"On the Waterfront"

I didn't really like the film, "On the Waterfront" because I couldn't relate to the U.S. Communist actions. People in today's society don't have to worry if they get a job for a specific day or not, because we won't have such things as tabs. These tabs that they used in the film symbolized if you could work each day or not. Americans who have a steady job basically know it will be there everday, if they work hard and go to their job when they are suppose to. Also, by not living during the Communist times, it is hard to relate to the mob fights and all the killings that took place. Although I didn't like much of the movie, I did like the romance that took place between Terry and Edie, because it was something extra that I didn't think would occur in a movie such as this one. Also, I think the ending of the movie with Terry stumbling to work was a key part of the movie to show that you should stick up for yourself and to be a role model for other workers of the time.

I thought the article entitled, "Arthur Miller's Proletariat:The True Story of On the Waterfront..." was an interesting article in the sense that people tried accusing Kazan of stealing the concept of his movie by the unsuccessful film, "The Hook:A Play for the Screen." Also, it talked about how the movie, "On the Waterfront" was so authentic that it seemed like a documentary than a dramatic motion picture. It is probably a lot easier for people of the time of World War II to understand this movie, because they would know how difficult it was to live in that time period.

Another article that i was intrigued about was the internet source of Modern Times. This article said how the movie is not a classic, which was different because critics usually say how olden time movies are always classic films. Also, it was neat to read that the movie won eight out of twelve Academy awards for various reasons.