This movie was an excellent example of the horrifying discrimination many people with AIDS are exposed to. At first, the message of the movie was very unfair, but at the end, I found that the real message was excellent; we all have to learn to not discriminate people because of their condition or sexual orientation. The moral of the movie was impressive. It made me understand how blessed I am to not have to deal with those kind of problems.
It's really very frightening to realize, that even our legal system can be discriminating. I agree with the message of the movie. I strongly believe that people need to understand that Beckett's sexual orientation and condition are not reasons to isolate him. The moment I love the most of this movie was
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Nobody should go through a situation like that. People in the same room looking at you and getting away from you like you were some kind of freak. That right there was the worst part of the movie, that moment of Beckett's life was just the worst.
People always should tell their employers if they have some contagious or fatal disease, so they could take every legal measure in that matter. Employers have the responsibility to keep the work environment, as it should be. But dealing with that kind of situation can be very stressful, because the employer has to keep the integrity of the employee and at the same time, try to warn the others about the situation, without initiating any awkward environment.
In this particular case, the law turns to the employee, for his rights. That's what the Declarations of Human Rights tell us: No one could be discriminate for their condition, sexual orientation, culture, believes, etc. That being said, the laws can be applied at the work place for someone who has Beckett's condition. In Beckett's situation, the illness didn't affect the way he did his job or how well he did
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Beckett was in the library and his Miller was there and saw everything that was happening, although he was hiding behind a pile of books. I guess this is when he realized Andy needed him to help protect his rights. So they start to become friends and sharing histories of each other. Miller took the book Beckett was holding in his hand to demonstrate to the librarian he was not even a little bit afraid of getting the disease by touching something Beckett had touched. I can even imagine how relieved Mr. Beckett felt when that happened. He finally had someone on his side. Someone was going to help him, someone really was with
Overall, I thought this film was very informative and I learned a lot. It was very interesting. The film opened my eyes to a new world that I had never seen before. It informed me on history that I had no idea about.
The emotions of the characters expressed throughout the film physically show the suffering many people of color have experienced. The point of this movie and the scenes it contains is to help
The men and women at the heart of the film were all victims of sexual assault, who chose to retell their tales to bring national attention to the often silenced issue of sexual assault on college campus. However, some survivors not only spoke out about their assault, but became some of the fiercest advocates against sexual violence and rape on college campus, shortly following their assaults. These men and women started anti-rape marches and demonstrations and protests, commanding national attention that extended to the steps of the White House. Though these advocates were forced to endure such a horrible experience, their personal development as a result is clear. If it had not been for their adversity, they most likely would not have spoken out against these issues.
Why it impacted me the most is because we get in inside look of the Bastile family, they seem like the perfect family because inside the household is a beautiful wife and her beautiful kids with her successful husband who is a doctor, the family seems perfect but they are falling apart very second; Louis is the kind of person that affects everyone around him, mostly negative but Roz and Cisely refuse to see him that way because they love him to much unlike Eve who is starting to see who he really is and even wishes death upon him; she is the only one who sees the family is being torn apart. It changed my mind because it shows how even though something is perceived a certain way, it might not necessarily be true and we have to keep in mind that some people go through a lot of more things than others. The Bastile family is one that has to learn to overcome and cope; they have to cope with death of Louis and overcome the anger and hate they felt toward each other since
Towards the beginning of this movie, many blacks were looking at the white men with hatred for raping and nearly killing a ten year old black girl. The men transformed the innocent little girl’s life forever. The men were instantly
It gives such an in depth perspective of someone who suffers from this disease, and shares it in a way that makes others understand it; rather than judge like many people are prone to do. Frankie and Alice also shows that with the help of others, it is possible to somewhat defeat this disorder, by cohabitating with the alter egos. This movie gave all of us an interesting insight to the world of those who have DID, and it is a movie each person should
The African Americans were targeted and vulnerable due to the color of their skin. This is unfairness. In the movie, not only were the men treated unequally but also Nurse Evers was. She was used by the government to help conduct the experiment due to the color of her skin. They knew that she would be able to easily mislead these men into believing they were going to receive good health although the complete opposite occurred.
For example, sanitation workers had to carry bags of garbage that had holes in them and since they were paid low wages, they ended up poor on welfare. Not only was this film was a way of seeing another turning point during the civil rights movement but also, African Americans fighting for justice. Even though I was not born during that time, I can understand how they felt because it wasn’t that easy. In today’s society racism isn’t as bad as what it was during that time. Besides we still have times were we face racism in our lives so I would say in some areas racism is still a
The film also shows how black homosexuals were able to meet one another in places like gay bars or gay pride meetings and rallies. Each city had their own particular way of how homosexual men interacted. All of them came together in the end to march in the gay pride parade. They risked their life to AIDS to fight for who they really were. Every sexual encounter with another man gave risk to catching AIDS.
It baffles me to see how these men, women, and children were treated as animals. I ask the question, how could these owner treat the slaves like this and not have any regrets or fears as to what would happen to them when they die. It also made me think on the slaves who were not born slaves that came from Africa who did know the language, customs, and how they were up rooted from their lives. I always thought that slaves were separated from their families because one of the family members did wrong. This film taught me that that was not always the reason some slave owners sold members of the slave families just because they could.
Just like the movie’s title, Pride, the entire movie tells the story of homosexual people coming out of their shells to embrace and be proud of their real identities and their achievements. The article written by Mary Bernstein argues that “identity” has been causally interpreted that its meaning has been obsured. Bernstein discusses identity from three different aspects: identity for empowerment, identity as a goal, and identity as strategy. The movie supports the use of identity as a goal and empowerment as described in Bernstein’s analysis as an effective movement tactic since ultimately the gay pride movement achieved success.
Jannele Nicole C. Ronario B.S. Pharmacy 1-1 Mrs. Peggy Anne Movie Critique of “Awakenings” Written by: Steven Zaillian Directed by: Penny Marshall The Year the Movie, “Awakenings” was shown in 1990. The title of the movie is: “Awakenings” was a 1990 American drama film. It was based on a true story of a Neurologist Oliver Sacks that portrayed by Robin Williams as Dr. Sayer that directed by Penny Marshall.
The true importance of this movie is that it is okay not to be what others think are “normal” and that you will find more happiness being yourself then conforming to everyone
It took aim at some of the major issues of the time such as religion as a while, education, woman’s right, and more. The movie was such a success due to the way
Sexual harassment and sexual assault are very serious issues happening today in the workplace. Women or men have suffered from unsolicited sexual behaviors that are typically provoked by someone “higher” in position. “Sexual harassment especially has been a fixture in the workplace since women began to work outside their homes” (Fitzgerald, 1993). It is solely the responsibility of the employer to ensure that all employees within are aware and are very cautions of laws, misconduct, and liabilities. Employers must enforce the Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and further extend those laws and guidelines to their employees.