On the Waterfront Essays

29 January 2017 On The Waterfront On the Waterfront is a 1954 film directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando, Eva Marie-Saint, and Karl Malden. The movie is about Terry Malloy, and ex-boxer who is working for a corrupt union boss on the waterfront. He witnesses a murder and has to decide whether he should do the right thing and testify against his friends, or continue to live a life under the oppressive rule of his boss. On the Waterfront is one of the greatest

Symbols are prevalent throughout the movie On the Waterfront. Though they are subtle, they are of great importance, the most obvious being pigeons and hawks. A hawk preys on the pigeons, like the mob does with the workers, who are known as the longshoreman. Though the differences between the hawks and the pigeons are clear cut, many individuals are able to shift between them. Likewise, the film On the Waterfront presents two major characters, the antagonist Johnny friendly who embodies the the hawks

According to the America Film Institute, On the Waterfront is labeled one of the one hundred Best American Movies. Elia Kazan directed the film with performances from Marlon Brando as Terry Melloy and Eva Marie Saint as Edie Doyle. The film is about the corruptions and crime in the labor union. Terry Melloy, a dock worker and would-be prizefighter, is in on the corruption, however, he does not know entirely of how the “king” runs the docks. Once Terry starts to see how the labor union is being handled

moments of high crisis On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan and Twelve Angry Men written by Reginald Rose both depict characters driven by self interest rather than compassion. However On the Waterfront and Twelve Angry Men both have a character that defies the social norms of self Interest. The play script and film portray similar themes through different devices. The characters within the film and novel cast a similar picture of greed and corruption. On the Waterfront and Twelve Angry Men are a

In an attempt for an Individual to resolve societal issues and problems that he deals within his society, one shall consider tackling the root of the problem rather than alleviating the problem itself. The rebellious film of Elia Kazan “On the Waterfront”, is set to bring up the idea of how people allow injustice such as corruption to happen within society; creating unpredictable results. In the film, the protagonist, Terry Malloy, eagerly tries to stop the injustice through making changes in the

I am very thankful for the opportunity to intern at the Waterfront Public School and having the chance to work with two very different students with DD. This experience gave me a better understanding of how the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) employs DSWs and how they value our role within their classrooms. I was fortunate enough to work with a collaborative team of staff that encouraged my professional growth by allowing me to assess and implement new teaching strategies. This team also provided

Marlon Brando is almost universally regarded as one of the most important American actors of all time. Almost every present-day actor would cite him as an influence. And yet, with all this notoriety, there are surely some things you don't know about the actor. Here's part one of our list of things you didn't know about Marlon Brando. Number Fifteen: He Was in the Very Last Charlie Chaplin Movie Chaplin directed in the film, but didn’t act. It was released in 1967 and is named A Countess from Hong

The 1959 French film The 400 Blows, the debut of director Francois Truffaut, changed the course of cinema within the span of less than 100 minutes. The 400 Blows, with child-like elegance, expresses the gentle yet callused nature of the writer/director through the use of authentic storytelling, superb casting, innovative production, and the effective molding of all of these traits to make one, powerful masterpiece. The story centers around thirteen year old Antoine and his life in 1950’s Paris. Antoine

Moser -Wellman’s Five- face creativity Moser -Wellman’s five faces creativity had been applied into the dancing traffic light. Five Faces refer to Seer, Observer, Alchemist, Fool and Sage. Different face has different power of creativity. In the design of dancing traffic light, two faces seemed to be applied. Firstly, “Observer” has been used. “Observer” has the ability to notice things. Smart is successfully in notice the problem in daily life and the cause of the problem so as to develop the dancing

Lake Burley Griffin The history of Lake Burley Griffin 1. Lake Burley Griffin was built in 1963 because the Molonglo River was dammed. 2. It was designed and architected by Walter burley griffin. 3. The lake was even named after Mr. Griffin’s name. 4. The lake was is located in the center of the city, which is the triangular square. 5. The lake is surrounded by all of the many important institutes that are the Australian National University, the High Court, National Museum, National Gallery

