The Movie The Spotlight - 1312 Words

Leadership in the Spotlight Lights, Camera, Action! Everybody knows and loves Noah and Allie. All you have to say is their names or quote one line, â€Å"If you’re a bird, I’m a bird,† and the shrieking girls go ‘OH MY GOD! I love the Notebook!’ The whole movie is about their love. Nobody who’s seen the movie would fail to know the names of these lead characters, but most of them could not tell you the name of Noah’s best friend or the name of Allies cousin whom she’s visiting. These characters are crucial to the story and an important part of these characters’ lives and back-ground for the movies purpose, but most people fail to see here significance. The same goes for a leader or leadership position. It’s easy to see the people in the spotlight, front and center, but it’s when you finally look in the shadows that you realize more is happening than what you saw at first glance. This topic, of leadership appears in William James article, â€Å"The Social Value of the College-Bred,† which features a topic in which he expresses college students using their education and experience to seek out, ‘good’ leaders arguing that a college education teaches graduates to know good men when they seem them, which in turn allows them to help build a stronger democracy. James begins his article by expressing what people could gain from college and technical schools. He explains that student’s experiences in college institutions has the ability to teach a person how to tell when a human is valuable,Show MoreRelatedMy Experience At The Sky And Wonder If We Were Alone954 Words   |  4 Pagesyou have any giant Spotlights.†said paul â€Å"Well no i don t and why do you need a spotlight.†said John â€Å" I need a spotlight to signal my people..duh how else would you get people s attention in space.†said Paul â€Å" Well that makes sense.†said John â€Å"So where can we find a giant spotlight† said Paul â€Å" Oh there are some at the movie theatre in town we could just use those.†said John â€Å"Perfect all we need to do is go to the movie theatre at night time and put a help sign on the spotlight and point it at theRead MoreLighting : The Dark Knight1676 Words   |  7 Pagesdifferences between them such as their values and overall message. Throughout the movie â€Å"The Dark Knight† lighting allows for the directors subliminal meaning to come through. As the name of the movie suggests, â€Å"The Dark Knight,† the overall tone of the movie is set in the darkness. This dark atmosphere allows for an eerie feeling, tension to build up, and an anxious feeling for the viewer. This corresponds with how the movie itself is broken down because the most intense scenes are when the light goesRead MoreMovie Review: Girl, Interrupted835 Words   |  4 PagesThe movie Girl, Interrupted is based on the book Girl, Interrupted, by Susanna Kaysen. I would like to say that it is loosely based because although the actress, Winona Ryder, does portray Kaysen’s bord erline personality, it seems that Angelina Jolie, who is Lisa Rowe in the movie, steals the spotlight. 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It can be beautifully manipulated to assist the actors in convincing the audience to not only believe the story, but to go along for the ride. To Kill a Mockingbird was shot in black in white. As stated, this was done to date the movie back to 1932, and to provide simplicity of that time. However, even within the confines of black and white film, lighting is important. Many of the scenes of the movie are shot in softRead MoreFor This Final Analysis I Will Be Looking More In Depth1482 Words   |  6 Pages For this final analysis I will be looking more in depth to the movie The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross and released March 23, 2012. In this movie there are two characters that we see the most Katniss, played by Jenifer Lawrence, and Peeta, played by Josh Hutcherson. 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