I think that some parts of The Emperor's Club made me sad, because Sedgwick never changed his cheating and lying ways. There were several characters that really stood out in my mind. The first was Mr. Hundert. It disappointed me to see how long it took him to forgive himself for putting Sedgwick Bell into the competition instead of Martin Blythe. Another would be Sedgwick Bell.
During the movie, not only did Mr. Hundert believe that he had changed many of his bad ways, but I also thought he did too. Finally, Marty would be a character that sticks out in my mind. He was really disappointed that he wasn't in the competition, but it really helped him to learn that he should have been in the competition, even if it was 25 years afterwards.
The Emperor's Club was a great movie, but I thought that Sedgwick should have changed. I think that that was supposed to be the message; some people can't and won't change. This doesn't always mean that they refuse to change, sometimes, no matter how hard they try, they can't.
After watching the movie I was asking myself why Sedgwick cheated on both of the contests. Although this was the movie's message, it made me feel bad to see that after all Mr. Hundert had taught him, he was still never able to change his ways. Another question I was asking was why Mr. Hundert didn't say anything when he saw that Sedgwick had cheated. Even though he lost anyways, he should have given Martin Blythe the chance the chance at being Mr. Julius Cesar.
