a really good friendship and should be the basis for their marriage. Unfortunately, Cora doesn't think so and doesn't wa...

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... a certain light to Bridget and Tom's relationship. That scene made you feel that woman and men can have a healthy friendship. It shows that just because Tom's homosexual and a man, doesn't men he can't be a best friend with a single woman. Tom can be a true friend to Bridget even when it means maybe hurting her feelings but it will save her the embarrassment when ... not even mention this scene at all. Tom puts a warmth into his relationship with Bridget by not letting her make a fool of herself. Only a true friend would tell you when you look bad, and Tom is a true friend to Bridget in...

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... relationship than portrayed in the film. They bond in the beginning of their adventure at the top of the mountain as they savor the "right of domination," together. But their friendship deteriorates as the story progresses because of their opposing priorities and moral differences. Jack wants to hunt and live according to his impulses whereas Ralph wants to be rescued and ... anarchy and Ralph represents government and democracy. Piggy is depicted solely as an outcast in the film. But Piggy represents much more according to Golding. In the novel it is true that he's not well liked but t...

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... relationship than portrayed in the film. They bond in the beginning of their adventure at the top of the mountain as they savor the "right of domination," together. But their friendship deteriorates as the story progresses because of their opposing priorities and moral differences. Jack wants to hunt and live according to his impulses whereas Ralph wants to be rescued and ... anarchy and Ralph represents government and democracy. Piggy is depicted solely as an outcast in the film. But Piggy represents much more according to Golding. In the novel it is true that he's not well liked but t...

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... this movie is a must. Jamal is a sixteen year old boy from the Bronx. He plays basketball for his high school and so people believe that this is his only one true talent. But they are wrong. Jamal also has exceptional talent in creative writing. So in other words no believes that he is good at writing. Even his teacher believes that ... knowing it the teacher questioned whether he had the permission of the author (William Forrester). He ended up saying no because William trusted him not to tell anyone about their friendship. When Jamal said no he had the risk of being kicked out of the ...

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... 's. The movie takes you from his attempted escape to the terrible abuse he faces for three years in solitary confinement. Murder in the First is a prison film based on the true story that prompted the Supreme Court to rule that the use of solitary confinement in prisons is inhumane. James Stamphill is an inexperienced lawyer assigned to the Young case. It ... non-verbal, frightened, catatonic and animal-like. From this point on in the film we begin to learn the entire history of Henry Young and watch a friendship unfold between Henry and Stamphill. Finding the true story about Henry Stam...

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... . Also in the part about Yorktown at the end when the Americans surrounded the British and the French Rolled in by the sea to complexly surround them shoed to hold true. "It was the French fleet-ironically, the same one defeated by the British under Admiral Rodney the next year in the West Indies-that bottled up Cornwallis at Yorktown. Outnumbered ... know it's only a matter of time before Benjamin, too, is drawn into the fighting-in this case, courtesy of the cruel British cavalry leader, Col. Tavington. The colonists often show true selflessness, joining to fight against near impossibl...

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... because it goes into greater detail where the film could not or would not. As with most movies based on books, much is missed in the screen version of this true story. The film would have you believe that young Toby is a loveable brat who fancies trouble, but the book tells of a more complex and disturbed child--one who has a rich ... step-father is the possibility that Dwight will succeed in turning Toby into him. There are other things that the movie tries to work in, but does so awkwardly: Toby's friendship with Arthur, the gay Boy Scout, is one. As is Toby's desire to "get away" fro...

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... in the battlefield but in many ways. For example, Achilles revenges towards Prince Hector for killing his cousin, Patroclus. By doing that, he maintains philia, which is a Greek virtue of friendship. In Greek society, if someone loses his or her philia, he or she loses his kleos, too. For Achilles, not revenging on Patroclus' death is losing his kleos. In addition ... is devoted to the fatal desire of humans. Paris and Helen bring on the Trojan War, and Achilles and Briseis bring on the personal consummation of death that such impossibly true love necessitates. Thus the hero, Achilles' ...

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Remember the Titans "Remember the Titans" is a movie (based on a true story) about a football team overcoming obstacles to become a winning football team. The movie begins in the summer of 1971 in the city of Alexandria, VA. At this time period there ... 50,000 men died fighting the same fight (racism) that they were still fighting among themselves and if they didn't take lessons from the dead, everyone would be destroyed. The friendship between two players Gerry (white) and Julius (black) on the defense team began to develop because both realized that Coach Boone was trying to make a winni...

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... came across when she faced another animals and man. White Fang was one out of a litter of five pups. His mother, she-wolf, was a dog and his father, One Eye, a true wolf. White Fang was a gray cub taking after his father and looked nothing like his brothers and sisters who inherited red hair from their mother. White Fang was also the ... fight. Luckily he was rescued by Scott Weedon and Matt. From this point Scott left for San Francisco and took White Fang with him because they developed such a trust and friendship between them. Living in California was a big adjustment for White Fang. ...

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... , because it can easily be the possible future. The dark alley ways, shadowy streets, the huge Pyramid Buildings. The easily set the scene for the movie to unfold to its true potential. The dark sky and the flames set the mood for a place of crime and punishment. The Acting in Blade Runner was very good. Harrison Ford did very well; he ... played Roy Batty. I easily think that he took the show. He plays evil so well. He shows his anger, his hate, his fear but he also shows his live, passion, friendship, sadness with his other replicants. It's as if he has a double soul, Lucifer and Jesus...

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... meets Geoth, a SS officer that is known for his cruelty in the Concentration Camps. Schindler starts to gain the trust and admiration of Goeth and he takes advantage of that friendship. He tells Goeth that he will pay him a certain amount of money for each Jew to work for him. As an excuse he tells the officers that it is merely ... movie it shows the same girl with the colored coat laying on the wagon dead with many other people also. I think Oskar Schindler was a great hero if the movie was true, but his wife who is still alive thinks otherwise. In a interview with her she stated that...

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