Elia Kazan’s 1954 film On the Waterfront is a crime drama starring legendary actor Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, a former prize-fighting boxer turned dock worker employed by Johnny Friendly (portrayed by Lee J. Cobb), the corrupt leader of the local dock workers union. After witnessing the murder of a fellow co-worker and friend, Joey Doyle, Terry is faced with the difficult decision of speaking against Friendly, a long-time family friend and the boss of his older brother Charley, in court in relation

Waterfronts are the edges of water along any urban settlement. People often get attracted towards water and hence the necessity of waterfronts. It is the property of water to reflect, move, change and attract people which captures people’s imagination and provides various opportunities from reaction to business, from being passive to active. Rivers were reason for creation of early human settlements and now they act as an important part of any human settlement. The essay talks about how waterfronts

In the 1910s and 1920s, the Philadelphia Waterfront was the home of one of the most enduring, multiethnic unions in the United States at the time. Most unions during this period segregated and rejected blacks; the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) wanted racial equality. In particular, Local 8 had a majority of African Americans, Eastern Europeans, and Irish Americans. Local 8 was an interracial, multiethnic labor union. When the United States entered the war, the longshoremen in Philadelphia

“I’ll… I’ll show you the recreation room if you want to,” he stuttered. “It's ok, Trey,” his mum seemed have regained her composure though up close, she looked tired. “You could always draw me some other beautiful painting at home.” Trey’s so relieved when the long corridor ended, and they had reached the large mahogany door, which hold up opened by one staff. The corridor had already pressed him out of his breath, filled with the smoke of his mum’s disappointment. The door led to an open air

On the Waterfront is a 1954 award-winning drama film directed by Elia Kazan. The black and white film location established on New York’s waterfront docks. While watching the motion picture, the audience learned about the corrupt practices the mob’s “on the waterfront” performed; clandestinely murdering the dockworkers and anyone who stood in the mob’s path. Not until the end of the film, one courageous man, Terry Malloy, took charge and broke the “strangle-hold power of the union boss, Johnny

Descriptive Paragraph: The Storefront The wind batters the dilapidated store’s rain shattered doors, flinging them wide open and jerking them shut with a loud thud. In the caved-in front window hangs an illegible rusty neon sign. A rotten, soiled flag, barely clinging to the flagpole outside, snaps and curls around the gusts. Inside, faint imprints of muddy boots sink into the dirty floor, and fan out from the entrance, while the frigid air gently sweeps in debris from the streets. Only the sound

Through his noir On the Waterfront, Elia Kazan tells an excellent tale of a misguided young man who struggles to discern good from bad, finally regretting his past and redeeming himself through sacrifice. This description is broad and applicable to many stories; it is an interpretation of the director's work, an implicit meaning. One may also say that Kazan tells the story of Terry Malloy, a young man who "does the right thing" and learns that he must sacrifice himself to take a stand to overthrow

The novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and the film On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan were not just a story of the French Revolution and a story of the mafia running the waterfront business. There was a recurring theme of how the power of love and wholesomeness will always overcome hatred and death in the end. In a Tale of Two Cities, there is a woman named Madame Defarge, and throughout the beginning of the book we see her as a woman who doesn’t say much and just observes

The movie "On the Waterfront" is an example of Film Noir which literally means black or dark film. Movies like this were more serious and explored more realistic and depressing subject matters. The movie was mainly about the struggle of the working longshoremen in Hoboken, New Jersey against the gangsters who bullied and extorted money from them. The protagonist of the movie is Terry Malloy. Terry Malloy’s character is an example of an anti-hero. An anti-hero, unlike the typical hero, has faults

Twelve Angry men by Reginald Rose, and On the Waterfront, by film director Elisa Kazan are both texts that provide us with insight of the political issues in the 1950s American society. Both texts highlight the act of courage in protagonists, and explore themes such as probity within the major characters. In On the Waterfront Father Barry urges Terry to do what’s right, Edie gives Terry the courage to stand up against Johnny Friendly, Edie says to Terry “ Let your conscience tell you what to do”